North Carolina Newspapers

smissssss""" . . ,1 N- - .v'-.'yv n.llu NVws- A Of Any Uiner a p,per Pablished Id ailminzton. X One Teavr. by 2112, $5.00 : Six Months. - 8.50 I Three Heaths, 1.25 ; ' Two Souths. l.OO I ..llf OUTLINES. left yesterday on his V- . u,-c isit has no connec- wltD Tnpre will be no new ap- il , nfU S. district attorneys, lament movement of New I , J cotton mills will go into er UlDdc0 j. The U. S. i mi ,infain an attitude Lament wi. imI)Bndine net neuiraiH ,.flwin2 oui' Ul ' jggrOWiu. nhin rp- and China re Uthelreea The funeral EfESo- will W Place Sun P11' u President iMc- President Mc- nmnlamation al- lu has issuer f tv' of a Denod of f1" .! Antra in rfiiinect to rr? Psident Harrison. Qh.vedvancedfreight rates Crgia Railroad has bought the li SlQOf eoaDtryisior me puri t !i,hinB wireless VoicS1-r- U the coast, -uasu.ci - PR1" . . J Kir Kant bers. . . city of Caariotie su,uw w creu U building ,n LTo.nrer Worth's office was ar L yesterday charged with embez rflL . Tne trial of Judges lebes and Douglas oegan yeswruajr p.i-h. AQ arrange - L has been made for joint owner- L 0 railroad line oeiween Lw;nBtnn and Richmond, Va. , Lie plague is increasing in Cape Lie Chattahoochee river snoi ana Id by a negro iramp. Y. markets: Money on call ij at 2t per cent. ; cotton steaay, dline uplands 8jo; nour was t; wheat ipot market was easy, JredSOfsf. o. b. afloat; corn easy,No.2 49c; oats spot steady, 2 31c; rosit-steady; spirits lur- kiae dull. WEATHER REPORT. U.S. Dep't OF AORIOULTUEE, i weather burbau. Vilsi,SGTON, N. C, March 14. ) qsperala'es: 8 . M., 54 degrees; M., 55degret's; Giazimum, 63 de- Lminiinam, 52 degrees; mean, 58 fees. liafail for the dav. T. : rainfall e first of the month to date, 1.4 rOREOAST FOR TO DAY.: FiSHikGTOS, Marc'i 14. For North tolina: Colder and probably fair Ly Saturday fair: variable winds Lmine fresh westerly. Port ilqiMc- -jfl&reh li. Rises. SeU s Length 6 13 A.M. 6 07 P. M. II O.. 55 M. 3 67 P. M. 5 37 P. M J Water at South port, aWafr Wilmiaeton. Jfith 1400,000,000 water the big Tru3t ought to float. i Chicago man wants $20,000 liages from the city because ' he iorced to take a bath. The sud contact with water shocked him. t is said that McKinley's boosters planning a third term for him, that J. Pierpont Morgan is in That will be interesting news Teddy. kman recently released from, the ulord county jail, found that he Mured of an obstinate case of psia. That might prove a pin other oases too. but the dys- Pic would have to do something FgatJ to break into that jail, pe Texas Legislature has solved f Problem' oi the emblematic prfor that State by deciding in luri toe blue bonnet. We do f now. exactly what kind of pet the Texas blue bonnet is, but PPose some - of the Solons have voted for any kind of wet. . tn (rof: rir of bclk Of th.3 ne?:-o vot hv'nrn. l0T an AlUtMlinn 1 11-4. ha tne voter will haa eshe wants to vote for with &Dy Outside Dromnt.inr nr ee. Th . oncis are caye -hicago has a mr,u I Jotmtown wants a monkey, - aiera who monkey with J can't supply the demand. teI,:fUedat arly $4,000, I J " ttle-v coul(i be got 1, 1 1 La 1 ! i;age8. -i'hprp vu a . .ue ioi wnich brought h win 0f" (ft Dm -a- -Tiani, J oviding annuities of $30,000 ms,-lfe and hiBOnl ""'ell VParo . . . . Mnlknf : g ' Qirects tn?lt k ... 1 the estatn 9mnnn:.. il the win teoftho w unDroicen, Lf... aUorney3 in the P.fLSPl RATI Ittfr.QtOTtJ year., hOOO. "luuunt io 30,- I W Li. LlA VII. II. 147 ' TFTT lmrnmntT -.-r - . , , . I X LOCAU DOTS. The new A. O. paint shops will be ready for occunancr about April 1st The appointments of Presiding Elder R. B. John are printed on the second page of to day's Stab. The tug Alexander Jones has tow of the schooner James Bovce. Jr. from Savannah to Philadelphia. The Naval Beserves and Busi ness Men's teams will play a same of basketball at the City Hall to-night The anti-spitting ordinance is in effect to-day and the absent minded nhabitant is warned to be ward of the policeman. The Sonthport Standard says that Mr. W. H. Pyke has reconsidered the matter of removing to Wilming- and will remain in that town for the present. A special convocation of Con cord Chapter No. 1, R. A. M., will be held to-night for work in the Royal Arch degree. Miss Reva Myers is teaching the school at Delgado Mills during the sickness of Miss Aueusta' Wicrsrins. who is the regular teacher. The British steamship Oah- lands cleared yesterday with a cargo of 6,884 bales of cotton for Queens town consiued by Messrs. Alexander Snrunt & Son. Roger Moore's Sons & Co., were the lowest bidders for 