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i JU I 41 i Yuaarn inKllJ Of AB7 Otter DauyHew.. fcper PeMkaed b Wuariaxtoa.: ' - iHKHIIIMIMIMIIOMt OUTLINES. An extra session of the Senate is celled to meet March Stb. Rich mond Pearson called oa the President yesterday. - President Roosevelt's letter to Clark Howell regarding Booth era appointments was made pub lic yesterday. Democrats cob tiaae their light in the Hoase of Bep- renta tires; seTeral of the appropria tion bills - were passed. - - The Delaware Legislature elected J. Frank Alice and T. H. BallU. S. Senators. T. O. O'Brien, an American den Hat, has been ordered to leave Saxony on account of his supposed relations with the former Oro wnPrincess Louise. Biz men probably killed and twenty -Hye or thirty others lujared by am explosion at a cement plant near Eta ton, Par Dominion line mrmrttnm agrOWld hear jehe's Point, England River at mphls eoatlnues to rite and a disas trous flood Is expected. White farmer , shot and killed by a ne gro near Montgomery, Ala. - New York markets: Honey on eall rather firmer atSjfQaper cent; cotton quiet at 10.856;. flour fairly active and firm; wheat spot steady, No. 2 red 81Ja; corn spot firm. No. S 59c; oats spot quiet,. No. 3 3Je; rosia Jfirm-.latralned common to food, S80; spirits turpentine firm at 5i6Sc. WEATHER REPORT. U. S. DXP'T Or AGBIOULTXTSn, ) Wbatbxb Bttbxau, , WnJtnrsrroH, N. C Mar. 8. ) Meteorological data for the twenty tour hours ending at 8 P. M. : Temperatures: 8 A. M., S9 degrees; 8 P. 50 degrees: maximum, 59 de trees; minimum, S3 degrees; mean, 48 i agrees. Rainfall for the day. .00; rainfall since 1st of month to date, .00 Stage of water In the Cape Fear river at Fayetteville, N. GL, at 8 A. M. 8uadsy, 36.3 feet and rising. FORXOAST rOB TO-DAY. WASHiJTGTOir, Mar. 3 For North Oarolina : Cloudy Tuesday and Wed -neaday; light to fresh northeast winds. V Pert kbe; March 3. 8aa Rises.... 6.S0A.M, 8anSett... 5.57 P.M. Day's Length ... 11 H. 84 M. High Water at South port. 10.46 P. M. Higa Water Wilnv ngtoa . 1.16 A. M. The Astoria. Oregon, man who rather than appear as witness against a friend charged with embezzlement committed suicide, showed a Terr rare sticking quality. A mogul engine has just been completed at Schenectady, N. Y to pull freight trains oyer the Bocky Mountains. It has such a pull that it is said it can haul on level ground a train a mile and a half long. The traction motor is coming to the front in England. One miller runs one which does the work of the forty horses he worked, at an annual expense of about $1,600 gainst $5,500 which the work done cost. The New York World calls atten tion to the fact that a tax-payer (it meant dodger) who lives 2,000 miles from that city is laid up in his room in that town, with the grip. It got the grip on him before he could get out. - -.v . : The internal revenue collector of Schuylkill county, Pa., in the strike region, says 1,000,000 more cigars were consumed during the months of the strike than in the same period of the year before. The strikers had more time to smoke. . The Kansas Legislature seem to require a good deal of attention in addition to that it gets from the people who are watching it from the oudeThere are only 165 of "tSbut thee 300 officers, &c to look after thVn and do jobs for them. And Kijpsas foots the bill of aoout S2.000 eoay. Prof. Farrington,of Chicago, who is rebuilding a huge skeleton of one of the ancient denosaurs estimates its age at 10,000,000 years. It was o large that it required two sets of I! A Drains to engineer it, one in the fj head, the other about sixty feet Mown the spinal column. ' . . . - . oenacor Hoar, who has been m the Senate over twenty years, has not been as thrifty as some of his contemporaries. Outside of his alary his income is only $1,800 a year. But he is not extravagant, and plain in his tastes, his extra in dulgence being codfish balls Sunday mariing, built by a lady friend who atiX?stands the art. Lawrence McAlpine, a resident of Philadelphia, celebrated his oenten nial birthday last Sunday, He was originally from county of Mayo, Ireland, - He doesn't wear glasses nor imbibe much from them, and wu never sfck. He hopes to live longer . tnan one of his grand mothers,' who died at the premature7 aieoflOS. " VOL. LXXI. NO. 138: NO BAIL FOR UTtEY. Supreme Court Justices Walker ' and Connor Refuse Defend-i ant His Liberty. HIS LATEST SENSATION. Discksrtei AH His Ceassel Except Ex Jsdre