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- WILMINGTON, ;NTfelDAYf : AUGUST 190S; -
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PRICE FIVE .CENTS
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Water WitWn 7vo Hundred Yards of
the City Hall In Fayetteyllle:CalT
for Relief . M ade Estimated -vThat
Ten Thousand Are - Homeless 'in
Cumberland- County r Recovering
Bodies in Augusta, But Water Gone
From the City. .'
Wilmington wasjainless last highf,
, though dark clouds' hovered varoundi
- and up to 4 o'clock this afternoon thir
had still been no rain- with the fore
cast of "fair" by the; weather ' bureau
for the rest of the' day. . TheXpredifc
tion is for fair and warmer, itoinor
row. ;,Vt"- V ' '
The rain storm has ! passed vnmlng
ton, but there is still; wreck .and TUin
in other parts s of thel Stated ;? Almost
fiisastrous and dire conditlonV 6f .aft
fairs now exists rin'-Cumberland -couni
ty. The latest report received by;.Th(3
Dispatch from Fayettevllie; this after
noon at 3 o'clock .brought a -tale of
suffering aW disaster. . .
Fayettevflle Urtder Water,
Special to The Dispatch. '
Fayetteville, N.C. August 28.
With 67 feet of water in the Cape Feai
river at noon and no indications of the
limit, as the water still is rising fast,
the eastern portion of the city is flood-
ed to within 200 - yards of 1 the City
Hall, which is situated a mile and a
half from the river. Three thousand
persons rare homeless and at a called
meetingut the City Halis:ar prodama-
or. Thefnortherkrpartrthei'ty can
oily be reached bybdatasih water
from thei creek, is tbadcedT up within
five hundred i yardsrotethimarkist
square. tewed - from,pie ..market
square Jh eagtrtto
appears ons vast lakeland the river i3
standin
gr Jb u tit -is-f eared -they-eannot
withstand .theteblepVestr
Innjrpr Tin .1,..J ' iJj
0w. jcu mvuoaua - ui c i cuyricu
homeless inf he:, courier ajwifis?for
relief have been made; b
fM '.Iwfr- U
man of County Commissioners. v All
communication with the city is sever;
ed save by the Western vUnionLfr
have strung three thousandfeetbf
cable over the northern Atlantic ; Coast
Line bridges, but this is expected to
go any minute. ' -:'-'!- - '
Finding Bodies in Augusta "
Augusta, August 28.ThevWafer' l3!
fast receding from the streets .of Au
gusta and the city' will; for the" most
part soon be dry again, and merchants
will proWbiy -begl
stocks by nbonO-'ing
Bodies are .being f ou1fodaM
far. &v6 white men and "eight negroes
have been foundn Itris believed, that
abou; 25, mostly a0groes, . have' lost
theii Hyes. Thety iVorefrfjrom
watc r, except : in the extreme lower
portfonsiandr cabs ' re ' taking" the
llac of 'boats: "The lOss;lsndwesti
mateti at not le$shan
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TENSE FEELING
tAisis in Atlantic City Today ; over
Probable Calling Out of Troops.
-uanuc uny, August .-inere
tense feeling here today In; anticipa -
oi what action may oe 4taKen Dy
Governor Fort to pcompel the indict-
ent" of illegal 1 liquor sellers. The
grand iurv vpsterav" refused to in
dict them on the ground, that it hurt
business. Atlantia ;'Clty;isv; facing
either successfuldefiance ?6f 'laws s of
the commonwealth or martial Jaw to
Enforce them, ) Governor : Fort stands
ready to: send - troops to enforce the
Jaw, but an extra session of the legis-
lature to appropriate
necessary before this
money will be
can-be'doKr-
HAINS BROTHERS ' ARRAIGNED.
Haled in Court and ' Held for Grand
JuiithWBi:;
New ' York; -Augusts 28.r-Capt; Peter
O. Hains and s: brother, T. Jenkins
Hains, were'' arraigned this morning !
narged with: the murder- or wunam
. ' , , ... . , ' . .
E. Annis " and " were held without bail
for the grand jury.