1,420 bar rels of Portland cement, proposals for which were recently called for by the government-fox the construction of the lookout tower at Caswell. The famous "Alpha" cement will be . the kind furnished. Work has - been suspended on the cold storage plant of the Schlitz Brewing Company on the old C. F. & V. yards. It is learned that after constructing the" building to its present heigth it was found too small and will have to be torn down and rebuilt on a larger scale. Managers of the enterprise refuse to give infor mation as to future plans. HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR SUIT. aterestlat Case Now Being Heard at Co lumbus Coanty Superior Court. L. V. Grady, Esq., returned yester day from Whiteville, where he has been attending Columbus Superior Court, Judge Fred Moore presiding. IJrady tells the Star that the entitled Frank Lewis versus the Caro ina Central Railroad company, which will consume the balance of the one week term. The plaintiff is a brother of D. J. Lewis, Esq., the welt known Whiteville attorney and he asks for a verdict of one hundred thousand dol lars for alleged injuries received while riding on defendant's freight train about two years ago. (t is stated n the complaint that he boarded the train at Hamlet and that the caboose in which, he was riding was several times left on the main track at sta tions while the engine shifted cars on the switches and returning to couple again to the caboose ran into it with such violence that the plaintiff was several times thrown from his seat at one time a stove falling upon him and that by reason of this alleged care lessness he had lost his pwer of speech, part of his eyesight and his mental capacity was shattered. The defendant company is repre sented by Walter H. Neal, Esq , of Laurinburg; C C. Lyon, Esq., of Elizabethtown, and Wade Wishart Esq., of Whiteville. Mr. Lewis is represented by J. B. Schulken and D. J. Lewis, Esqs., of Whiteville, and McLean & McLean, of Lumberton. Primary Ualoa Meetlsj. There as a good representation of the city Sanday schools at the meet ing of the Primary Union at the Y- M. C. A. yesterday afternoon. The feature of the session was an address by JLr. Dr. Blackwell on improved methods of teaching primary classes. The Stab regrets that a lack of space forbids a more extended reference to what was really an interesting and profitable meeting. No Meeting of Aldermen. A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was called for last night at 8 o'clock but it was not held on account of the lack of a quorum, Messrs. Worth, Taylor, Hanby and Littleton being the only members be sides Mayor Waddell in attendance. Another meeting is called for to-night for the purpose of naming one or two inspectors of the primary who have de clined to Berve and for the transaction of other business. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Opera Bouse Una Clayton. Second Ward For Aldermen. Miss Annie Stroupe Millinery. Masonic Meeting Coneord Chapter. People's Savings Bank There is a time for all things. BUSQTESS LOCALS. Wanted An active man. botertaiameat La$t NJgljt. Tha enterUinment at the residence of Mrs. W. H. Shaw last night for th heneflt of the Grace church organ fqndjirAs greaten joyed by the large croraGnt 'Refreshments were served and there was a splendid pro gramme of music and recitations in' lndinr selections by Mr. Jamea Craft Mifs Elizabeth Otten. Miss Hat tTT Tvlnr. Miss Marv Cole, Miss Rena Mills and Miss Fannie Corbett. II jonn J. eowier u eicwiew mwHwfem niMti the streets will TO COUNTY ROADS New Hanover's Convict Squad Gains Recruits from the Criminal Court. MANY SENTENCED YESTERDAY There la a Rota of Business to Clear the Docket Before the Adjournment To morrow Oeorte Nash Case Wilf Come Up To-day. Yesterday's proceedings inthe Crim inal Court were without special inter est beyond the fact that the business was being dispatched with the greatest celerity in order to clear the docket of all the jail cases and as many others as is possible before adjournment to-morrow night With the excep tion of a little more than an hour's recess for dinner each day the sessions are held from 19:30 A. M. until about 7 o'clock in the evening, "and every available "short out" in the . manner, of carrying out the usual routine is taken advantage of by Judge Bryan and the other court officials. A feature of the session yesterday was the sentencing to good long terms on the county roads of several vio lators. Thos. Addison, the negro of unsavory reputation, who was tried earlier in the week for the larceny of