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. j ..." ; 000000000000006 :TEirasosiJ3sc:!?Ti::j; ; -t..l HanaatfUia. ETUT'UIVJ ; Circulation Larger Tit fast Of Any Otker Diily News piper PsbOshed l VDmiiftoa. ". 1 Ml- : On. by Kail, f 5.CC I Six : XUnUhMiim 9.Z0 ; Three Honths, - -1.25 ; ; Two XTonihs - - 1.00 ' OLPBIT DAILY HBWIPAPBtM rt otvas4s ouptnoata. i IN THH STATS. , WILMINGTON, N. 0., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1903 VOL. LXXL-NO. 131. WHOLE NO. 11,076 TEACHERS IN JDNE. THE COUNTY SCHOOLS RE-ONION OF ELKS i 1 GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Consideration ' of London Bill in the Senate Deferred Until TRAfiEDY in baleiqh500 Tons Hard Goal 1 v i 15. Y 7 r x its 3 OUTLINES. The dead-lock in the Senate over the Statehood bill and the Panama Canal treaty con tin net; a compromise ia sug gested. Mr. Andrew Carnegie is reported as much improved. The Fowler currency bill was debated yes terday in the House. The corner stone of the Army War College was laid yesterday in Washington; President Bsosevelt and others delevered ad dresses Posses are in pursuit of two men near Riehview, Illinois, supposed to be the Union, Missouri bank robbers. . Seven men ar rested in New York city charged wlih running a fake lottery. Po nce in new xorc nave recovered a largequantity of silverware stolen from prominent families in Philadelphia . and found in possession of two negro ' tin . ffrw'- i8Hew sun noias a &J.m jury in the Bishop case, at Char- HMoUe. - Hill & Porter, cotton brokers, Fort Smith, - Ark., have failed; liabilities $50,000. J. H. Williamson, of Monroe, N. Gt, was shot and killed by Henry Young, of B ickiaghaai, in a bar-room t Ham let, N CL; Young has escaped. w New x irt markets: Time money w jp- steady; rosin nrm, strained common to good 3 25; spirits turpentine nomi nal at 6666c; cotton quiet at 10.05c; flaur steadier but rather dull; wheat, spot firm, No. 3 red 83c; corn spot firm. No. 2 60c ; oats spot steady. No. J43JKC ' ' wEATHER REPORT. U. 8. DlP'T OF A.GBIOULTUBE, ) W bathe a Bureau, WiLsiraaTON, N. a, Fob. 31. ) Meteorological data for the twenty four hours ending at 8 P. M. : Temperatures: 8 A. M, 89 degrees; 8 P. M.. 40 degrees: maximum, 40 de crees; minimum, 38 degrees; mean, 41 Agrees. Rainfall for the day, .69; rainfall ioce 1st of month to date, 8.05 Inches. 8tage of water in the Cape Fear river at Fayetteville, N. C, at 8 A. M. Friday 36 7 feet FORECAST FOB TO-DAY. Washington, Feb. 2L ForNorth . Carolina : Fair Sunday ; fresh to brisk northwest winds on the coast. Mon day fair. Port A'nanac February 28. 3a n Rises :V: .-." 6.43 . M. San Sets 5.47 P. M. Dy 's Length 11 '.04 M. Hirh Water at Southport 4.50 P. M. H'gn Water Wilm ogton. 7.20 P. M. Lin don physicians tell us that shocks will kill bacteria. This may reconcile ns somewhat to earth quakes, Mount Pelee eruptions &c. Truth may be "at the bottom of a well," but with some Republican editors, jadging from the small quantity they use, it must be at the bottom of the ocean. A Geneva dispatch says there is a great demand from'all parts of Eu rope for pictures of the elopiDg Princess Louise, of Saxony. They wautto see what the royal freak looks like. Senator Morgan commented very '-Bhjfeheother day abont "leaks" - m executive sessions of the Senate, and yet be would probably have beenpf om burning in horse stable much disappointed if some of those leaks hadn't got into print. A New York Republican paper has an editorial on "the way to beat Addicks," who is running for the U. S. Senate from Delaware. The way to beat Addicks in that bailiwick is to distribute more money than he does. Whether the world is getting bet ter or not there were 1,261 churches added last year to the number al ready built in this country, an in crease 'of 720 in the number of clergymen and 403,743 in the num ber of communicants. r1- ' A Southern California man who -$-tai2y?kE'? ranch a few years ago wxfe 400 btadsiow has 13,000, and ia making mAney by selling the BqaabB, for whicb he gets a couple dollars a dozen. r He draws the color line and raises only white birds. Ths wireless telegraphy people seem to be getting down to busi ness. A company has been organ ized and will soon be sending mes Bages from San Francisco or Seattle ' i wo nonoium. xt nas naa aynamos jjfc. constructed powerful enough to fiOTI A Ynnoannna 9 AAA milai I Mr. Oliver Harriman, of Port Chester, N. Y., who has managed to accumulate a $15,000,000 fortune, does not seem to be able to take care of it and his friends are asking the courts to appoint per sods to take charge of it. In the long run they will probably get more out of it than he ill - 'ihe'Sfew York Sun believes that Senator Moriran MniA tftllr thi'rfoon X, hours consecutively, but