Snttss aid A. S. Bsll, Eiq , Asslraisf Ne ReasowTherefer.',. Tweity Tears Seatcsce. Special Star Telegram. Balxiqh, N. a, March 3. Justices Piatt D. Walker and H. Q. Connor heard argument to-day on application for a writ of habeas corpus for Ed. L. TJtley, under sentence of twenty years la the penitentiary, appeal pending for the killing of Theow HolUawprth;' rtyttteviUft, " :, - Thos. Button and OoL J. W. Hins dale appeared for TJtley; Attorney General Gilmer and Messrs. H. L. Oook and N. A. Sinclair, for the State. The hearing 'was at 11 o'clock and the ruling at a&O P. M. was that TJtley be not admitted to bail, for the reason that no unusual elrcumstanoes were shown to warrant such action. Sheriff Marsh will leave for Fayette ville with the prisoner to-morrow. TJtley was accompanied to Raleigh by his nnole, Mr. Herbert Lutterloh, and Mrs. Lutterloh. . The Fayetieville Observer of yester day afternoon says of the latest sensa tion created by TJtley: - L. TJtley has created another sensation. Oa Saturday afternoon each one of his counsel exeent ex- Judr Sutton and Mr. A. a HalJ, re ceived a note from the prisoner saying; that as his case would be conducted on different lines from that at the first trial, if the Supreme Court should arrant him a new trial, he would have no further use for their services. The names of these lawyers, all of whom are men of Btate re Dotation. and counted the ablest attorneTS. are: CoLO. W. Broadfoot, dean of the Fay etteville bar; Boa. Geo. M. Bose, ex Speaker of the House of Representa tives; Hon. J. G. 8haw, ex-member of Conrress; H. McD. Bobinaon, q.,ex- memoer or the Liesrlslature: UoL John W. Hinsdale, of Balelffh. . 'The reason for this action is hard to fathom, and the above-named attor neys are as much at sea as the people at larfe." LOCAL DOTS. Other local, fourth page. British steamer Ea&try, hence for Manchester, arrived at Liverpool yesterday. . Orient Lodge No, 395, A. F. & A. M., will meet this evening; for work' in the F. C decrree. Campbell Encampment, No. 1, L O. O. F.. conferred the first and second degrees on six candidates last night. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Chamber of Com merce will be held today at 13:15 P. M. Contractors will begin work this week on a handsome new real denes for OapL Jno. W. Harper, on South Front street. In the presence of members o A the committee, ground was broken 10 A. M. yesterday for the handsome club building of the Howard Belief Company at Front and Orange streets. Maj. W. F. Robertson was last night unanimously elected by Stone wall Lodge No. 1, Grand Representa tive to the Grand Lodge K. of P. which will meet in Wilmington next June. By deed filed for record yester day Henry Sampson and wife et al., of Baltimore, transferred to Mary A. Kslley for $875, lot on BedOross street, between Sixth and Seventh, 41x66 feet In sixe. Mrs. Geo. C. Worth will go to Clinton,' N. CL, Wednesday to meet the ladies of the missionary society of the Presbyterian church thenC Some time after the 15th she will also meet the ladies interested In missions at Jacksonville, N. OL By deed filed for record yester day Mrs. Elizabeth Styron transferred to 8. F. Harmon for $900, the lot on west side of Fourth, between Princess and Chesnut streets, 37x138 feet In sixe, together with a perpetual right of way over a six-foot alley td the north of the property. - " Prof. Washington Catlett yes terday had at his oSee some excellent specimens of Industrial work being done by the pupils of the colored school at Masonboro, JaneD. Craw ley, teacher. The specimens consisted of bits of fancy work in quilt pieces, hemstitching, etc., and they will be exhibited to the Board of Education Mondsy night. Dr. Joseph Akerman, the tal ented surgeon In charge of the James Walker Memorial Hospital, will speak upon "Medical Missions" at the prayer meeting service at St. Andrew's Pres byterian church to-morrow night. The public are invited to hear him. Df. Akerman has made a special study of the subject and its treatment by him will be most Interesting. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Academy "Sweet Clover." . People's Savings Bank MIf.n Masonic Meeting Orient Lodge. - Wilmington Barings & Trust Co. Stockholders' meeting. ' l 'V BUSmBSS LOGaU. . t LoetBymnaj. 