two coats and other articles of wearing apparel from the residence of Mr. George Harriss will be engaged in the permanent road improvement for the next four years. He was brought into court yesterday afternoon and given this sentence. Thomas Robinson, colored, was given three years on the roads for the larceny of a watch and other property of like character, and Henry Wright also colored, was sen tenced to the same work for a similar offence for two .years. Oscar Joseph, a diminutive piokaninny not unac quainted with the Criminal Court, was given one year on the roads also for larceny. Ernest Blount and Jas. Burden, both colored, for assault and battery with a deadly weapon and carrying concealed weapons, respec tively, were given sixty days each on the roads; so that the aggregate ser vice of all those sentenced during the day is ten years and four months. Other cases tried during the day were as follows: ' Ed. Brown, larceny, not guilty. Romeo. Hall and John Scarboro, affray, not guilty. Bertha Gause, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, judgment sus pended on payment of cost Peyton Williams, larceny, not . guilty. Mingo Mclntire, larceny, not guilty, David Nixon, wilful and malicious killing of a dog, not guilty. When the hour for adjournment was reached yesterday afternoon the court had in hearing a case of assault with a deadly weapon against Charles Mosely, colored, the prosecuting wit ness being William Simon, the half witted Syrian, who was committed to jail from the municipal court yester day charged with cruelty to animals. Only two witnesses were examined and the hearing will be resumed upon the opening of court this morning. The defendant is represented by Her bert McClammy, Esq. The Syrian boy did not display any lack of brilliancy on the witness stand and explained that the cause for a late attempt on the purt of his brothers to have him ad judged insane by the proper court was in order that they might acquire his share of the property, which he stated was about $400. The case against George Nixon for burglarizing the store of Mr. George Honnett will most probably be taken up on the conclusion of the Mosely trial There are now remaining1 only a few more jail cases, among them being that against James Judge for turning in a false fire alarm; Romeo Hall and John Soarboro for an assault upon Policemen Sing and Ward, and the negro Cooper, charged with poisoning the Aiken woman. The grand jury sent up only one unimportant true bill yesterday. The following talesmen have been summoned for duty to-day: Louis Gordon, B. M. WUson, J. 8. Wil liams, J. B. Mercer, Allie M. Hall. E. L. Davis,- Geo. Darden, Add Hewett J. D. Dennis, EfV. McKenzie, W. S. Royster, Thos. Lossen, E. T. Wade, W.J.Woodward, W. W. Yopp, S. W. Sanders, W. A. Piner, C. T. Smaw, Ike W. Solomon. Second Ward Aldermen. It appears now that there will be opposition to the Aldermanic ticket recently named at a meeting of Sec ond Ward voters in the Seaboard Air Line building, at which Messrs. W. O. VonGlahn and H. P. West were de cided upon as candidates. At a meet ing held last night in the Masonic Temple another ticket was placed in the field, composed of Messrs. Jas. v. Nutt and Jno. EL 8weeney, as will be seen by reference to the advertising columns of the Stab this morning. Change la Primary Inspector. Thn Rtas ia asked to state that Mr. t - n T.itAti hss been named as an . inspector for the municipal primary next Monday in place of Mr. R H. McKoy. Other changes from those originally, published were noted in trdav'a Stab. The polls for the primary open at 7 A. M. and close at 7 P. M. Returns will be made ah early as possible to the City Executive Com mittee at the uity uan. T ... want AI1P streets Dersonally looked after by your Mayor, rote for x.uiiixiurxuiN, IN. UM JfKllJAX, MAKUn 15, lUl. WHOLE NO. 10,474 - 1 - ' - - - -- -- "mm aassBBi 1 EDWARD BAXTER PERRY. Appearance of Noted Blind Pianist at Y. M. C. A. oa Monday Evening. The cultured musical publio of the city are manifesting keen interest in the concert to be given Monday even ing by Edward Baxter Perry, "the earnest intensely devoted and faithful interpreter of the great tone-masters." His plan is to preface each composition with a brief talk, calling attention to its descriptive or emotional character istics, and the circumstances of its origin, thus rendering it doubly in teresting because fully intelligible to all. The Minneapolis Tribune eays : Mr. Perry, in a country where nearly everyone plays the piano, is teaching something not so well known: how to listen to