doubts his f " ability to hold out for thirteen days. Ihe Sun doesn't know Senator Mor gan If the gentleman from Ala bama became really aroused he could wind : op his talk apparatus and talk for thirteen weeks. North Carolina Assembly Will Meet at Wrightsville Beach Again This Year. THE STATE'S EDUCATORS. Letter Coatalaisf Defialte Aaaoascemeat Received Yesterday from Prof. W. D. Caraicbsel, of Darkim Visitors to Be Eatertslned. The twentieth annual meeting of the North Carolina Teachers Assem bly will be held at Wrightsville beach in June. The announcement is au thoritative, a letter having been re ceived to that efFect yesterday by President Chadbourn, of the Chamber of Commerce, from Prof. W. D. Car- michaeL secretary and treasurer ef i tbe Assembly, and the Stab is sure that the news will be received with great delight by the people of Wil mington. The Assembly met here year before last and was entertained in royal manner by the Seashore Hotel. The same will be true of the meeting again this season. Orer five hundred teachers and their friends will be present. The railroads will offer the usual reduced rates. Dr. F. P. Venable, of the Univer sity, Is president and Prof. J. B. Carlyle, of Wake Foreaf, is vice pres ident of the organisation. The letter from Secretary and Treasurer Car miebaelis as follows: "Durham. N. C, Feb. 19th. Mr. Jas. H. Chadbourn. Wilming ton, n a "My Dxab Sib:-Your letter of the 18th insL has been received. I thank you very much for the kind off r from vou lor in a Chamber of Commerce. We have decided, I am personally ery glad to sav. that we shall meet in Wilmington this year. I am sure mat mis will be a great year for the Assembly, and the fact that we meet on Wrights ville will be srreatlv to our advantage. . Thanking vou again for vour kind ness, I am, Very truly yours, "W. II. UARJOCHAXL." LOCAL DOTS. This ia the 171st anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Farmer Felger is turning ont a mighty poor article of weather these days. "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his country men." Monday, Feb. 23d, being a lo cal holiday, no business will be trans acted ia the city by the savings bank. There are just twelve more working days, or talking days, for the Legislature. The per diem of mem bers ceases March 7th. A special convocation of Con cord Chapter No. 1, B. A. M., will be held Monday night for work in the Paat Master's degree. - At the morning service of St. Andrew's Presbyterian church to-day Rev. John F. Preston, of Greenville, 8. C , will speak in the interest of the For ward Movement for Missions. Thejfire at 2:30 o'clock yester day morning waa at the residence of Mr. J. B. Hewlett, 807 Cttesnut street. and not at Mrs. Morris as erroneously stated. The damage was about $1 25. The alarm of fire from box 22 at 7:45 P. M. yesterday was on account back of bhepard's drug store on Market street There was no damage. The Bell Telephone Company is putting up 'poles on Castle and on Market to Fifteenth street, preparatory to installing the new system. . Work will now be pushed as rapidly as pos sible. - Fayetteville Observer: 21st:The hearing of the Utiey eaae on appeal, waa concluded before Judge Cooke this morning. The case will be heard by the Supreme Court the third week in March.' A deputy sheriff from White ville yesterday arrived' for the young white man arrested on the charge of embezzlement at Chadbourn, N. C. The prisoner will be taken to Chad bourn to-day. Conductor Tyson, colored, charged with stealing poles from the Standard Pole and Tie Co., was bound over to the Superior Court by Justice McGowan yesterday. He gave bond in the ium of $50, with Mr. C. H. Dock surety. Messrs.. J. A. Springer & Co. have received the first cargo of hard coal that has reached Wilmington this Winter. It consists of 500 tons and, though late, it comes in good time, as there will be plenty of cold weather before the close of March. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ' A. W. Henry $50 reward. R. O. DeRosset Flinch.' W. B. Cooper Choice hay. ; F. E Haahagen Co. Just in. 8. & B. Solomon This week. Q. O. Gaylord Special prices. Savings Banks Holiday notice. -J. A. Springer ot Co. Hard coal. H. L. Toilers Bole selling agent Masonic Meeting Concord Chapter. F.E.Hashsgen Co. Announcement. Atlantic Na'i Bank $300,000 to loan Mercer Evans Co. Dollar window Consolidated Rail ways, Light and Power' Co. Schedule change. i sTJsrjrsss uxutt. - Wanted Sample dlstribttter.;- Entertainment and Public Debate in East Wilmington on Fri day Afternoon. THE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. Next Reralar Meetlog WHI Be Held Sat : ordsy-Several laterestiat Addresses -oa ProjrsmmePer8onsl Recol lections o! Fort Fisher. 