41 1 ?: . Lost Bunch of keys, : -. . TEDE " MORNIMG ' TARo ; " ROAD TO DIVORCE. Path Made Harder Jy the House of Representatives at Ra leigh Yesterday. SOME RAILROAD MEASURES. Matter of Cars sad Shlpaests Bels( Strictly Retnlsted Sale of Uqaor at Resort Hotels la Hew Has . e?erStste Bead Issne. Special Star Telegram. Balcoh, N. O. Harch 2. The House argued and finally passed to day a bill to amend Section 1;S85 of the Code, relative to the time limit for marriage of divorced parties. It 'pro vides for abandonment of two years to be the cause for divorce, neither party jjottesaaiajjIaiflTn jeara,'i The hill, wis Introduced by Self, of Catawba. . After argument by many members, the pre vious question v was called by: Self, General Davidson demanding the ayes and noes. The vote stood, 68 ajes and 45 noes on second , reading Ob jections were raised to a passage of the bill on third reading, but the rules were suspended by a vote of 60 to 80 and the bill passed final reading by 67 to 43. Among the hills passed by the House were: To amend the act, in corporating the Guilford Battleground Association; to protect oysters, clsms and terrapins In Brunswick; relating to the rules governing demurrage in the matter of placing cars by railroads for shippers. Morton wanted to amend by adding "reasonable" i before word "rules," wherever it occurs in the bill. The amendment was lost and the bill passed. Other bills were: To amend the corporation law of North Carolina ; to provide for the registration of train ed nurses; to give, electric light and power companies the same powers and rights of condemnation as telephone and telegraph companies. It was amended, however, by Mr. Newland so as not to apply to existing actions. A great number of local bills were introduced in both branches of the Assembly. Among the bills passed the Senate to-day and were to the House were: To Incorporate the South port and Northeastern railroad; to allow Lenoir, Jones and Onslow counties to construct a road from Kinston to .Jscksonville, Onslow county. Among the House bills which passed the Senate and ordered enrolled were: To authorise the voters of Rich mond county to vote on road beds; to Incorporate Scotland village, Scotland county. Senator Pharr introduced a bill to require railroads to receive ears ten dered at side tracks for any warehouse connected with the railroad by sidings. Lamb, to prohibit the killing of deer in Cumberland, Bladen and Robeson. Glenn, to incorporate the Southern Underwriters. The Senate adjourned until 8 o'clock. The Joint Finance Committee this afternoon agreed by a rota of to 4 to recommend that the General Assem bly provide for the issuance of $400,000 bonds to run for fifty years and bear Si per cent. Interest. During the night session of the Sen ate the following bills passed and were ordered enrolled: To incorporate the Appalachian Improvement Co. ; to In corporate the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, of Wilson; to permit the sale of liquor at certain resort hotels in New Hanover, the County Commissioners being empowered to decide what places shall be termed resort hotels; to regu late the roads and drainage In Robeson ; to regulate the sale and inspection of cotton seed meal. The Senate tabled a House bill to allow damages for mental anguish. Among the Senate bills passed and sent to the House were: To amend the code by requiring railroads to take loaded cars tendered at sidings. The House to-night passed a joint resolution to Investigate the unlawful discrimination in freight rates. Mr. Morton read a letter from a Wilming ton wholesale merchant, saying that suoh proceeding would entail unneces sary expense and be worthless. He spoke vigorously in opposition, but it passed its readings with good majori ties. The resolution provides . for the appointment of a commissioner of In vestigation, the appointment to be made by the Governor. . Among the bills passed final reading were an act to abolish graded schools In Cross Creek township, Cumberland county; to incorporate! Abbottsburg, Bladen county; to amend the road law In Pender. Drewry Introduced a bill to incorpo rate the North Carolina and Ohio Rail road Co. To Build Improved Laaackes. In the line of progress, the Wil mington Iron Works, one of the old est, but yet progressive institutions in the city, contemplate enlarging its works for the purpose' of building speedy steel steam launches, such as are used in Europe. This will bring about the introduction of skilled labor that could not be secured but for their enterprise. Plans and specifications for these launches are now en route from ' Sweden. The