the grandest of musical in struments and understand its mean- The Dresden Guide says: "Mr. Perry's numbers were played with a precision of touch and a brilliancy of execution seemingly incredible in one deprived of sight and kept the dienffw spellhnuad by Oh . depth of feeling and wealth of tonal coloring nstilled into them." The concert will begin at 8:30 o'clock, and it is desired that the audi enoe remember the hour, as no one will be admitted during the . perform ance of any number. Admission is 25 cents. Tickets and reserved seats can be secured at the Y. M. C. A. box sheet office, which will be open Satur day morning. Ten cents extra will be charged for reserved seats. THE P01S0N1NQ CASE AGAIN. Dr. Stokes Says It Was Not Necessary to Seal the Analosls Jar. Dr. W. F. Stokes, coroner of the county, in a signed card to the Stab with reference to the "unsealed jar" containing the contents of the stomach of the colored woman Aiken, sup posed to have been poisoned by the negro Cooper, says that in the first place, chemically considered, it did not make a particle of difference whether the jar was hermetically sealed, as arsenic is a mineral, inde structible, and would show its presence under any circumstances for an in definite period of time. Continuing further Dr. Stokes says: "Legally considered, a seal was not necessary. The organ was put in a glass jar, with a secure screw-top. This was put inQ box, nailed up, with certain notes and data within. This jarwas in the care and keeping of the Coroner until it was put in the hands of the express company. They were in every way responsible for it after that time until it was landed in the laboratory of the chemist After that time the chemist was legally responsi ble until his report should have reached the hands of the Coroner or the grand jury.' FUNERAL OP MA J. CAMERON. Remains W1U Arrive This Morning The Services from St. James' Chnrch The remains of the lamented Major John Wilder Cameron, whose death at Baltimore was noted in these columns yesterday, will be brought to Wilmington on the 9:45 A. C. L. train this morning and the funeral will take place from8t James' church at 10 o'clock with interment at Oak dale cemetery. Major Cameron was 73 years of age and was born and reared in Fayette ville, N. C. He was employed by the government at Washington when the late civil war broke out but resigned his position and hastened home for the volunteer service. He was as signed to duty as Major in the quar termaster's departmentarmy of North ern Virginia. He married Miss Amoretfyadley, of Wilmington, and was engaged in business here ior a number of years. Besides the sur- . . a l . viving memoers or nis imme diate family mentioned in yester -davtmorning's paper, he is also sur vived by a sister, Mrs. Beaton Gales, of Raleigh. Funeral of Mr. J. W. Wilson. The steam tug Buck returned yes terday afternoon about five o'clock with the funeral party which went up the river Tuesday with the remains of Mr. J. W. Wilson, a young man who died in this city Tuesday morn- ing. The funeral, was neia at Beuue- hem church, at Keith's, in Pender county, and the interment was made at the church grave yard. The pall bearers were Messrs. F. M. Brown, C. E. Pridgen, R. L. Ward and J. W. Lewis. Mr. Wilson was a young man well known and admired at and about Keith's and the funeral was largely attended. Those who knew him best sav that he was possessed of excellent qualities, and his untimely death is a very sad occurrence among his friends and relatives. His mother died sev eral vears ago, but his father, Mr. C C. Wilson, resides at Keith's and is in charge of the well known Colly Mills at that place. Lieut. Wooten Returning, Rev. Edward Wootten has received advices from Manila, P. I., that the U. S. army transport Thomas was ex- nefitd to have reached there on the 18th. ult. from Mindanao for the pur nose of leaving for the United States on March 15th, with the 28th Regiment of which his son Lieutenant Bradley J. Wootten, is a member. Friends of Lieutenant Wooten hope that as soon as he reaches San Francisco he will be imMited a furlough in order to visit his home here. Tf .An want ttaoa order in the city. vote for John J. Fowler fof Mayor. t m . a - - BASE BALL SCHEDULE Announced Yesterday by Secre tary Doran, of the Virginia Carolina League. FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON. Wilmington Opens and Closes at Rich mond Has a Very Equitable Place in Association Begins April 15th and Closes Sept. 21st. Manager Henry B. Peschau has re ceived from Secretary E J. Doran, of the Virginia-Carolina Base Ball League, the schedule of games .to be played during the season, as follows: April 15. 