7 A most creditable public -entertainment and debate was given Friday afternoon at the East Wilmington public school, Prof. 8. V. Bowen, principal. The attendance was un usually large, many persons having gone out from the city and the patrons and friends of the school .having at tended almost en masse and ly enjoyed every feature ol the pro grame, which consisted of music, reci tations and the like, closing with a spirited debate. -Prof. D. M. Bain, teacher of vocal music in the rural schools, was pre sent and the singing of the children gave evidence of efficient work on his part Mr. Lovie Mills was organist The programme was as follows: Bong: "Singing Gaily Singing." "What We Learn at School," by five children. "Papa's Little Girl" by Mollie Potter. "Sensible" by Llla Blake. 8ong, "Merrily Sing." "How Do I Look" by Lila Kline. Speech, by Allen Blake. "Lazy Little Lew" by Harry Webb. "What a Small Boy Can Do" Tom mie Blake. Song: "Birds are Singing." "St. Valentine's Day Among the Birds" by Fannie Riggs. "What Would You Think!" by Annie M. Blake. "Never Oat of Sight" by Bessie Eden. "Diffidence" by Annie Webb. Charlie's Speech" by Dinnor Pad rick. Song: "School Boy Days." The debate was noon the query: "Which is More Desirable, Country Life or City Life!" Affirmative: Vic tor Pearsall, Esther Klein, Willie Webb, Mary Webb, Mary Biggs, Lovie Mills. Negative: Bessie Mills, Lila Blake, Oscar Pearsall, Jr., Jerry Blake, Annie Webb. The judges appointed to decide were Superintendent W Oatlett Messrs. W. M. Cumming and M. N. Northern. Mr. Cumming delivered the decis ion of the judges. Both affirmative and negative presented their respective sides so well that it was impossible for the judges to say which had won. Mr. Cumming made a neat little speech complimenting the school and its en terprising teacher. Superintendent Oatlett and Mr. Oscar Pearsall, one of the committeemen, also made con gratulatory addresses. ' Teachers' Assoclatioa Meetlsg. The New Hanover County Teachers' Association will meet next Saturday morning at 10 o'clock in the Cape Fear Academy building, next south of the Court House,; on Third street Teachers In the city white public schools are cordially invited to attend and participate in the exercises. The features of the programme will be as follows: - Bombardment of Fort Fisher, (Per sonal Experience), , Rev. J. A. Smith. The Best Method of Teaching Liter ature, Miss Pattie D. Thorne. The Bible in the Public School, Dr. Calvin 8. Black well. THE RIDQEWAY CONCERT COMPANY. Sixth Eaterfalaieat la Star Coarse at the Y. M. C A. Taesdsy Evealsf. The Findliy, Oho, Morning Repub lican, of - Jan. 81st, has the following to say of the Bidgeway Concert Com pany which will appear as the sixth entertainment in the 8 tar Course Tues day evening in the Y. M. O. A. audi torium: "Without a peer. That is the best criticism that can be made of Katha rine Bidgeway. In her recital last night at the Marvin she completely captured the audience which went into ecstasies in their appreciation. - One could write columns on her work and then not say too much in praise of her. - Suffice it to say once again, that she stands undls putedly without a peer." . Reserved seats can be had at DeRos aet'a. General admission and reserv ed seats, seventy-five cents. Coamerce Chamber a Model. , Mr. R O. Foster, president and gen eral manager of the Georgia Oar and Manufacturing CoMofSavannah,spent yesterday in the city as the special re presentative of the business men of his city, who desire information re garding the practical workings of a live Chamber of Commerce, with a view of establishing ja body of that character in their midst Savannah has a Board of Trade and a Cotton Exchange, but Mr. Foster says they do not meet all the requirements. He said he bad heard o Wilmington's Chamber, and came here first to get the deaired information because he re garded the organization ' here up-to-date. Later he will visit Knoxvllle and Atlanta. - ' : Trolley tar Schedule, i The regular schedule of the Consol idated Railways, Light and , Power' Co. may be found in another column. In addition to the regular schedule there is an extra service on pleasant days to Wrightsville Beach. ; . L Shrier was never so busy as now taking - orders for- made-to-measure garments. You should have blm show you his immense-line of 2,060 Samples. He is making suits to order from $13.00 to $40.00; Coat and Trou sers from $10.00 to $25.00, and Trou sers from $3.00 to $9.00, , Fit Guaran teed. vjX ' . j-fcvj .S-jii": ' , Wash Silk 60e at"lvogt's. t- Great Gathering of the Antlered Tribe at Wrightsville x This Summer. THE COMMITTEES APPOINTED Royal Welcome sad Trne Cspe Pear Hos pitality for "Best People, on Earth." Every Arraotemeat Will Be la Cspsble