manager of the works has personal knowledge of the superiority of these launches and with his practical experience of 83 years, he feels confident that he can do something for the benefit of Wil mington. ' - Soflu Esrlv Aspsrsxas. ' A Stab representative was shown yesterday a fine specimen bunch of Palmetto asparagus grown on the farm of County Commissioner W. F. Alexander and cut In February. With a week more of warm weather Mr. Alexander will have enough ready to eut for a good shipment.; This is re markably early for asparagus. Usually none Is eut . before the last of ' March. Mr. B.B. Humphrey, of Harnett town ship, also presented the Stab with some early asparagus yesterday. It was of the "Early Argentenil" variety, Just step to your'phone and call either Bell or Interstate 644 and have any thing you want in the drug line sent to your bouse from the Crescent Phar macy, 107 Princess, near Front St. i a a fine line of toilet soaps 'and per? fumes at the lOresoont Pharmacy, 107 Princess street, . j- - t; WILMINGTON, N. 0., AFFAIRS OF COUNTY. Federal Point Fence Lav Likely to Be Troublesome tc Its ' Property Owners. A DISCUSSION YESTERDAY. Rernlar MoitMy Meetlsf of Board o! . Conmlssioaers Yesterdsy Afteraooa. Naaber of Ualaportaat Items Traasacted Other Notes." No business of great public Impor tance was transacted at. yesterday af ternoon's regular monthly meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, upon which there were in attendance Chairman D. McEaehern, .Commis sioners Gabriel Holmes, W. F. Alex- zeos of Masonboro township, asked that the 01d Federal Point" road be "strawed" as far as the six-mile post. The matter was referred to the Roads and Bridges Committee, with power to act. Also, upon request of Mr. Fergus, Mrs. Bate Banders was placed on the out-door poor list, and allowed 43 per month for herself and. two chil dren, payments to be made through Mr. LaFayette Southerland. A petition from B. W. - Bordeaux and others asking that the road change allowed Mr. Samuel Blossom at Castle Hsynee be not allowed was presented by Mr. J. G. Johnson. Chairman Mc Eaehern stated that Mr. Johnson, Mr, Bordeaux and others had signed Mr. Blossom's petition for the change, as ordered, and he did not think the pe titioners in this last Instance could consistently ask for any further ac tion. . None was taken. The report of County Superintend ent of Boads J. A. Perry was read and approved and a general discussion of road affairs ensued, during the pro gress of. which it developed that the Commissioners are fully awsre of the rather bad condition of the thorough fares of the county by : reason of the rainy weather and will do all In their power to apply an immediate remedy. The Boad Committee was instructed to supply Superintendent Perry with two carts and team In order that the work may be facilitated as much as possible. Chairman McEaehern reported that rain had also interfered ' somewhat with the permanent work and that another delsyhas been caused in the repair of the shell road by the break ing down of the traction engine and road roller. Parts had been ordered, however, and the'work will be resum with full force this week. A communication from Mr. John B. Qaelch protestiaggaInst .4tiME act to repeal the stMk law In Federal Point township and declaring the act no constitutions! and unreasonable, was read and placed on file. The Board later discussed the new act, which was published in full in these columns a few days sgo. It makes it mandatory upon the Commission ers to construct the fence by May 1st 1903 out of the general fund and leaves it descre Uonary with them to levy a tax upon the real estate in the township to re imburse the general fund. This special township .tax will - undoubtedly be levied and collected In the same man ner as other taxes as provided for In the act, that sentiment having been freely expressed by the Commissioners yes terday afternoon. It Is estimated that six miles of fence are to be built and the cost Is $500 per mile, or $3,000 for a "turn-key" job. The effect of the tax will be to make the rate about ten times what it Is now. The township now pays about $300 tax on real estate, but if the fence is built next year $3, 300 will have to be collected en real estate Inside the fence. The matter Is likely to become one of grave eonie quence for both the Commissioners and land owners in the territory pre scribed. Bond of M. G. Ohsdwlck, keeper of the County Home, in the sum