16. 17 Raleieh at Norfolk. Portsmouth' at N. News Hampton, Wilmington at Richmond. April 18. 19. 20 Norfolk at Rich mond, Wilmington at Portsmouth. Raleigh at N News-Hampton. April 21, 22. 24 Portsmouth at Ral eigh, Richmond at Wilmington, N. News Hampton at Norfolk. April 26, 6. WNorfolMtNWews J Hampton Bichmasui Portsmouth at Wilmington April 29. 30. May 1 Richmond at Norfolk, Raleigh at Portsmouth. Wil mington at N. News-Hampton. May 2, 8, 4 Wilmington at Norfolk, Raleigh at Richmond, N. News Hampton at Portsmouth. May 6, 7, 8 Richmond at Poits- mouth, Norfolk at Raleigh, N. News Hampton at Wilmington. May 9, 10. 11 Norfolk at Wilming ton, N. News Hampton at Raleigh, Portsmouth at Richmond. May 13. 14. 15 Richmond at N. News-Hampton, Wilmington at R- eieh ; (13. 15. 16) Portsmouth at Nor folk; (14, 17, 18) Norfolk at .Ports mouth. May 16. 17, 18 Raleigh at Wil mington; N News-Hampton at Rich mond. May 20, 21. 23-Norfolk at N News- a-s-CBi-u ahuu. m. uimuiuuhu aasj ..&uiAaj u Richmond at Wilmington. May 23. 34, 25 Portsmouth at Wilmington. Richmond at Raleigh. iTamnrAn pAntimAiiifn an 4- T? a Iai mm N. News-Hampton at Norfolk. May 27. 28. 29 Raleigh at Norfolk. Wilmington at Richmond. Portsmouth at N. News-Hampton, May SO (two games) and June 1 Norfolk at Portsmouth. May 30, 31 Portsmouth at Norfolk. June 3, 4, 5 Norfolk at Raleigh. N. News-Hampton at Wilmington, Richmond at Portsmouth. June 6, 7, 8 Portsmouth at Rich mond, N. News Hampton at Raleigh, Norfolk at Wilmington. June 10, 11, 12 Norfolk at Rich- m.;na, si. iNews-Jiampton at Jforls mouth. . Wilmington at Raleigh. (13 and 13) Norfolk at Portsmouth, (14) Portsmouth at Norfolk. (13. 14, 15) Raleigh at Wilmington,' N. News Hampton at Richmond. June 17, 18, 19 Richmond at Nor folk, Raleigh at N. News Hampton, Wilmington at Portsmouth. June 20, 21, 33 Richmond at N. News-Hampton, Raleigh at Ports mouth, Wilmington at Norfolk. June 24, 25, 25 N. News Hampton at Norfolk, Portsmouth at Wilming ton, Hicnmond at Kaleign. June 27, 28, 29 Norfolk atN. News- Hampton. Portsmouth at Raleigh, Richmond at Wilmington. July 1. 2. 3 Raleigh at Richmond. Wilmington at Norfolk, Portsmouth at Hampton. July 4 (2 games), 5, 6 Wilmington at Richmond, Raleigh at .Hampton, July 4 (A. M ), 6 Norfolk at Ports mouth, (July 4 lr. AL), July 5, Ports mouth at Norfolk. July 8, 9. 10 Richmond at Norfolk, Wilmington at Raleigh, N. News Hampton at Portsmouth. July U, 13, 13 Norfolk at Wil mington, N. News-Hampton at Raleigh, Richmond at Portsmouth. - July 15, 16, 17 Portsmouth at Rich mond, Norfolk at Raleigh, N. News Hampton at Wilmington. July 18. 19, 20 W. iNews-Jiampton at Richmond, Raleigh at Wilmington. (18. 19) Portsmouth at Norfolk. (20) Norfolk at Portsmouth. July 22, 23, 24 Richmond at Hamp ton, Raleigh at Norfolk, Wilmington at Portsmouth. July 25. 26, 27 Raleigh at Ports mouth, Forfolk at Richmond, Wil mington at N. News-Hampton. July 29. 30, 31 N. News -Hampton at Norfolk, Richmond at Raleigh, Portsmouth at Wilmington. August 1, 2, 8 Portsmouth at Ral eigh, Richmond at Wilmington, Nor folk at N. News Hampton. August 5, 6, 7 N. News Hampton at Richmond, Wilmington at Ports mouth, Raleigh at Norfolk. August 8. 9, 10 Raleigh atN. News Hampton, Wilmington at Richmond, (8, 10) Norfolk at Portsmouth (9) Portsmouth at Norfolk. August 12, 13, 14 Richmond at Norfolk, Wilmington at Raleigh, Portsmouth at N. News-Hampton. August 15, 16, 17 Norfolk at Wil mington, Hampton at Raleigh, Ports mouth at Richmond. August 19, 20, 21 Norfolk at Ral eigh, Hampton at Wilmington, Rich mond at Portsmouth. August 23, 33. 34 Norfolk at Rich- moud, Raleigh at Wilmington, Hampton at Portsmouth, (26, 27) Wilmington at Raleigh, Portsmouth at Hampton. Richmond at Norfolk. August 28. 29. 30 Richmond at Hampton, Wilmington at Norfolk, Raleigh at Portsmouth. Aug. 31.. Sept 2 (A. M. and P. M.) Raleigh at Richmond, Wilmington at Newport Aug. 31, Sept 2 (A. M.) Norfolk at Portsmouth, (P. M.) Ports mouth at Norfolk. Sent 3. 4 Hampton at Raleigh, Norfolk at Wilmington. Richmond at Portsmouth. (5. 6) Norfolk at Ra leigh, Hampton at Wilmington, Portsmouth at Richmond. (7, 9.) Richmond at Raleigh, Portsmouth at Wilmineton. Norfolk at Hampton, (10. 11) Hampton at Norfolk, Portsmouth at Raleigh, Richmond at Wilmington. (12. 13) RUeigh at Wilminsrton. Norfolk at Richmond, Hamilton at Portsmouth. (14, 16) Hambton at Richmond. Raleigh at Norfolk, Wilmington at Portsmouth, (17. 