Bssds la Jane. .. i : That all shall be in readiness for the annual gathering of North Carolina Elks, the committees earned below have been appointed and they will at once proceed to arrange for. the third annual re union, to be held here June 3rd and 4th. . The order during the past year has ncreAsed-UsjaejabershJpftnd the number of lodges, hence this Sum mer's assembly will in all probability be very largely attended and the Wil mington Elks will provide a most hos pitable reception for all their visitors. The committees named are as follows: Executive Wm. F. Robertson (chairman), H. J. Gerken, - Jno. R. Stein, H. McL. Green, L W, Solo mon. Finance L. Stein (chairman), C. W. Polvogt, O. T. Harper, H. L. Hunt, R. W. Wallace, L M. Bear. Entertainment Wm. J. Bellamy, (chairman). T. H. Wright R. H. G wait- new, W. F. Robertson, Harry Small bones, W. W. Harrington, E. E. David, F. H. 8tedman, T. W. Davis, F. W. Kerchner, F. P. Turrentlne, J. D. Bellamy. 3rd.. A. Smith. J. H. Sweeney, T. B. Willard, J. P. Taylor. Transportation a. a. Flsnwate, (chairman), J. D. Edwards, W. G. Elliott, Jr. Geo. L. Morton, D. Mc- Kacheru. Reception Herbert McOlammy. (chairman), J, J. Fowler, F. L. Tom linson. Jake Sternberger, C. W. Pol vogt, Oscar Morris, A. H. Harriss, G. V. Harrell, J. H. Gore, Jr., J. J. Blair, R. a DeRosset J. W. Williams, J. 8 Burnett, W. E. Springer, a J. Spring er, H. a Bear, F. W. Dick, F.' P. Donian, J. 8. McEschern, E. E. David. Parade J no. J. Fowler, (chairman). John J. Furlong, Albert Solomon, J. P. Taylor, J. Frank Maunder, M. B. l&intz, J. Lt. Solomon. Refreshments H. J. Gerken. (chair man), M. W. Divine, John H. Rehder, J. F. Woolvin, T. E. Wallace. Printing and Advertising John u. Turrentine, Jr., (chairman), B.B. Jack son, O. MeD. Davis, Ben j. Bell, B. F. King, wm. Lb DeHosset Jr. Decoration Jas.F.-Woolvin, (chair man), J. YanB. Metts, L. H. Skinner, w. K. Morrison. Geo, Uarrtss, JS. r. Taylor, H.B. Peschau, H. D. Springer, w. a. Johnson, W. A. French, Jr., W. H. Btokely, Jr. REV. BENJ. R. HALL DEAD. Leadlaf MethodlatPreacherOace Pastor Here, Died Friday Nlfhi at Fayette vllle Fasersl To-dsy. Friends in this city and they are numbered by the score will- hear with deep regret of the death of Rev. B. R. Hall, presiding elder of the Fayetteville District M. E. church,! 8outh, which occurred at the Marsh- Highsmith Hospital at Fayetteville Friday evening at 7:10 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Hall was stricken with apoplexy Friday morning at 4 o'clock and he never regained consciouness .lost at that hour. At the request of the deceased be. fore his death, the remains were taken to the Hay Street Methodist church in Fayetteville where they will re main until this afternoon atf 3 o'clock when the funeral will be conducted by Rev. T. A. Bmoot Rev. B. H. Hall was in the 53nd year of his age, having been born Sept 25th 185L His parents, Henry G. and Mrs. Emily B. Hall, are still living and make their home at Shelby, N. O. His Is the first death in the family. Mr. Hall was married in 1878 to Miss Fannie 8tedman, who, with four children, survive him. He also leaves three brothers and a sister to mourn their loss, as follows: Mr. Edward Hale Hall,, of Waco, Texas; Mr. Heman R. Hall, of Fayetteville; Rev. John EL Hal), of Rockingham, and Mrs. O. P. Roberts, of Shelby; Rev. John H. Hall, who has just retired as pastor of Fifth street M. E. church, this city. His aged mother and his sister, Mrs. Roberts, expected to reach Fayette ville last night . Deceased has been a presiding elder In the North Carolina Conference for eight . years, and for the past three years had been on the Fayetteville District. At onetime he was pastor of Wilmington Fifth . Street M. E. church and was universally esteemed here. He joined the conference in 1875 and has never since that time missed an annual session of that body. He was a graduate of Trinity College and a preacher of great ability, having served some of the most important stations in hischurch, Trinity church, Durham, St Paul's, Goldsboro. being among the number of leading charges heserved.V- Qolf T oornsment Postpoaed. The ladies' handicap golf tourna ment scheduled for .yesterday after noon was postponed on account of the weather.' The annual mixed four some tournament will be played on the - links Monday afternoon, com mencing promptly at 8 o'clock. Nine holes will be played. . - . Caroliaa Cestral Delay. - A box' car of a freight train jumped the track near' Old Hundred, yester day, causing a five-hour delay of the passenger train due to arrive here from Hamlet over the Seaboard Air Line at 18 .