of $1, 000 with L J. Bear, Martin Newman and Geo. H. Heyer, as sureties, each of whom justified In the sum of $400, was read and accepted. .Bond of J. A. Dean, constable of Harnett township, was deferred for qualification of one of the sureties. Commissioner Alexander reported that the "water" fence of the county had been repaired substantially at a cost of $10. ;v; , :;: ' . The Chairman was Instructed to in vestigate and, if proper, to refund the county's portion of tax erroneously paid for several years by Mr. Samuel Bear, Sr.; application for relief hav ing been made by ex-Judge E. K. Bryan, Mr. Bear's counsel. The special committee appointed to devise-a plan for the collection of back taxes asked and was granted further time..... The Committee on County Home, Maj. tW. F. Robertson chair man, was Instructed to award bids and have necessary repairs made to pumps, the range and conductor 'pipes to the cistern at the Home. Upon motion, it was decided to allow, the Hospital the appropriation under the new act for the month of January and succeeding months dur ing the life of the act. . Dr. W. D. McMillan, county super intendent of health, reported the county in remarkably . healthy "con dition.; All' the publio institutions were reported in fine,. shape. There were five cases of chills, at the convict camp during the' month and three cases of scarlatina In the county. Dur lng the month 135 patients were treated in the office and 23 at their homes. The chairman appointed : Messrs. Holmes and Robertson a committee to mske final settlement with the sheriff of taxes for the fiscal year. After drawing the jury for the crimi nal term of court 2$ arch 33rd, as will be found In another column, the Board adjourned, - . . - -. - TUESDAY. MARCH 3. NEW REVENUE BILL. Measure to Provide State With , Funds Now Going Through the Senate. ARE SEVERAL AMENDMENTS. Iscooe Tax Feature Sllrstly Revised. Nose of Inportsst Sections Reached Yet-Seasties aad Towns aires . BUM to Give License. Special Star Telegram. ' RaXXTOH; ' N. CL , March 8. The Senate, to-day spent an . hour and a half in committee of the whole on the Beveque Bill, Senator; Glenn in the chair and Henderson in charge of the bill.-' Sections 1 and 8 were adopted.' Schedule AA, as to inheritanceCiax; tion 8, requiring 4he tax to be paidat the end of two years after death ot: de cedent, with 6 per cent, was amended by adding "unless payment is pre vented by litigation over the 'said es tate." Sections 9 to 13 were adopted. On Section 23. requiring tax-payer to show his income on the list, Hen derson offered a substitute as follows: "Section 82. The tax-payer shall list his income for the year ending- June' 1st, from any and all sources In excess of $L000." , "Section 23. That the question blank shall contain in regard to in come the following, questions: Was your gross Income from salaries, fees, trade, profession, property not taxed, any or all of them, for the year end ing June lit In excess of one : thou sand dollarat If so, what was thst ex cess t This was adopted. Section 29, Imposing a Bute tax on circuses, was adopted. Section SO exempting entertainments given solely for religious, charitable or educational purposes, was adopted. Section 31, as to photographers, opticians, etc., wss taken up. Mr. Woodard wanted the part "or any person practicing any pretended art of healing" stricken out This was lost. Mr. Warren sent an amendment pro viding that an additional county, city or town license tax should be imposed but it was lost. Mr. Spence moved to allow a county to Impose a tax of not exceeding $100 on persons not licensed by the State Board of tMedlcal Ex aminers. This was also lost Mr. Hicks made an amendment to sub stitute "professed" for "pretended" healing whleh'was adopted. The section was then adopted. The committee of the whole rose and reported progress. The Senate at 9:45 o'clock to-night again went into committee of the whole on the Bevenue Bill.. -- Seciions.S3 and .83 imposing a tax on collecting agents, coal dealer,' etc was adopted. Section 34 was amended on motion of Lamb to include dealers in coffins under same tax as undertakers. Section 25 taxing horse dealers was amended by Gilliam so that counties,, town and cities can levy an additional tax; also so that taxes not imposed on those dealing solely In horses and mules, If of their own raising within the State, was adopted. