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VOLUME FOURTEEN WILMINGTON, , K.rc, : WEDNESDAY VDECEMBER?30 " 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS lllil Yet Complete NumberT of Tfioe KU ed Will Likely VNever bknown- Relief Work Is' Being Pushed, and Dead Being Rapidly Buried---EU-ropean Countries Send Warships to the Scene.' ; ,7.:;!i?:r;vvr Rome, Dec 30. The death list from the earthquake In gbuthern Italy be comes more appalling as "days- go -"by: While the number, of dead will prob ably never be known; estimates .today place the listfsi ht&:ras'tWo .'iinMret thousand. - tt ': Is;-said, ; that not more t han half a dozen people pi- the city' of Reggio, with a population of 45,000, survived. All ', towos l in - the -district suffered fearfully. Warships have been dispatched 'by Europe the scene of the disaster to tender any nil possible. The work of burying the lead goes .oh "rapidly,; no ceremony Itcing observed and no attempt at identification being made. ' he relief work is being pushed, and lives - are being saved. People imprisoned in the ruins are being dug out and saved. Many have lost their reason with th horror of it all. v Consul and Family bead. Washington, Dec. 30. The State Department has' received a . dispatch from Consul Cayle, at Maeta, saying the Consulate at Messina was totally destroyed. Consul Cherry, wife and entire official family ' are; dead. ( THE NEW TARIFF 'BILL. : .'-vHWv1' ;h Washington, ! Dec: "'i -SOWood ' pulp placed on the free ! list -and: a red action. - of ..4uty steel of fifty per cent ,wiU constitute v tne prmcipai lyPipp. lniirli n tariff iav-toWebactM"a t special session of Congress. Free lumber, coal, shoea-)dese, also, it is said, to be other princi-' pal changes in the schedule. Be- sides. toward reduction of fifteen , to seventeen per cent. Many articles will be affected. j " ' ;.' INSURANCE MAN IN TROUBLE. M. F. Scott, of Fayetteville, Charged With Defrauding a Colored Preacher7 Special to News and Observer. Fayetteville, N. C, Dec. 29. M. F. Scott, an insurance 'agent, ;was tried and bound over to court" by Magisfrate OybyfjrTWtity "today for the"de Trauaing oTTley, -VR; MiySlmmons, a 'cdfored preacher. he minister testi fied that he gave a mortgage in the sum of' $21000 for .vfiich :the in surance man was to secure V for t him 25 shares in . the Southern Mutual Loan and Real Estate Company, ot Wilmington Ni! CJ," aild? that1 Scott diV posed of the paper of $18Q00, retain ing the money wftfiotif ?fulnlling the contract. , Scott wis formerly bound over to court sometime ago oh a some what similar charge. v ; BONI LOSES AGAIN. Court Refuses ', Hi'nV Permanent Con trol of Children. ' Paris, Dec. 30. Count Boni De Cas tellane has lost his suit to get perma nent control of his children. .The court today awarded the custody of the children to their mother. Princess I3e Sagan. Count Boni had asked that the children be given his mother to rear, claiming the atmosphere at t;he De, Sagan household injurious ; to their morals. '," The Grain Market; ;T Chicago; Dec. 30. Wheat was. a lit- t1f lnilmr Vint 4nvtinJ fiotn nnonlnof -- .v ' V' 4 , UUt : IU1 HUU HI 1X1. . - V'U'ue wneat. May, 107 3-4; corn, May, 611-2; oats, May, 51 7-8 ; pork, May, 1660. . . ;'V::.Stocks-Todaiy;;; New York, Dec? 30.--There was some irregularity in the opening of the stock market today,2but soon disappeared. There was a drop in Intefbordugh Met ropolitan, .but :recbvered and was J foi lowed by development of strength in the rest of theHat'fVK- rhr.;. rs.;i.ri Tri,V . Tlaleigh, C Dec. SO.-The Primi Company, wholesale igrocers; of High a oint, was chairtered -today; also -the; Randolph Power Company, electric Power, Greensboro $100,000.', ff TH . NEW YEAfr.;' v Is the beginning of a regular interest l'oricd at The'-Peoples Savings Bank Jealousy: Causes avTragedy In Wash . Ington,-; N? C. Last. Night piartist ;!