-05 o'clock in the afternoon.: New Ribbons just received at Pol vogt's. t Monday Morning. THE WATTS' BILL SENT UP. Revease Act Is Belag Discussed la tbe Hoase Boad Issae JMait Be from $400,080 to S580,e00-Local Bills as to Eastern Csrollos. Special Star Telegram.' ' Raleigh, N. O., Feb. 3L Sena tor .London made a motion in the Senate this' morning that further con sideration of the London bill be de ferred until Monday at 11 o'clock and that a: final vote on the measvre be taken at noon; Tuesday. The motion waa-ad6ptoThia-waa ia order 4hl time could be gained to dear the cal endar of accumulated bills to which to day's session was devoted. . , A great number of local bills passed. One of general importance was to em power the N. C Corporation Commis sion to hear complaints of demurrage charges by shippers. against the rail roads.' " ' - The Watts bill came over from the House and was referred to the Com mittee on Propositions and Grievances. Three hundred copies were ordered printed. The House spent a good portion of to day's session in committee of the hole, considering the Revenue bill. Discussion of tee first section brought out the statement from Doughton, the introducer of the bill, that the estima ted 'additional revenue would be $159,000. j r.j Tbe first seotion defining the objects of taxation was adopted. During the discussion of the second and third sec tions, Graham said much property ia escaping taxation. Thirty-three coun ties show no revenue from cigarettes; fifty-eight no tax on horse dealers and sixty-one no tax on pistol dealers. He insisted on taxing gross earnings of railroads and increasing the valuation from $43,000,000 to $107,000,000. sections 3 and 3 of the Bevenue Bill were adopted without change. This provides $L29 poll tax; an ad valorem tax of 21 cents for the State; 4 cents for pensions and 18 cents for schools, making 43 cents on the $100 valuation. Further consideration of the Revenue Bill was deferred until Mon day at 8 P. M. Incidentally there was a discussion of the necessity of a bond issue, the concensus of opinion being that pro vision must be made for from $400,000 to $500,000 in bonds. i Notable bills introduced in the House were by Abell to prohibit the manufacture and sale of adulterated illuminating oil; Carlton, to amend charter of Rose Hill; Carlton, to in corporate the Elisabeth City Through Line Railroad Co.; Carlton, to incor porate the Bank oi waraaw, and Wil lis, to incorporate the Brothers'' and Sisters' Union, of Blsden county. A oner session or the House was held to-night for passage of local bills exclusively. Hon, R. A. Dough- ton, presided and put through fifty bills. Those of interest in East Caro lina were to create a new school dis trict from portions of Cumberland and Robeson counties : for the drainage of roads in Robeson county; .to sell the oyster steamer Lily and regarding witness fees in Cumberland county. -Meetlsg of Wood Workers. There was a large attendance last night upon the mass meeting of white wood workers of the city in Pythian Castle Hal),inthe Murchison National Bank building.' President Smith, of Local Union 899, Carpenters and Join ers of America, presided and tne chief speaker of the evening was Gen eral Organizer J. P. Ogletree, of Bir mingham, Ala , who has spent the past ten. days in Wilmington. Other speeches, were made by. President Smith, Mr. David Rountree, Mr. G. F. QoJnn. and others. ; As a result of tbe meeting a new local union was organized, tbe number of which will not be known until the charter is issued. General Organizer Ogletree leaves this afternoon for Charleston but will return in, time to address the wood workers . again on Thursday night The Steamboat Merxer. . Mr. A. A. Llsman. president of the Wilmington and Fayetteville Steam boat Co., who was in the city yester day, confirmed , the report printed in the Stab from the Fayetteville Oo -eerver that his company had withdrawn from the traffic agreement recently formed by. the steamboat companies operating on. the upper Cape Fear. Mr. Llsman say s . the City of Fayetteville withdrawn : because he thinks more money can be made by her independ ently. Mr. Llsman left on the steamer for Fayetteville at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. 