18) Raleigh at Portsmouth. Wil mington at .Norfolk. Richmond at Hampton. (19) open. (20) Raleigh at Hsmnton. Wilmington at Richmond, Portsmouth at Norfolk. (21) Raleigh at Richmond, Wilmington at Hamp ton, Portsmouth at Norfolk. ii .MassasaJNSJlsnpMw fim Died at The Hospital. Mr. Cornelius Home, of Lanier, Duplin county, died at the City Hos nital yesterday morning of malarial fever. He was an employe of Mr. O. H. Heide in Cape Fear township. Mr: Home was 38 vears of age. His re mains, accompanied by hia brother. Mr. Moses Home, of WrighUboro, were carried to Cypress Creek. for in terment A DEFALCATION IN THE STATE TREASURY. Ms W. H. Martin, Clerk Under Treasurer Worth, Arrested for Embezzlement of $4,000 He Confessed. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, March 14. A sensation was sprung on the Legisla ture and the public this afternoon by a message from Governor Aycock an nouncing that a defalcations waa dicov ered in the State treasury department, in that Major W. H. Martin, institutional clerk under estate Treasurer Worth, had "altered" checks and accounts re lating to the State's prison funds so that there is an apparent shortage of $4,000, and that Martin confessed his guilt The Governor asked that the Assembly appoint a committee to in vestigate the matter thoroughly as soon as practicable. Major Martin was arrested this afternoon and committed to jail in de fault of $4,000 boiid. He waived ex amination. He told me to night that I $3,800, and had spent all of it as living expenses; has no money to retain coun sel. His salary was $1,000 a year. Tne embezzlement seems confined to the State prison fund. It was discovered by an apparent overdrawn condition of the prison account with the treasury. The prison account claimed a credit of $1,000. A comparison of accounts revealed mis entries and checks tampered with. The biggest change was on November 13, 1900, a check for $1,003 changed to read $1,603; the next largest amount was March 3, 1900, when changed checks and entries aggregated $600. Major Martin has no relatives in North Caro lina; he came to the State from Penn sylvania at the close of the civil war; was a major in the Federal army. He has been city alderman, a deputy col lector of U. S. internal revenue, deputy U. S. marshal, and held other positions of trust. He is a prominent Republican and was highly respected By Associated Press. J Raleigh, N. C, March 14. Gover nor Aycock to-day sent a special mes sage to the General Assembly, that a deficit has been found in the accounts of the State's prison in the Treasury Department, amounting to about $4,000, so far as has been ascertained up to the present time. Tne deficit appears to have begun early in the year 1900, or possibly before then, and continued until about the last of No vember of that year. Toe books have been changed so as to force balances. This morning State Treasurer Liacey sent for Major W. H. Martin, who has for several years bsin a clerk- in tne office, until the loTh of March, 1901, and confronted him with the changes in the books. Major Martin admits the changes in the books and confessed that he took the money. He says he did not use it his for personal expenses, but gave it to the church and in charity. This afternoon Mr. Martin was arrested on a warrant charging embezzlement He waived examina tion and was bound over to court in the sum of $4,000. Being unable to give bond, he was sent to jail. Major Martin is sixta years old. He came here from Hamsburg, Pa., in 1865. THE STATE CONVENTION. Board of Directors of the Y M. C. A. Met Last Night to Make All Neces sary Preparations. At the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Y. M. C. A. last night plans were discussed for the entertainment of the State Conven tion which convenes in this city March 21st-34th. Those present at the meeting were: Messrs. W. L. Latta, president; W. H. Sprunt, P. Pearsall, C. C. Brown, John Frank, W. W. Turner, Dr. W. W. Galloway and Will Herring, secretary. A com mittee of which Mr. John Frank is J chairman and Mr. O. C. Brown vice chairman, was appointed to look after the entertainment of delegates and to arrange the details of the different sessions. The president was instructed to ap point twenty-five delegates to the convention. Friday night the 22nd, will be Rail road night, and special invitations will be sent to all railroad men. The meeting will be conducted by Mr. H. O. Williams, of New York, railroad secretary of the International Com- minee. The Railroad Association of the Southern Railway at Spencer, will send fifteen delegates. The Woman's Auxiliary will pro