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Chicago, August 28 Awheat opened
. one-half higher; The opeuing.' of wheat,
".H T J uiUi ""'f 77: -ro cT.' romr.Pr: 8 49;;March, f Monday night c Red,-White and Blue pure, selection enuuea ; veryuay, oun
ber; 5) ;oatS,-September, 50; Octobe.Srjecee
z, SeptemberV 14.57. ' 4' 'l' V ' " - T" - : ' : - 7 '77 '
September :
TheDemoeratfc, Candidate. for 'Cover
nor.Wtll DellveKan Adcresa Here Jn
i the , Near Future-Dafe Vr the A&
dresaiWiil ,beSuggested Jy Chatr-
-f man- J. J. Furlongj j of the County
Democratic .Executive Committee.
Chairman John 'j; Furlong; of --the
tee received a IeUer . today ff bin : State
ChaJrmajt H; Elier; to' the eff ecVthat
Hon. W. W. Kltchinr Democratic can
didafe1 for GovernoVof the tate of
North 'Carolina, v would : cOm 2 to Wit
inington t6 'deliver - an address "before
the democrats of this county, at any
time suitable to the voters here. llr
Furlong- has not yet VeplieoV toHhe 'com
munication, butl)e will send an answet
in a few days stating the' time ai
which" it isdeslred to have MrKitchi4
speak hVre ' MrrKitchin is1 one xt the
most; brilliant 'orators) in the state, arid
the peoplo of Wilmington f and KeW
'Hanover i county 'will be "delighted ?to
learn" that helwill deliver ! an address
here upon the ""campaign Issues? "
1 Mr.Iog:sta-to4a7:tha't within
the next "few days lie . would call' 'a
Wieeiing of ' Jdemocrats in the county
toe- held at the ' court house between
tfiejSth -and 10th :of :SeptemberK for
the 1 purpose. 'of organizing a ryan-r
Kftchin 'club, t There has been much
favorable comment" f elative to the
proposition to" establish such a club,
and ' democracy will be greatly bene
fited in this section, when the organiza
tion enters upon its active campaign.
SOUVENIR DANCE TO-NIGHT
Souvenir Dance at Lumina to-night.
Monday night Red,: White and Blue
Dance. , ,
MR. JOHN W, MILUINOR ... ,
Passed Away Today at the. Residence
' of H Is1 1 rithei- fii This City? ; ;
FriendinpheciiyV will regret to
learn' of .the :death- of Mr. r John W.
Millinor, the; son froifi: Captain H. M.
Millinor, who passed- away this morn
"Alicr'Sahf 6fd7"both of 1 thlsityr "The
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be extended jthet sor rowing -;
.ones iur
Iheris ereatf bereavement! ti V l4ji
iTl&lfuneral loyet m remain oBtfie
ueceaseu yuuug uiau win ue uciu
morow at 3:30 o'clock: -
A BIG TREAT FOR LABOR DAY.
The Last and Best of 'all Summer Ex
jmmer tx-rj
This isrk fine seasoufor 'a trip to
Ne 'Be::and'fo hun
r0ds;? a&j expected; to Halce ii ttie
eicurefotf to be given on Labdr Day,
Line. No finer excursion . than this
hat'lieoffeafp
mington for- some years; The fare is
it.:4;5u, hiaill;im those who
liavetnotrpeen awlajK Issteimer a
chancej temyinilg; JoHday lit
historic New, Bern arid take In a. de
lightful trip; t? Those .who I have ?neVef
been to New Bern" 6 we ' themselves d
splendid :treatA anCf hould tgrasp this
opportunity to. visit this attractive city
and its hospitable ;peple3'While the
chance presents: itself; c Separate cars
for white ; "and deplored passengersl
Train win leave Union Station at -7: 30
a." m. and will leave New Bern on re
iturn.:at l0 p m; Don't miss the best
, - iy v - '
SOUVENIR DANCE TO-NIGHT ;
Sduvenjrij Dance atH LU mi na to-night.
Monday- night Red, vVhite and Blue
Dance.
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Pleasant Excursion.
: : An excursion I will - be ; operated tto
Carolina Beach on the steame
mington Wuesda
lst, Under th auspices; of the.; Senior
aridVJut
Tiivp ; MsiVket-strfeet ;6ck W'8'ofclplik.
rv nrt
and-M the-beah
nished. by ah
Refteshments
boat and a de
MWtY6 Aukustr28he; cotton
fra ftearst eadler
37 , poinus. Willie .7 U-r.-7Ti--ii: -
the list three 10 seyea yup v:jrr
ing August OTteMber,i2;
Ing af the resideiitie; of ; his aather No.