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Dr. E. V. Goodman, of El Paso, was here yesterday. Mr. R. B. Orr, of Norfolk, is on a visit to friends in the city. Eugene S. Martin, Esq., is in Raleigh to attend Supreme Court. . Mr. C. H. Poller, of Hallsboro, Duplin county. Is In the city on a bus inesstrip. Miss Iada Potter, of New York, is the guest of Mrs. J. E. Piatt, 213 Chesnut street. ' - Miss Victoria Stone went up to Bladen boro yesterday to visit her sister,- Mrs. B. I. Bridger. Miss Estelle . Flynn returned Sunday from Pender county and has resumed her studies at school. ,Mr. Asa Brownhas taken a position as bookkeeper with Stone & Co., formerly Stone, Botrk & Co. ' Mrs. R. KV Bryan,' of Scott's HU1, Is here on account of the serious illness of her father, Dr. Jo. C. Sbep- ard. ' '-' '--( - Miss Sturdey, of Providence, B. L, Is the guest of Oapt. and Mrs. Hall, - at the home of Mrs. Ellers, Fifth and Orange streets. I ' f . The" many friends of J Oapt. Louis Belden were glad to see him on the street yesterday, after a week at h'ome on account of illnesi. "'.!. Solicitor- Duffy and Messrs. Marsden Bellamy and B. G. Grady went up to Burgaw yesterday' to at tend Pender Superior Court. Miss Louise Randolph of Bai n tlmore, has joined her sister, Misi Ida Randolph, who Is visiting in the city. They will sail in - May ibr -a tour abroad. ' . Mrs.Thos Counoell, of Easton, Md , is the guest of . her parents, Mr. and Mrs. a P. Collier. . Mrs. Councell will make - her home In Wilmington for the present. - - -.-; T Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy left last night for Raleigh to argue in thn Su preme Court the case of Armstrong vs. L Porter, and- Bicaud, receiver, vs. Alderman Flahner. : " . 'Hon. Ogden' H, Fethers, oJf Gainesville, Wis., ex-Supreme Chan cellor Commander of the Knights of Pythias, Is in the city on a visit to his friend. Captain Thomas D. Mearea, Capt. E. E. Window, in charge of the U. S. Engineering Corps here, will leave to-day for Raleigh to be present when Got. Aycock decides upon the location ior the Nash and Davidson - monuments, recently pro vided for by Congress. - . ( 1903 STREETS RESTORED Wilmington Sewerage Company Wants Release from Bond i Given a Year Ago. ALDERMEN LAST NIQHT. Rexnlar Monlhlj Meetioi of the Board. Actios Deferred Upoa tbe Releue. Many f Other Matters r CoasId- f ered sy tbe City ConacU. . Perhaps the most Important feature of last night's regular monthly meet ing of the Board of Aldermen was the consideratloii of a request from the Wilmington ; ' Sewerage ' . Company, through its counsel, ex-Judge B. E.-, Bryan, for a. release from its $10,000 bond toguaraetee tbe proper restora tton (pfa necessary to laying the system about a, year ago. " The request opened an om sore and there was a lively dlscusiion for . a while: It will be remembered that as a result of a long drawn out conflict between the city and the Sew erage Company as to the restoration of the streets. Maj. E. W. VanC. Lu cas, tben in charge or the uorps of U. 8. Engineers here, was appointed as" arbitrator, he to decide when the streets were prop erly brought back to their original condition after the earth had been torn up. The Sewerage Co. has now. se cured a certificate from Maj. Lucas that the streets are restored In proper manner, and it desires to be released from the bond, which will have to be renewed for another year with an ad ditional premium and the continuance of a large amount of collateral in trust, if the Aldermen' do not dissolve the agreement. The matter was de ferred, last night until a subsequent meeting.' The Board met at 8 o'clock. Present: Mayor Waddell, Messrs. W. B. Cooper, M. G. Tienken, Z. E. Murrell, W. C. YonGlahn, Jno. H. Sweeney, E. P. Bailey, E.F. Johnson, F. E. Hsshagen. Bond of Tbe D. L. Gore Company in the sum of $10,000 for the building of an iron bridge across Water street. with D. L. Gore as surety, was read, duly approved by the Mayor and City Attorney, and was accepted. Several petitions in regard to back taxes and for the refunding of taxes were referred to the Finance Commit tee, with power to act A communication was read from ex- Judge E. K. Bryan saying that he was In receipt of a .certificate of Major E. W. VanC. Lucas, certifying that all the streets and cisterns have been fully restored according to the satisfaction of Major Lucas, after the recent exca vations by the Wilmington Sewerage Company, and the Wilmington Sewer age Company desired the release of their bond, in order to -save some