vide homes for all the delegates. The Board of Directors is determined to make the convention a memorable success and the members are working to that end with concentrated efforts. MILLINERY OPENING TO-MORROW. Miss Annie Stroupe Will Have Splendid Display Saturday and Monday. Miss Annie Stroupe has returned from a recent visit to Baltimore and the Northern markets where she pur chased a large and select line of all the new and up-to-date creations in the millinery art which she will have dis played to-morrow, and Monday, at her store, No. 103 Market street for the inspection of her friends who are cor dially invited. The stock was personally selected by Miss Stroupe from some of the largest and most fashionable establishments in the great markets North and she guarantees that it will interest every lady in the city to visit the store either to-morrow or Monday. The law against Sunday whiskey selling was rigidly enforced during Fowler's administration. t For WhooDiner Couerh use OHENBTS EX PECTORANT. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. R. D. Pridgen, of Viola, is in the city. D. L. Russell, Esq., left last night for Washington, D. C. Mr. T. T. Allard, of South- port was at The Orton yesterday. Mr. Richard Bradley is at home after spending six months in Mexico. Mrs. T. M. Emerson and Mr. Neil-Emerson, left last night for New York. Mr. J. 8. Tramp, special agent of the Royal Insurance Company, is in the city. Mr. D. G. Morrisey, of War saw, spent yesterday in the city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Moore. Mr. E. W. Wooten, Jr., Miss Annie Wooten and Miss Clark, of Clarkton, were guests at The Orton yesterday. Mrs. H. ' Besing and Miss An- l ie Besing, of Brcklyn, N. Y., are here on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. 3. H Render. Rev. P. -G Morton will b adsent from the city several days preaching at Southport and in the county adjacent . Grand Master M. W. Jacobi is at Raleigh, where he assisted last night in the dedication of the hall of Beaton Gales Lodge of Odd Fellows. Mr. W. L. Hill, of Warsaw, president of the East Carolina Truck and Fruit Growers Association, was here yesterdajjon a businss trip. Mr. R. D. Wescott has re turned to the city from Richmond and will open a division office here for the Bankers' Life Insurance Company. Mr. J. H. Rehder, who has been North buying Spring goods re turned home last evening accompanied by Mrs. Rehder, who had been visiting at Halifax, N. C. Mr. B. A. Merritt, who was formerly employed in the river and harbor improvement by the govern ment, has a position as shipping clerk with W. E. Worth & Co. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Benedict and Miss DcvBarril, of New York, who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones at "Airlee," left last night, returning home. Prof. John G. Miller left yes terday afternoon for Atlanta, Ga., on a visit to one of his sons, who is in business in that city. The professor will be away for about two months. COL WARREN Q. ELLIOTT, PRESIDENT. Organization Meeting of James Walker Memorial Hospital Mansgers. Pursuant to call of Chairman Mc Eacbern, of the Board of County Commissioners, the managers of the James Walker Memorial Hospital met yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the Court House and organized by the election of CoL Warren G. Elliott as president of the board and Mr. C. P. Bolles, Jr., as secretary. Both elections were unanimous. Tempo: ary organization was ef fected by calling Mr. W. H. Sprunt to the chair and Mr. C. P. Bolles, Jr., to the desk as secretary. The meet ing was thoroughly enthusiastic and every member of the board, except Mr. Willard, who is out of the city, was present as follows: Col. W. G. Elliott, Mr. C. P. Bolles, Jr., Dr. W. J. H. Bellamy, Capt Walter G. Mac Rae, Messrs. W. EL Sprunt M. J. Corbett, Samuel Bear, Jr., and D. C. Love. : ' Tne secretary was instructed to con vey to Mr. James Walker, founder of the institution, expressions of sympa thy in his very severe illness and a hope that he will soon be convales cent Other matters discussed were of minor importance and those upon VvJirsh no action was taken. It waa ascertained that the new hospital will be f ady to be turned over to the city and county in about sixty days, and theSB would suggest that a move ment be set on foot for the celebra tion of appropriate ceremonies by the citizens at large upon the occasion of the formal transfer of the property. PROMINENT PYTHIAN COMING. Mr. J. Robert Jordon Will Be Here for Joint Meeting Next Week. Mr. J.Robert