-f f-m ;:Nrlca1n;by W.omart ; Who Then Shoote kn , a Precarious Condition. - ' Specialytb'The" L Washington, N. C., Dec. SO. Luther Stohe, hailing from New York and pianist' of tbe-Ditie Theatre, this city, was (murdered in ;.a house of ill-fame last night by May Willard,- an IhmateC The killing i seems to have been the outcome:of -jealousy; " i la he ascended a stsiirway and was hear the top the woinn, without warning, fired her revolver several, times. . Two bullets to,ok. Effect- in his head, proving fatal; The woman theh-trjed to take her own Mfe " by firing-two shotsMntb her body. The man died ; this - morning at the Washihgtoh Jijospitai ahd the woman's condition is thought to be precarious. The entire city ; is wrought up ' o ver the.aff air. :?B6tlrthe i;deadomah and woman are - comparative strangers here. -WSU::.'--hr - P. L ' G.:HT! L; iJ E R. JA 1 N M E N T. Cnristmia Exe? cise6i of Ddgada Pres byterian Sunday School Last Night. ' Sst nigh th)e;rfeghlar annual Christ mas tree of thejDelgadb Presbyterian Sunday School iwas given: As . usual H was a very ; 'delig'htful occasion. The tiree was beihtifully decorated ' and was laden - with good things' for the members of the . schoor. The church building was crowded a large number of visitors from the city being in at tendance. :' A Besides 'the distribution of presents there were' other attractive and Inter esting features of the, occasion. Some fine tableaux "were given, and a most excellent musical program rendered, under the direction of Mr. Jas. E." Wil son. .There were ;in the orcnestra Messrs. VW. A. Martin, Cameron F. MicRae andVV. Woods, with Mrs. E. C. Holt leadihg soprano. Selections were ; rendered from "the Christmas cantata, "The Messiah," - and a large chorustook part In the singing. ;The audience expressed their appreciation of - the . 'musical program - by a rTsTng vote.of: thanks to the member' of . ths orchestra. n r ON l Harmon' Circle Will Give a Britlilnt ut?QjJl Event .. Harmony Circle ' will present Christmas dance tonight and which annuajffaXr, is .always of z brilliant natujr eJO danceiatidn elegant p-i per, will take place at .the Circle s 4at tractive home, on South Front street, and music will be, furnished Jsy the Hollowbush Academy orchestra. DIED IN BURGAW. Prominent Pender County Man Passes Away. ' . ! Mr. L. H. Sanders, of Burgaw, one Of Pender - county's most prominent citizens, died last -highf at his home. He was a man nearlhg the three score and ten in ageandhad Jived a most useful and happy life. He has rela tive's here; and maby,1: many friends. ' :: " 1 - j. .. r:Jl4.. ' Mr. Geo. BeHamy's Condition.,. News "early this afternoon was; to the effect that the conditlcm of Mr. Geo; H; Bellamy is notfas good today! as yesterday, ? ' Dr. ' Russell Bellamy went to his 'home in Brunswick -county this morning and Dr. W.; J. H. Bellamy andl Mr. R. R. Bellamy left for there this afternoon. ;r , i ; Special Sale at Goodman's. Goodman Brothers have on a special hat and collar sale. "The firm, does not haiidle ! this 5 Jfne ? of : merchandise,, haficg ; entered the ladies' ready-to- wear1 liiie exclusively; but , had theJ opportunity to ; purcnase a siock. men's hats and cbliSrs remarkably cheap and saw; fit to "do so. , Thfl stock Is beink sold at "iheif; establishment. Hats ' worth $2.00 and $3.00 .are' now ejolnfe at S'iiOOf. -; Collars worth 15c each are nowgoingTat 3 for 25c. , .. - : ii f ."'."1 "- f ; " .