1 . - Compliment to Wllalntioa Firm. , - Goldsboro .Arguei: "Thus far this week Messrs. Best & Thompson have bought 960 bales of cotton for Messrs. Alexander Sprunt & Son. the noted cotton exporters of Wilmington, who have for years been a vital energy oi incalculable benefit to the cotton farmers of North Carolina not only as purchasers of the fleecy staple at the highest market price, but also as intelligent, vigilant and fearless cham pions of the farmers best Interests in promptly and persistently fighting the insidious round oaie trust." - At the Postoffice Moadsy. Washington's birthday falling on Sunday, - the postofflce will observe holiday hours Monday., as follows : General delivery and stamp windows open from 9 to 10 A. M. and 6 to 4 P. M. Registry department open from 9 to 10 A. MV Money order department closed all day. Carriers will make one delivery and collection in the morning. t New Mattings 1 are shown at Pol- Ludlow Skinner Shot to Death : by Ernest . Haywood, a Prominent Lawyer. SPECULATION AS TO CAUSE. Domestic Troubles Thoaxnt to Have Beea at Bottom of the Affslr Qeooiae Seasatloa Created losaolty . May Be Pleaded at Trial. Special Star Telegram. Ralkioh, N. a Feb. 21 Earnest Hsy wood, one of the best known law yers of Raleigh, ' shot and instantly killed Ludlow Skinner, of the firm of Johnson, Thompson & Co., cotton brokers, thisafternoon about 4 o'clock. Both are of social and. business promi- aanae,"'.! . Hay4 after the thoo ting but refuses to make any statement and having: waived ex amination wait committed to jail with- out bail. The two men were seen at the post- office entrance in earnest conversation a few minutes before the' shooting. Skinner had turned away and Waa moving toward the street ten paces away when uaywood fired the first shot. Skinner quickened his pace as though trying to get away when Hay wood fired a second shot within pro bably fifteen -seconds of the first, the ball taking effect just back of the left arm and penetrating the heart The assertion that Skinner was shot in the back, aggravated the feeling against Haywood among. Skinner's friends and there was talk of violence and while there is no guard at the jail to-night a sharp look out is being kept to prevent any demonstration. Raleigh never experienced so severe a shock as the killing has created, and the town is rift with supposed expla nations as to the cause. It is conceded that complications between the fami lies of the two men are at the bottom of it. It has been common report going for some months that Haywood and Mrs. Gertrude Winder Tucker, widow of the late Wm. R. Tucker and sister-in-law of Skinner, were secretly 'married in New York several months ago. This he denied. Mrs. Tucker was treated In a Baltimore hospital recently and it is out of these conditions that tbe shooting has grown, though there can be no comprehensive statement of the case until developed in the trial. Dr. T. E. Skinner, the venerable re tired pastor of the First Baptist church and father of the murdered man, de clared this evening that Haywood had written an insulting letter to his son's wife. Mrs. Skinner ' said, when told that her husband was shot, that she tried to keep him from going . down after dinner, and telephoned to John son & Thompson's office for him to keep off the street. - These statement, than which there is nothing more definite,' now indicate that there was an old and bitter score between the two men to be settled. The coroner held an inquest and autopsy to-night, finding that the de ceased came to his death at the hands of Haywood. It is understood in sanity will be pleaded- Jas. H. Pou and T. M. Argo, the best lawyers here, have been engaged for, the defence. Haywood has a brother in the insane asylum. (By Associated Press.) CHABtOTTS. N. C Feb. 81. A spe cial to the Observer from Raleigh says: The greatest social and criminal sensa tion Raleigh has ever known develop ed at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon when, on Fayetteville street, Ernest uay wood shot and killed Ludlow Skinner. The prominence of both families Is marked. Haywood is a grand son of the late State Treasurer John Haywood and son of the late Dr. E. Burke Hay wood, and one of Baleigh'a leading lawrers. Skinner was a grand-son of the late Mr. Ludlow, of New York, I and a son of isev. ur. Thomas m. Skinner, of Raleigh, one of the best known Baptists in the South. 1 At least a hundred persons must have seen the shooting,' certainly that number saw the victim of Haywood's revolver as he reeled and fell upon his face on the ear track in front of the postoffice and Yarborough House and not forty yards from the courthouse. Hay ward was taken oy JJeputy Sheriff Separk to Haywood's law of fice, and' waa there for about two hours guarded by deputies and in conference with bis attorneys, James H. Pou and Argo & Shaffer. Later he was taken to the court house, where Magistrate Marcom had a preliminary hearing, taking only Bepark's testimony upon which he committed Haywood to jail without bail for murder. Skinner's wife is a daughter of the late Major John O. Winder.. The rumor here is that the tragedy grew out of a reported secret marriage in the family of one or the men concern-' ed. ' RaXiEiQB. N. C. Feb. 2L Haywood. who is now in jail has as yet made no statement : The testimony at the pre liminary hearing before J ustice J. C. Marcom this afternoon