Sawsbnlf strt&9tyear of
nun uuuiiuii
Staisil Interesting
Services Ibis Evening'
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First Ch ristian Church, of W i Imington,
Has Arranged Splendid Program ifor
z. Dedication-Convention Services
: Will H eld Through Sunday -and
;.: Visiting Ministers Will .Participate.
The Program'vin Full. "
Commencing with sefy ices tonight
the'1 congregation of 1 tfie " First ' Chris
tian Church; of Wilmington; will ded
icate -its new .church , building, which
occupies the spacious lot on the north
side of -Dock- istreet; "betwfeen Third
andourth, at one time , the 'site of the
Hook ' arid! Ladder , house. - The exer
cises-will be known7as-vthe- pedlpaton
Convention 'Services "and Vwilf hold
forth for- three days 'There wlli be d
numlidr of" able rid werf knqwEL' min
isters' orithe Christian Church .present
from ; points 1 other than "Wllmingtoi!
and thexerembny will be of ,nlgh( aiid
delightful ' nature. The new 'church
building has 'not been completed as
yet, but is vrapidly near ing completion
and is near enough firiKshedto permit
of ; the dedication services being held.
The church In this city has; sent out
handsome invitations to the ulfferent
events, which will, nor doubt, be large
ly attended. v
The program . for
the three days,
commencing this evening, is as fol
iows: ,..-...-.' I ' '
Tonight. " --'
8 O'clock Song Service Choir.
8:15' Dclocft Address of "Welcome
J. A.' Erwin, 'minister. Reppqnse-
arv i convention
& fock atrbreetrpgVisIt;
ing imisters; angyeiegaies, -
54viiftayast&
10 1 a. tn. Conference, State Boards
W. G:Walker;f, WilsorC correspond
ing secretary North Carolina' Misslon-
Pajhileo '6fflH 'wfetf 9ilmingtdnto)?Wjri,,0ve W cpjiat ofH
Z:ilk mSefmoCTl jmi
"ItSo'1 p? m'.-EJxcursibn--f earner
Wiimlrig'ton. .' -; v'
- 8 p. m. Song Service. ;
8:30 p. m.-'-Address J. C. Caldwell,
President Atlantic Christian College,
Wilson, N. C.
Special Music. ' "
Sunday, August 30th.
11 a. m. Song Service Choir.
Scripture Lesson.
' Special Music.
11:30 a. m. Sermon Rev. I. L.
Carpenter, LL. D Wabash, Ind. "
3:30 p. m.' Social" and Congratula
tory Service Local and Visiting Ministers.-'"
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4:15 p. iEL-Address L. L. Carpen
ter; LL D. :; . : - - '
8 p. m.- Song ' and Prayer Service.,
ScrlptuteLessonvV
J Solo-Mrs. J: A'. Erwln. '''
:30 p! m. Sernjin, L. !L. ''Carpen-
ter: ,
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SOU V NIR DANC E TO-NIGHT
tfa venir bancd5 at Lum fnfC&ntg tit
Mdhday night ' Red, White and ;
Dance.. :r" "'
r HALF HOLIDAY PERIOD
For the Summer WHY Come to, an End
'ji 5" ' WithThis Weeig;;J
th this "-week; the " suinmef half
holiday period bb served by the retail
dealers on Friday, and the wholesale
houses Ion ' Saturday, will come ; to j. a
Close. .. 1 ne proprietors oi 111e yariuua
establishments in ;: tnev" city following
a long established custom,' duriiig the
heated portion of summer decided ttb
grant their employes ia brief respite
from their - usual duties, one; aiternoun
and ;it is needless' jBtied
ure; has been greatly :'s)preciated by
; ' r '. Personal Encounter.
ji lively per-
1 damaged materially.;.