-,"' , ' Operation Tr Mppenaicms.: Mr'r and : Mrs, Dry Pearsall, of Ror.kv Mount.: arrived last night: to be witli tiieir "sdh,-Mr. Norwood Pearsall, who was operated ; on , for, appendicitis this morning at the 'JamesValker Me morial Hospital: : Friends; of young Mr.. Pearsall will hope .that he will soW: recover- from.; the effects of his attacK On' account of a conflict of dates f or -Solicitor. N. A;: Sinclair, , the :.order T Snteti t.l v issued foria'' special-term of vine Superior Coiiripf ruhs wiTcpunty f r,r. ; ih a -niirnbse? -M of f trying- the man WfltkeV- charged with the murder of :.tha late Sheriff Staniana nas oeeu voked. - The Alleged ; murderer will , be ried;atW oniiff and every effort .will, be made; by the wjitiontpr ; TO YOUR INTEREST y jhtev&t from . January' 1st bh all de. noslts made ;bii 6r;bef ore' January 2nd -r h. wiim i noton having; and Trust I lllil II). V Br. 1.1 a: Wi! Be United in Marriage at Gcace Methodist, Church The Cerenlony ; Wil r Be Perf orrned by Rev.' ThosV A. -r SmootMr. f Mtirphy" and His Bride Will, Make Their Home atv Greeni- bro. 4 A wedding of much Interest to mary" friends in this city and elsewhere will be celebrated at8 : 30 o'elock this eVeni ing when Miss Louise Keith-Co vingtdh sister, of Mr. C. C. Covington, will be united in marriage to Mr; Isaac Wright Murphy, a prominent, young business man of Greensboro; The cer emoriy' will transpire at 'Grace Methodist' church and the officiating minister wiltl be Rev. Thos. A. Smoot, pastor of the; church. Quite ;a number of invitatipns: for the ceremony-have been issued to friends here and lsehere.., - . V- The churqh has been prettily and ef fectively decorated '.'for the wedding and will present a most charming scene during" the performance off the" nuptials The. bride will have as iher' inaid of honor, Miss Nora Thompson, of. Baltimore, Md., and the bridesinaids will be Misses Marguerite- Thompson, of Baltimore, Dell Sutton, of Fayette ville, . Isabel . Brown, of . Salisbury, and Faith Covin gtqn, of Rockingham. , The'grodm will; be accompanied by lfls';brpther,ifri ell; N. Ci, as' best pian - and-the groomd menS wilKije LMsssrs;- jEricNorden of Wilmington, ; wffiiam AVilliams; of Ral eigh C.'NJ Brand- 6t Clirfeston, S. cl, and Dr. Joel Murphy; tof Wilmington. J Mr; Murphk auti-hB i) their 'honeymoon in the" hbrth where I they will visit 'yarJbiis poihts b?(iter- a 'young lady '6f 'matiy i charming traits Of chara'ctdr1 adfflieilfriends aa thls'l L city while viewing 1 hter - b!eparttirePfrom Wilmington w'ith real regret, wil-PwishiJ her an unlimited amohfit 'OPthapiilness in her new home: The grooifr is Well known young business man of Greens bbro. 1 : V.- ! OFFERING FOR ORPHANS Will be Made Tomorrow by Fifth Street Methodist Sunday SchooL The annual Christmas exercises pf Fifth Street Methodist Church will be held tomorrow, beginning a.t 3 o'clock in the afternoon f and continuing until 9. p. m. The formal part of the exer cises in connection with the - program will be held In the evening, and the preliminary hours will be devoted to receiving gifts from, the members ,of the; Sunday . School which will be sent to: ?the Methodist Orphanage at Ral eigh" 'A oordlal invitation is extended the ; public to .attend the evening's ex erc'ises ' and "everyone is assured; a de lightful evening. , V V CHRISTMAS EXERCISES Of the First Baptist: Church Sunday V School Held Last . Wight. The regular Christmas exercises : of the sFirst Baptist Church . Sunday School were held, last night and a most enjoyable 'program -- was , carried , out There ..we're several ; hundred pedple in attendance and a delightful evening was spent by everyone. Following a custom , of the Baptist school- m the State, each class in. the, local school contributed a substantial gift, fbr; the: prjphah age-at ;ThbmasYilJel ;-.'Musicfor the f entertainment was j rendered by the school orchestra, - A i . - : WATCH NIGHT SERVICES At Boys' Brigade Armory, Corner Sec i ond and Church Streets. : Following - the usual custom, 'the public is invited to attend the night watch servicesbegihriing r at 11 m. Thursday L night, December ,31st, - and lasting one hour, at the Boy si. Brigade Armory. ,-" . : - ' a , ver v attractive musical program has been arranged' and the following subjects will beMiscussed in ten min ute talks by the following ministers. . 