is as follows: Earlier in the day o tinner cauea at Haywood's office. What ' occurred there is not known. When he came but he started for the postoffice. In , the mean time Haywood went to the court house. As he returned and was near the middle steps of the postoffice. he saw Skinner on the sidewalk, and called him, saying: "Ludlow come here, I want to speak to you." As Hkinner approacnea, uaywooa fired point blank at him. He missed, and Skinner turned and ran. When he reached the car track Haywood fired again, and Skinner stumbled for a second and sank to the ground. He waa taken into Jas. I. Johnson's drug store in an unconscious condition and died within a few minutes. Later the' body was removed to his home. The wife of Mr. Skinner is prostrated with grief. The hill passed by the Legisla ture in regard to the no-fence law for Federal Point township is printed in this issue of the Stab. ' ' Millinery. Cloaks and Furs : half price, at The 0. W Polvogt Oo... f Just Arrived Per 500 Tons Grate .. ; Yon can now avoid the annoyance of using smoky soft Coal Jn yonr Stoves and Furnaces. Then for use in open fires we handle the only high grade JELLICO COAL in lumps. This is a clearly: established fact. For We have all that is If it is fuel yon want send to us take. - ; - : ;-t,r' J. A. Springer & Co. feb22tf FEDERAL POINT FENCE LAW. Pall Text of BUI Exemptiag a Portloa of New Hanover from Stock Regala Hon Township Tax. Below will be found the full text of the bill recently passed by the General Assembly, repealing the no-fence law as applied to Federal Point township, this county: An act to repeal the stock law in Fed eral Point Township in New Han over county: The General Assembly of North Caro ; Una do enact: Section 1. That from and after June 1st, 1908, chapter 290 of the Pub lic Laws of 1899 shall not apply to that portion - of New Hanover- county south and west of a line starting at a point on the Cape Fear river where' tbe water course from Mcllhenny's mill pond empties into said river, and running with the stream and mill pond to the head of clay bottom and run ning behind I W. P. iOldham's fence southeast to the old Federal Point road, running thence west side of said road to . the sound road, running thence west side of the sound road to George Roger's Lane; down said lane to the sound and also including that portion of the beach ,south of a pond opposite where this line touches the sound. - Geo 3. That before May 15th, 1908. the Board of Commissioners of said county shall cause a good and suffi cient fence five feet high to be con structed and maintained along the boundary line above mentioned, with suitable gates at all crossings of pub lic roads and other places where nec essary; Provided, that the said Board of Commissioners may at ? any time and from time to time declare any water course along the line of said' fence to be and constitute a part of said fence; Provided further, that the Gommisloners may have the right, if in their judgment it is necessary, to run this fence a little south of the point where it touches the sound in order to touch the sound at a deep water point, and for the purpose of this act the said Board of Commis sioners may let out the construction of said fence and gates by contract to the lowest responsible bidder, giving twenty days' of such letting out by public advertisement in at least two daily papers published in the city of Wilmington, or in their discretion the said board shall deem it advisable, that they may employ an agent to construct said fence under such terms as they shall prescribe; and. for de fraying the expenses of constructing said fence and gates the said board may draw upon the county treasurer of said county of New Hanover for a sum sufficient therefor out of the gen eral fund of said county; and may thereafter levy on all real property, taxable by State and county in said territory so fenced out; and collect a tax sufficient to replace the amount so drawn from the said general fund, and in addition ' thereto may sfrom year to year in like manner levy and collect a tax sufficient to maintain said fence and gates. Sec 8. That all laws and clauses of laws conflicting with this act are here by repealed. - - - Sec. 4. This Act shal be in force from and after its ratification . . Ratified January 29. LOCAL SHIPPINQ INTELLIGENCE. Arrivals and Departares of Vessels from the Port of Wllmlartoa. The British steamer Muriel, hence for Liverpool with cargo of cotton, passed out at Soutbport at 5:40 P. M. Friday. The schooner John R. Fell, Capt. Loveland, arrived yesterday from New York wi& cargo of "500 tons of hard coal for J.' A. Springer & Co. The .Norwegian barque Freidig, Capt. Christophersen, was cleared yes terday by Messrs. Heide & Co., with