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Pursuant to adjournment for recess on Friday evening, the superior court of New Hanover county met yesterday at 9:30 A. M. His Honor Judge Fred Moore on the bench. The court consumed a few minutes in cleraing the calendar by continuing quite a number of cases. The followong were continued by consent and for other reasons: Zillah Fowler VS. John J. Fowler; B. F. Penny vs. Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company: W. T. Dortch vs. W. T. Bannerman et al; Junius Davis, receiver of the bank of New Hanover, VS. the Butters Lumber Company; Navassa Guano Company vs. McNair & Pearsali et al; Thos. F. Bagley vs. City of Wilmington; Nita H. Hullen vs. City of Wilmington; ton; City of Wilmington VS. Caroline Howe et al: J. G. Wright & Son vs. Zillah Fowler; R. W. Hicks vs. John R. Turrentine: J. E. Taylor vs. W. H. Howe; J. H. Sloan VS. J. L. Hines; Davis Sulphur Ore Company vs. Pow. ers, Gibbs & Co.: National Cash Reg ister Company vs. Lucy J. Ferris: T Donlan vs. American Bonding & Trust Company; W. E. Worth vs. City of Wilmington; R. W. Smith VIS. InterState Telephone and Telegraph Company; Lura J. Hales vs. John W. Harper. The following cases were disposed of as follows: J. R. Strauss, executor vs. City of Wilmington, continued and set for the first case on the first day of the next term if this court. W. E. Worth, receiver vs. B. J. Fisher, continued and set for the first Monday of the first week of the next term of this court. W. E. Worth, receiver VS. Hal W. Worth, continue and set for the first Monday of the first week of the next term of this court. W. E. Worth, receiver, vs. E. P. Wharton, continued and set for the first Monday of the first week of the next term of this court. J. C. Shepard, Jr., VS. Atlantic Coast Line for $20,000 damages for personal injury, continued and set as the first case on Monday of the second week of the next term of this court. Mrs. Winnie Bowden Shepard VS. Atlantic Coast Line, for $20,000 damages for personal injury, continued and set for Monday of the second week of the next term of this court. W. E. Bonitz vs. F. T. Mills, for $650 damages for personal injudies received from a runaway horse, continued. The defendant allowed to withdraw this answer if he so desires; and file new answer. RECEIVERS APPOINTED. The court stopped a few minutes in its work on the calendar to hear the petition on behalf of Mr. R. S. Neal, of Morehead City, to make permanent the temporary injunction restraining Messrs. Gebrge S. Briggs & Co., of Norfolk, from operating a saw mill at Morehead City, in which all the parties have interest. Judge Moore after hearing argument continued the injunetion and the temporary receivers Messrs. John Dunn and Owen H. Guion, were made permanent receivers. Messrs D. L. Ward and W. W. Clark, of the New Bern mar, appeared as counsel for Mr. Neal, and Messrs. Briggs & Coo., were represented by E. R. Baird, Esq., of Norfolk, Va., and Charles L. Abernethy, Esq., of Beaufort THE TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR DAMAGE SUIT. After the court had continued a number of cases on the docket it again proceeded with the trial of the $20,000 damage suit of Ex-Mayor S. H. Fishblate, of this city, against Messrs. Wallerstein, Klee & Co., wholesale clothiers of New York. As heretofore stated Mr. Fishblate sues for $10,000 actual damages upon the allegation that his business suffered to that extent from his being forced into making an assignment in 1897, on adcount of an attachment on his stock by Messrs. Wallerstein, Klee & Co., to whom he was indebted. The court began its proceedings for the day in this cause by resuming the examination of Ex-Mayor Ricaud as a witness for the plaintiff. Mr. Fishblate, the plaintiff, was again called back to the witness stand, and the other witnesses examined were E. K. Bryan, Esq., and Ex-Mayor W. N. Harriss. At 12:20 p. m. the taking of testimony concluded and it was agreed to begin the argument at 3 p. m. After briefly hearing another matter which came up, the court took a recess till 3p. m. At 3p. m. the court reconvened and the argument was opened by the Hon. George Rountree, who made a masterful argument for the plaintiff. His speech was clear cut and by his able handling of the legal points Mr. Rountree again proved himself a profound lawyer. He closed his speech at 5:40 p. m. Congressman John D. Bellamy then addressed the court till 6:25 p. m. when the court took a recess till-9:30 o'clock tomorrow. EXCITING EPISODE IN COURT. Before concluding, Mr. Bellamy stated that he would rsume his argument and speak for an hour and a half longer tommorow. He made a very strong argument, and demonstrated his fine ability as a lawyer. While Ex-Mayor Ricaud was on the witness stand yesterday morning quite an excitting episode occurred in court. Congressman Bellamy, one of the defendants' attorneys made a side remark to his associate counsel, the Hon. Franklin McNeill, and it was overheard by E. K. Bryan, Esq., one of the attorneys for the defense. Some hot words occurred between Messrs. Bryan and Bellamy as to the correct-