Sp'Uy.EWm-IJN'CEAiT
Souvenir Dance- at T-umiha tcVnigMJ,
Monday niaht VRedV White ahdBhie
graphopnone. Morris -Bretzf elder; and uunustStera-ji"iM: " ;auwb':.i
ieWedj:onf ' Hrt TTjnT TTT& ' TT, TT TjS
ming is anticl: nigntl beCame public yesterday1 saraW oK plaeeJs In v.7:; '. f jK5; .lfffi:;M
pmm nodnThedifficultT'is: v Ji li iliJ J
.resuitedrfromVerio :-y- .'V. ' "''i
i3"?HA Istinbe
tlnereting Happening Recalled of Re-T-
construction' -TJav5 knf nnwfcTi.'' U
construction ;TJays aodf1n - Which' a
V We'lh Known wh&lngloWaV
iuuge ana. me Novel But Effec
Jive. Way He Punished Two Offend
This week's issue of The Common-
eatth,. published- at Scotland Necki
hands down an ' interesting,' unique
story of . .Reconstruction Days and in
which Capt;-W. P. Oldham;, of this
city figured and . in th capacity of
JUdge"v Oldham. , A Dispatch man re
ferred the sory to this well known
nd genial -Wilmingtonian this I morn
ing and it was' verified In its entirety.
The tale,' as unfolded by The Common
wealth, goes as follows:
r - "The' following story has been given
The Commonwealth, and is vouched
for , as a true incident as it occurred
In : Halifax; N. C, at the close of the
Civil' War Jn 1865:
."Two j negroes from .Scotland Neck
Stole, two bales of cotton arid brought
them to Halifax by night, in a 4art
ticm ;wat mh4 W the iilayf $ bak a3F
for suitable punishment by law. 'TThe
mayor' Informed them he had rio au
thority . In ; law" to' even,-order their
arrest. He replied -he wotilf give (jp.pt:
W. P. Oldham of Wilmington,' Ni,C.,
iun permission to , punish the cotton
ijiyeslustashe.'.wished.',; It met; the"
approval of all.iboth white -and black.
It was a glorious opportunity for Old
ham. He hadijust been released from1
Johnson's: Island; ' where he was sent
when taken prisoner at the fall of
Petersburg. He was in Washington,
DC, the 'night President Lincoln was
Assassinated, then on. his way to pris
on. He was proud of his appointment
as Judge by the mayor of Halifax. He
proceeded; to establish a cdurt. Fau
cetfs store was selected. Tom Emery
tas the Sheriff arid Jrio. Gregory vas
Clerk of the Court, both good and true
officers, ready, to do what ; the Jupge
HTh?:ybSws ere
brought in cpurt f or , trials t The . Jige
Aade'tihfetrlalf snW1: eyidtee
sgoodi
ordered . them if o
theretrut allowed 25 minutes for them
tHe' meanness they had done. The $d
there ever was an earnest, fervent
prayei; ;!senjtup .tQ the: throne o God
this was one. The old negro had .so
much to call on the Lord tor pardon
the crowd became very .anxious for ; the
25 minutes to end. They knew he
could not remember to remind the
uord of all he had done. So the
Judge called time on him. Informed
him he had just received an under
ground" dispatch from "Gov. W. W.
Holderi at Raleigh- allowing them a
choice of being shot or hung. Both
preferred to be shot. They . were
hood-winked, all ready to be shot when
a second alarm Was given that Gov.
Hoiden had allowed each to give the
other thirty-nine' lashes on their bare
I back.' They were stripped; to the (belt,
each given a six foot hickory switch
with orders that no lick, '.would be
counted that failed to .bring 1
It
was the, most satisfactory execiitlbh of
the law that has taken place "before or
since in . that pounty. , The negroes
were perfectly i.satisfiedA aUhdugh? as
bloody as Jipgs. ; The: f armer . got liis
two bales of cotton back. " The ; Judge
was given a carte blanche to do as
he f pleased while in- Halifax. : Th
Judge was never tredted -better ' in ail
his life. It 'was better than' Johnson's
Island. 'He was sorry he was sent to
another county: He lias-never had the
opportunity of a second call." .
AT, THE BIJOU.
Always SoliMhi
4 vto be Seen at ThlsTheatrer
i The - feature :film - at ;tiie: Bijou rthea
tretoday is called iweird Symnliony.
We see Mr. Miz2le and nis mena en
tertaining - themselves; with. ; music.
much to the discomfort; : of the other
occupants Vof lS?e;Tey33are
highlycamusedfaiid4arertn
joying ? themseltes, but it gradually
wears on the nerves of ;the. neighbors
until .they all . begm to uance as .11 uy
ceremoniously' clearing.1 all? the merry
makers out, . and4; soon order is te-
;T is ,a moving pic-
ture . selection entitled .Everyday bun-
the two were 1 tuuuig :.,. iui w . uoiy wj, , . - -fr y -. j--. - - . - . '- ' v t- i j '- '
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