'Responsibility-to Self," by Ke v. Mr, Holmes; of ' Fifth Street Methodist Church. ' .)y:j:S':j "Responsibility ;tb Neighbor,' v hy Rev. MK Noe, of the ; Chapel of the Good' Shepherd, Episcopal. - V r ,; ' ' "Resnonsibility to State,", by Rev. Mr. -Martin,- of. Southside liapusi Church.'V ' '. '; ':;".' ""'r :'':2 ' "Responsibility ;to Church," by Rev. rian Church. k - ; TO YOUR INTEREST ; tntprfist from January 1st oh fall, de posits made" on: Or before January 2na atThe r Wilmington Sangsaridrru6t iiiupy -.i , - . tHchlurhbn 'Tne bfide elect MWMfWMS&. A tofsabled" I'ajrf of Negroes Sent ; to "A 4 th Superior .Court Today From, the luuiuwipcti iriDunai on xne Mjnarge vof-Engfag irrg th & GanSe 'of Craps"i-' v Young - Boy's Pathetl ; Appeal t for HIs Fathers- . -.. ' . ' . Ernest -Lyon and John Lewis, a. dis-4 "uicu; yair- vl aarKies were iriea ID the mayor's cpdrt" at noon today on f he charge of - gambling. The pair of ebony hued defendants -presented the appearance of maimed soldiers as "they, lined up in the prisoners' dock, as one was minus a leg and the y6ther Jeered at His Honor. with only brie eye.; ; Lewis and Lyon were arrested last night by' Police' Gfflcers D. W Cole man and WV G. Brihkley. They were found "in a house in the southern sec tion of the city engaged in a most in teresting game of "cra'ps" and . the officers watched - the progress of the game ? for' s6me minutes" before they interrupted the gamblers.: ..After hear ing theevidence as brought against the disabled pair, the mayor sent; each to the next term of the Superior Court undet a bond of $50 ." ; Richard Register, a white man who has. Appeared before the court several times inr the- past was tried on the charge of 'being drunk and down. Reg ister -was already. uHder ; Suspended sentence for a, similar1 charge and the mayor stated the only thing which had prompted him to give Register "anoth er chance, was a pathetic appeal for clemency presented by; Register's ten-year-old son, who seemed greatly af--fected by. the predicament of his fath er. Solely on account of the child's appeal the mayor decided to give Reg ister one, more chance, and therefore imposed a sentence of thirty days upon the defendant, the same to be suspended- during good behavior. MR. ANDREW J. GARRISON Died Last Night at His Late Residence . at Hampstead. . !' : Friends in the' city a of ;MW Andrew. in this .jcity wiif deepre- gret to learn tnat ne diea last night at his - home Jat .riampstead, shortly fter;"9 -o,clock.:;;."'Mf:.iGarr'isbn wigs in four sonSnij .Tfsiffihiidrn.i are, .Misses1 Annie . .and rHH?aftethT and jVlessrs. Don, -JiQevt Johni.,!-iand (iLfeonard ;!. Garh- . u Tjlje : funeral will be, held; tomorrow at 10:30 o'clock fromthe late home of the; ; deceased at Hampstead jand-; the interment will be made in the family burying ground at Harrison Creek. WORD: FROM THE JONES. At Brunswick for Coal and Has a . Heavy Tow--Made a Superb Run Down. , ..' Word was received from ' the tug Alexander Jones this morning and she is safe, and just as serene as ever, while her crew is well to a man. The tug was delayed on account of her heavy tow and is now, at Brunswick, Ga., for coal. She-has a big schooner in tow and which had been smasted. She went to Jamaica t -especially ' for this tow and oh the way: down? made a wonderful run. She maintained a speed of 10 1-2 knots without a 'breaK. in Other words, it u was.' a straight stretch until she landed safe at JCingS; ton;. Jamaica. ' .