Jordan, the well known impersonator and State organizer for the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will again meet the members of the order in the city, a letter from him having been received yesterday stat ing that he would reach here in time to be present at the joint meeting of lodges of the city with Jefferson Lodge No. 61, Wednesday night ' Mr. Jordan will also accompany Past Grand Chancellor W. J." Wood ward to Clarkton on Thursday, 21st inst to assist the Wilmington team and CoL Woodward in the institution of the new lodge here. DIED. cameron-In Baltimore on March 18th. JOHN WILDER CAMERON, in his seventy- tnirayear. Funeral from St. James' Ohorch this (Friday) morning at 10 o'clock. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Concord Chapter U 1, 'R. A. M. QOMP ANIONS. There will be a Special Con vocation Friday evening, March 15th, to confer the Royal Arch Dearee. Border of tHnPr 8ecretary Saturday and Monday, March 1 6 and 18, . MIS AN NIC 8TBOUPE will display aper sonally selected ttock of Spring ana Bum- .-Ji""""- .A. U..W.1 (hut 2. iva man mi bhhn. J"y as coats per Bloat. X NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Vollers & Hashagen. PROVISIONS. WE HAVE A FEW CAR LOADS White and Mixed Corn and Oats. Bought below the present prices and buyers can get our prices to their advantage. Sold in car loads and less. You can -buy trust goods from anybody but you can't buy Cuban Blossom, Renown, Topical Twist OIG-AES from save us. We guarantee sola. W a emaHntaa .Vam tlia mn.t popular Cigar, and if the goods are not alL we sav they are we take them back at retail prices. marlOtf FOR ALDERLIEN. At a meeting of citizens of the 8econd Ward held Thursday night at Masonic Temple, Jas. D. Nutt and John H. Sweeny were selected as candidates for Aldermen: M. J. Heyer, Jno. F. Divine, James I Metts, W. E. Worth, J. C. Munds, W. J. Bergen, Wm. Coleman, Joe. H. McRee, Thos. Torpy, Sr., O. H. Ward, Van Hardin, G. J. Boney, T. E. Sprunt, Geo. S. LeGrand, Martin O'Brien, J. O. Wiggs, com mittee, mar 15 3 t One Jolly Week, Commeneina; MONDAY, MARCH I8TH. Return engagement of this petite Soubrette winsome UNA CLAYTON, and a strong supporting company of Drama'ic and Vaudeville Artists. LAPIE3 FBEE ON OPENING NIGHT. Prices 10, 20 and 80 cents. mar 15 St JAS. T. RILEY & CO., Dealers in Agricultural Lime, Land Plaster and BUILDING MATERIAL mar is tr tufrsn NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that, in ac - cordance with the requirements of the law, all places wherein intoxicating liquor ii sold must be closed for twelve hours prior to, and after the primary election to be held in this city on Mon day next, March 18th. Such places, therefore, must be closed from Satur day night at 12 o'clock until Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock. A. M. WADDELL, mar 13 3t Mayor. Friday. March 16th. and Satur day Matinee. CftOTANC THIS TEAR NEW DUO I UrlO. EVERYTHING. IN ALL WHITE IMIi sbos. bexford, acrobatic marvels. Hank Goodman, Ed Fox, J. H. Brlggs. Welby & Pearl, Chas. Van, Harle Wilson. GORTON ft LEE, Leaders of High-class Musical Comedy. Immense Orchestra, great Orescent Quar tette Bolo Band. matchless Moon-Day Concert. mar 18 St FOB ALDERMAN. In deference to the wishes of many friends, I hereby announce my candi dacy for Alderman from the Fourth Ward, promising, if elected, to care for the interests of every resident of my ward and the welfare of the city; as an entirety, to the best of my ability. Respectfully yours, ' mar 6 tf LOUIS EL SKINNER. NOTICE. The name of William Goodman will be pre sented to the Democratic primary for the nomi nation ot Alderman irom the Third Ward. I bespeak for him the support ot all eood citizens. mar 8 tf TAXPATKB. For Alderman. t the earnest solicitation ot many friends, I announce myself a candidate for Alderman from Third Ward, subject to the will of the Democratic primary, mar 18 Ct W. E. PXBDEW. Mr. Jobn Ii. Hanby for Alderman. The many friends of Mr. John H. Hanby not unmindful of the great service rendered to the citizens of Wilmington as an Alder man (having given bis oersonal attention topahuo matters) again place his name before the voters of the Fourth Ward for re-election. MANY FBIENDeV mar8tf -. Partnership Notice. Bockt Tonic, a. OJfarch 14, 1901. '- I have associated with myself in the Mer cantile, Track and Berry growing pnsmeas, my brother, Mr. E. B. Jones. In, the future the business wQl be conducted in the name ot J. a Jones Bro. J. Q. JONES. -. mariS5t ' ' v " """ .. .-.--..-'"V .. vti. cease. , i ' John J. jrowier. 1