a cargo of 6,700 parrels of rosin, con signed by Messrs. Murchison & Co. to parties in London, Eng. Mr. Will L. Miller, manager of the Acme Tea Chest Company, yesterday received a telegram stating that the British steamer Garlands would sail from Newport News at daylight Tues day for Wilmington. She will receive a cargo of -veneering timber for Glas gow, Scotland. Howard Relief Ball. . The Stab is under obligations to the House Committee for an invitation to attend the 47th anniversary ball of the Howard Relief Company at Germania Hall on Tuesday evening, Feb. 24th. The committee is composed of Messrs. H. L. Vollers, G. F. G. Tfcnken, Martin 'VanOesen, J. Kuhlken and H. Habenicht. ; ",' .. The Stab office cat's tail pointed i northeastwardly .yesterday, and- the ' horse editor says this means much bad weather during February and March. When it comes to forecasting the weather, the Stab office cat'a tail beata i the ground-hog's shadow out o' sight. Schr. "John R. Fell." : and Stove Coal. good and chserftil: Oak, Ash, every time and vou will make no mi EASTERN CAROLINA DIOCESE. Staadiaf Committee Held Session la Wii- mlsffoa and Considered Bishop's Efifeebled Condition. : The Standing " Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina met in this city Friday as advisory counsel to the Rt. Rev. Bishop A. A. Watson in view of the enfeebled con dition of his health. The action taken at the meeting is set forth in the fol lowing resolution furnished for pub- lication by the secretary : Diocese of East Carole a, . WoMnrGTOir, N. 0., Feb. 14th, 1903. At a meeting of the Standing Com mittee, held as above, the following ' resolution was passed unanimously : "jttesoivea, Thzt the committee ad vises the Bishop that they deem it un necessary to take any steps looking to the transference of the Diocesan affairs' into the hands of the Standing Oom mittee. And they advise that the Bishop, through the secretary of this committee, and at the expense of the Diocese, procure the assistance of his brother bishops to perform such Episco pal acts as may be thongbt neeessarr . or pressing; ' - , "The Committee are satisfied that the interests of tbeDIocese are in no danger of suffering by postponing any fur- -tber steps until the meeting of the An nual uouncti, when the Bishop may take such action as to him may seem best. "And. the Committee emnhatlcallv and affectionately insist that the Bishop owes it to himself, to the Church which he has served so long and faithfully, and whose children are so anxiously interested in his condi- tion, that he shall, until the time indi cated, religiously abstain from all mental and physical exertion in re gard to the Diocese. - Teste. J "W.L. DbRobskt, "Secretary., PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. L. A. Bethnne, of Clinton, arrived last evening. J. B. Schulken, Esq., of. Whiteville, was an arrival at The Orton yesterday. Mr. J. Parker Lewis, the popu ar travelling man is shaking hands with friends in the city.i Mrs. W. R.Kenan and Miss Sarah Kenan have returned from a visit to relatives at Macon, Ga. Messrs. J. K. and E. A. Hawes, of Atkinson, N. 0., were guests at The Orton last night ' Mr. R. M. Wescott has just " returned from a business visit of a ' week to Norfolk, Tarboro.and Kin-"1 ston. r Mrs. Jno. F. Garrell and Miss Lillian Home have returned from a visit to Chicago and other points In -the West. Mr. J. W. Rivenbark went up to Willard yesterday morning to spend he day with his father, Mr. R. T. Rivenbark Dr. E. G. Goodman, of El Paso, came over yesterday from Brunswick 'county to spend a day In the city on business. Among yesterday's visitors to the city were Messrs. O. W. Scott, of Hallsboro, Duplin county, and W. E ; Read, of Southport. - Messrs. W. E. Yopp, William J. Bellamy and Jno. E. Wood have , returned from High Point where they, attended the State Council, Jr. O. UJ A.M. - : Mrs. J. G. Blount Jr., after - a visit to relatives here, left yesterday - morning for Washington. N. OL, ac- . companied by her sister, Miss Nora- ' Angel. Motes of the W. 0. T. U. . ' The anniversary of the death of the former national president,Miss Frances . Willard, of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, which was to have been observed on next Tuesday night, is changed to Friday , night next at 8 o'clock : In the lecture room of the First Baptist church. . A programme of recitations, music and a lecture by -Dr. Calvin aBlackwellwillbe among ' the features, n On Wednesday " after- ' noon the regular meeting of the Union will be held at 4 o'clock: 1 New Goods arriving daily at Pol; ' vogt's.7"" . ' . - - " t . ForAsuima'uso OHT IUXTD : EXPEOTOn- ror saie by a, aiBheparo. V" 'lff':X t;
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