- v -r- : . Her tow is the schooner Carrie A-. Norton, vhich shebringSsher t j Unf der go "repairs and then to be loaded with lumber. ; ; TO YO U R I N T R EST ; , ' Interest Jrom Jahhafy 1st o;n all de posits made on or before January 2nd at The Wilmington Savings and Trust Company. ;, . . 3t , TO Gq WITH TAFT. .. Engineer Who.. Has Been inWUmihg- ton Will Accompany i aTt.to Kanama. It will be . of interest to Wilmington people who remember him to know that President. Roosevelt-, has named Mr.: Alien Hazen, of New York, one of the corps bf civil engineers to accom pany. President-elect Taft to, Panama. I Mr. Hazen has , a number of friends here and ' was the engineer employed byA'the Clarendon "TterworkX Com panyjtb get at the value of its plant when the city obtained the services of Engineer Liju11ow,: 4 . . ) - ' " MR. LEON JEWELL Entertained a Number pf Hi's . Friends c A at JH is " Residence Last Evening. Mr. Leon Jewell delightfully enter tained, a number of his friends at his home on Church street last night, Dur- fhg the Evening hiusic was furnished by. an orchestra 'and dainty , refresh- tmehts 'added to the pleasure of .the oc- caslbtThose fortunate- enough to be the : i-ecipiehtsj of Mr Jewell's cordial hospitality spent a most enjoyable eevniDgras hisjguests ts th beginning of. a regular interest j period deposits made ;' now.. ; will... be creanea wnu -v a urtse . jtiuums : luicicpi, April 1st. THE PEOPLES SAVINGS t. Our New Interest Begins January the First, Don't forget to give us youc account - - , - . . - 4 per cent compound interest, v The American OF WILMINGTON Saviiigs Deposits MADE WITH US ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 2nd WILL BEAR INTEREST FROM THAT DATE. ADD SOMETHING, TO YOUR v Account, if already a 'd! 'posItor;1 -iFd16pEN' - an Si ACCOUNT NOW. ' I - ' I'll 1 r- I I ll NORTH CAROLINA sift 15 CENTS POUND. - 7 FOR Three Desirable Offices on the Second Floor of The Murchison Building. These feoqms are Well Jjighted, Heated an For terms apply 09 The Garbliiia - - Has secured this Bpace for. the purpose of . calling ' the: attention bf property ; owners ill 'iWilmkgtori'to the.factVthat it is the only local fire insurance company in vlIiniAgtoii;. ;thai.it has j been in successful "operation for; the past twenty years r'that it 'has paid 1a.' Anrrn that time more than' one hundreds and sixty thousand -dollars; that it ' iay fit jiU .of its losses without . discount on its lntRtmentS every property, owner in Wilmington who" stitutions. on a city bank; that it is represented by every. msurance igeni in niuwoswa, nuj viw , of whom will be glad to place your busmess'in this company; upon request; that H of "are made here in Wilmington ; ana . inmr w. soucres s .vu yairvungw ; t ; --W' AGENTS: , S K - :ri.;"Cl'.;'.-V' CLAYTON GILES & SON,' i.. WALKER TAYLOR; , v fjj JjVtmBJ: METTS, vrvk .WILWEB.'' - " " . r:' Groceries at the -vi .;;y,,V thongs 108-109 FOR 4. : Si'- tat. Bath Roo: a - K it :. .-: Ask: the Gas Company - V t, J - .JiSO'tiiOU' J li t il'.'i '-': '-I I .1. 1 ' if 'H V: BedRbo Quarter National (same mmm -. 'r -: . 4. ;. to Bank. V Is InsiirahceGpi the day proofs of loss are 'signed by check r is interested in buildmg up - Wellington, in- ,r JA3MES OWEN REILIiY, ; OAL.' t)ICKlNSON f , SMITH & LORD, V ; ; a:W PATE COMPANY. - :: - - WIL; REALTY AND INS. CO. ' Tfl".f' --.-I 'iT" : -vS-'i 1 -H:.CrT -UKi life i ; '."...hS ;.. 'u'i)0S1t now and j'ou will get your in- "vmv fu ujiye zoning,
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