pre miums. Mr. Bailey begged leave to differ with Major Lucas as to the resto ration of the streets and wanted to see a copy of the certificate. ' Mr. Hasha gensaid, however we might differ as to the restoration of the streets, the bond was satisfied when Major Lucas gave his certificate. The whole matter had been left to him and Msj. Lucas waa the sole judge. Mr. Bryan, spoke on the subject and said he had the cer tificate In his office, but didn't know that he could put hia band on it at once but he would be glad to exhibit it to any committee which the Board would name. Mr. Bailey said Maj. Lucas had delegated the authority vested in him as an arbitrator to an other. Mr. Johnson said he felt that the city had been buncoed by the Sewerage Company but he saw no other course than to release the bond. The people were fooled, that was all he had to say. Mr. VonGlahn made the point that Maj. Lucas was to re port periodically to the Board as to the progress of the restoration. Mr. Bryan said that he did not think such, provi sion was in the bond; unfortunately the bond was locked In the clerk's vault and it could not be procured con veniently at once. "Mr. YonGlahn thought further time for investigation should be had and upon his motion the matter was deferred. Contractfor furnishing, planting and nurturing 800 oak, elm or sycamore trees for replanting and extending the Fifth street plaza was awarded to D. Piver at 90 cents per- tree. Other bids were received from 8. S. Burris, 55 cents; H. Merrett, $1.00 and E. A. Con way, $1.00. ' L. A. Justice was elected a fireman, vice John King, resigned, Mr. Sweeney suggested in this connection that the Fire Committee purchase a cellar nozzle for a hose, so that basements may be deluged by cutting a hole In the floor and attaching -'the . apparatus. . Mr. Cooper said the committee had such a purchase under consideration. Upon motion of Mr. Bailey, request of John H. Whiteman, president of the United Charities (colored) was granted for use of the City Hall for the Assoeia tion, three days or more, the week fol lowing Easter.: The proviso- was in cluded that no dancing be allowed. Mr. Sweeney made a motion, and it was seconded by Mr. Murrell, that Alderman W. E. Mann be relieved of the chairmanship of the Light Com mittee, and that Mr. F. E. Hashagen be placed -in his stead, it being ex plalned.that Mr. Mann would not ob ject to the change because of bis pri vate business, which forbade. his giv ing as much time as he would like to lighting affairs. The motion was lost by a vote of 8 to 3. There was a gen eral . discussion of the lighting ques tion, Messrs. Hashagen and Bailey, of the committee, taking the ground that the service is very inefficient. - No ac tion was taken.- - . , - Mir.' Johnson asked that a gas light be placed in ' front of Chesnut Street WHOLE NO. 11,083 f, wcooocc BeraoYal! I J . On orabojut MARCH 5TH I will be located in the Store recently occupied by Mr. B. F. Penny, No. 1U Market rf" y. " .. . ' . - ? .street,' where I will have on sale the remainder of my Burnt Stock, which will be sold; for Spot Cash Only. No goods will be sent out on approval, neither taken back or exchanged after once sold. My accounts will be made oat np to the 1st of March, and I again ask those indebted to jne for the prompt 'payment' of their accounts. Mir re- cent misfortune necessitates this request. Your quiok pay ments will be appreciated. Bespectfnlly, . mr 1 tf BU C. BIQ1TBBri. mr S tf Bralt.' The Annual StocMioldora mooting of tho Wilming ton Savings and Trust Co. will bo hold on Wednesday, March 4th, at 12 o'clock noon, . - O. E. TAYLOR, JR., CASHIBB. mr 3 2t Colored Presbyterian church and that 175, or so much thereof as is neces sary, be appropriated for that purpose. James D. Dry was present and ap pealed to the Board In behalf of the light. Mr. JohnsonTs recommendation that a light be placed at Ninth and Dock streets was referred to the Light Committee with power to act. ' - Ohairman Tienken, of the Market Committee, reported thaTrepairs at the eity pound were under way and that the work will cost $110.50 with an ad ditional small anount for painting. Chairman Johnson, of the Sanitary Committee, reported a clogged sewer of the Wilmington Sewerage Co. In the vicinity of Tenth and Market streets, and much annoyance to resi dents in the neighborhood. He said he hoped for a remedy In the near fu ture.' r " : Alderman Hashagen called atten tion to instances of cruelty to animals on the streets and asked for more vigilance on the part of the authori ties. Chairman Johnson, of the Streets and Wharves Committee, reported progress of the macadam work on Grace, between Front and Second streets; the grading on Chesnut, be tween Ninth and Tenth streets and on Grace, streets. between Fourth and Fifth Mr. Johnson recommended . a l system of underground drainage on Dock, between Front and Third streets, and on Market, between Second and Fourth streets. Iff r. Sweeney suggest ed that the county road roller be bor rowed for use on Grace street. , Mr. Johnson said that he would try to make such arrangement Mr. John son said the next work would boon the Market alley and on Brunswick, between Sixth and Eighth streets. Re garding the petition of colored per sons, Mr. Johnson made a suggestion that Bed Cross street be improved to MacComber's ditch and that the street be opened to the colored cemetery. . After Jbriefly considering the ap pointment of registrars and judges of election for the forthcoming munici pal election, it was decided to defer the matter until a special called meet ing to be held later. " PILOTS AQAIN VICTORIOUS. Hoase Committee QaVe Mortoi's BUI a : "BUck Eye" aad It Died. Special Star Telegram. BaLeigh, N. O., March 2. The House Committee, having in hand Morton's pilotage bllJ, heard argument this afternoon aad decided to report it back to the House unfavorably. , Morton spoke at length in advocacy of the bill and speeches in opposition were made by J. W. Craig, J. O. Carr, 8. F. Craig, and Phillips, of Brans wick. Itia agreed that there will be no minority report' ' ' DIED. cabteb At her resiaence, Na 817 Booth Seventh street, Mondsy, March' aad, 1908, at 9:40 A. 1L, DalSY BSLLR CASTKBr youngest Oaogbter ot tbe late Sherman andJsanaCar ter, aged si years. - Funeral this Tneaaay) afternoon at 4 o'clock trom'Bt. .Mark's Xplscopal Church, Bev. & B. Bennett officiant, theses to Pino Forest ceme tery, mends and acquaintances Invited to at tend.' For Acxnxna uzo OKC- roraaisbyj. aishapare, u:pmj:z?ji:in Omm Tea, by Hail, (kcC Cln nmtha, fc0! Threw ZXnth, " , Tmm XXoatfes, . . lC9! i Beltvereel teSnkasrfkers 1st ti T cityataf Oemts rIXnXJa. T eeetooiiosooposfrew t 1 .(J a a o. o . - - BRQWN. ei m - tr THE HALF OF LIFE IS "IF.' If you had Invested just a small portion of your earnings with us a few years ago, you would have a , snug sum to call, with accumulated interest at 4 per cent, and would have acquired the "saving habit" Not too. late now one single dollar , will give you a bank book here. THE PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK, " Opposite the Postoffice. - v JIfO. S. ABBtBTKOffCt! flHFndil. ' DICK. CaakJer. SOLE SELLING AGEUT FOB CUBAN BLOSSOM AMD REKOWN, 'h Geo. W. Child's Cfesrs. Conceded by all smokers as the best 5c Cigars on the market. Also carry a f nil line of Cubanola and Cameo Clears, Old Virginia, avnd War EagU , Cheroots, ' MATCH IT CHEROOTS. MEAL, CORN, OATS AND HAT. Solicit your orders. H. L. TOLLERS, Atlantic Coast Line Crossing, f eb 22 tf ?. : AJAXfMim.X UJb MUbiU rtlGHT OF MARCH 6TH. Magnlflcent Scenic Production of v "SWEET OLOVBE." Presentatton wfll ba made by tbe orlalnat company, wblcb bas won tbe nnanlnuma praise ot the press, it wUl be a graaa society eyent No adTance in prices ssto that all seats down stairs will be ti. seats on sale at PisnuaerV Tbnnday morntng at 8 o'clock. ntrsst tnwetr TYPHOID FEVER Is invited by reason of defec tive honse drainage. Our ; improved sanitary sewerage system is the surest method of preserving the health of . your family.; y TheVilmington Sewerce Co.' GOV. BOB. TAYLOR'S LCTO. . . . The Fiddle and The Dew, ' Tnsd7, ZXarcli 3rd, at 8.$0 P. XX. Reserved seats $1.00. Box sheet opens at DeBosBftt'a Book Store Baturday morning. - By mailing- postal card to-day and Friday to H. a. Booitzyoa can secaro seats at 75 cents each. No charge for reselling. tebStst tbsnta NOTICE. The owners o thetnaunisn and Boyal of rnmlnston. N. O . WUIbos hn Mnmuilld far any bUia made or contracted by the masters or crewsot said tng. an bills must be specincally iiuwiuwpjiasiuaenigiN 'aaB8w ' teb!9 lot ManatftngOwner. ' Orient LcJie luittr. i L t! , " - .smfjnssBSBmsB' '-'v " . i.:,y EMSBosirr. ooiocuinoATion this (las day) yenlnvaas o'clock. , - , Viauorseordiaily weloomod. l nnnn .T . mrSit secrttaiy.
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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