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VOL. LXXXIII-NO. 112
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 1909.
WHOLE NO. 12,915.
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OUTLINES.
The recent high advance in the
nek of the Chesapeake and Ohio is
ffributed to rumors that the road
11 be merged with the Atlantic Coast
fine and Louisville and Nashville
I, California Legislature yesterday
voted to appropriate $10,000 to pub
iteh a census showing the number of
Tapanese in that State and their oc
cupations Senator Knox was yes
terday declared to be eligible to the
appointment of Secretary of State in
be Taft Cabinet, provided the salary
0f the office is reduced from $12,000
to $8,000 a year Congress passed a
resolution yesterday providing for the
observance of holiday today, in com
memoration of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln and President Roosevelt is
sued a proclamation making it effec-
tjve Local option is declared the
irm of the Virginia Anti-Saloon
aDy time for state-wide proniDiuon
The South Carolina Legislature in
ioi-nt session last night elected Judge
Hydrick, of Spartanburg, associate
justice of the State Supreme Court
The present laws on immigration '
Were criticised yesterday at a confer -
ence of organized labor leaders In I
Washington A bomb was thrown at ,
-A bomb was thrown at
the Viceroy was supposed to be trav
eling: The barkentine Matansas is
in distress off Kennakeet and signal-
in? for assistance The Senate pass-,
eTa bill reducting the salary of the
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Secretary of State to eight tnousana (
dollars The schooner Richard Jfi. U.
Hartley is picked up at sea by a tug
in almost sinking condition and har
crew exhausted The value of wire
less telegraphy to vessels in distress
is a sain shown in the case of the Ma
tansas The schooner Evera Ball
from Jacksonville strikes a sunken' otr
struction and is so badly disabled that
oi,Qri xtow
tri JLO.il, U.UU. pai i IUU'jU AV'TT .
Orleans yesterday. The whole city
7UU lu VVC1""
? wWhSJS pff?;
dent-elect landed but nothing definite,
is known yetNew York Markets:
Money on .call steady at J1 to 3 per
cent ruling rate 2 1-4 closing bid 2,
cftered at 2 1-4 Cotton quiet mid-
filing uplands 9.85, middling gulf 10.10.
Flour firm. Wheat strong, No. 2 rediOT. - w' n M VQT,0. MsiBel
1.18 3-8 nominal elevator,
steady, No. 2 72 1-2 elevator,
Ormer, mixed 55 1-2 to 56.
ouiet.
Corn
Oats
Rosin
In ordering his. airship the CzarjGeo
Rant's ofm ttm is tranet proof as well f
able, to fly.
Aycock and Winston, who will open
an office in Raleigh ,will form a strong
iav? firm.
Why isn't somebody setting up
'lcs3um or 'gator j stake to the Vice
President, too?
"Who are the greatest ten Ameri
cans?" is being asked. Roosevelt
could easily answer that question with
I one word "myself."
The ground-hog must nave been In
and out of his hole many times since
the 2nd, to judge by the variableness
of the weather.
When Taft gets his White House
auto, he will be able to knock the
spots out of Roosevelt's horseback
riding record.
Why not pass a law prohibiting the
independent companies selling out to
the trust instead of running the trust
out of the State. -
Taft should remember Dewey's first
precautionary measure at Manila and
i-evor all wireless connections between
the White House and African stations.
So far the trial of the Coopers and
harp has been a success in one re-
-oct.
It has fully shown up the great
i'uieracy in that part of Tennessee.
the county in which Nashville,
Tonn., is situated is not embraced in
iiH territory mentioned by ex-Gov-
rnor Glenn in his Baltimore speech.
The iingoists should remember that
i'h-mid there be real trouble with
' 'Fan the Pacific slope States alone
T !'"ud not bear the whole brunt of it.
As Bryan has begun his campaign
for 1912 at the South, and so early It
"fct be that he fears this section will ;
rot be so easily wheeled Into line forjsion, he showed the necessity of edu-
next time.
that California Legislature knew
"wat it was about when it began the
Japanese racket why did it back down
so quickly when Roosevelt took a hand
the fight?
It is often! a man escapes lynch
Jng after coming so near it as did that
negro at Lakeland, FlaT It is remark
able that the crowd could have been
Persuaded to desist after having gone
o far.
Of course the battleship fleet could
nt make its cruise without some
3dlot starting a rumor of accident cal
culated to cause uneasiness to hun
'ro33 of friendg 6f men on BHps
PYTDIANS ANQDET
Jefferson Lodge DeligMy Cele
brated Fifteenth Anni' ry
of Its Founding Last t
A MOST PLEASING AFFAIR
Prominent Local Pythians Respond
With Past Chancellor Chas. N.
Evans Presiding Sumptuous
Feast and Large Attendance.
Most delightfully and auspiciously
m every respect, Jefferson Lodge No.
61 Knigats o Pythias the junior
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branch of the order in the city, last
night in the Masonic Temple celebrat-
ed the 15th anniversary of its found-
ing with one of the daintiest and most
omflU Ko afo
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oerveu iu winning ion in many years.
The dinner was served by a well
known lady caterer of the city and
covers were laid for upwards of a)
hundred jolly Knights and their spe-
cial guests, who thronged the long
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"a wies auu were aeugnieu witn iue
feast of good things provided for their
enjoyment both on the menu cards
and on the programme of speakers of
the evening. The tables were simply
but very tastefully djecorated with i
flowers in receptacles neatly done in !
the colors of the order, red, yellow
and blue. Past Chancellor Chas. N. j
Evans presided as toastmaster and j
more than happily kept the interest !
going and the banqueters
satisfied i
with themselves and the world. I
j
The menu and toast cards of the i
evening were handsomely printed in
Programme form, neatly Embossed in
pe d Ufe
The rg Jefferson jdge
chancellors were announc-
ed folloWB. Cancei Commander,
p y chancellor T u
ni.nmavfiti. P' lfltfl w w tvp- Mas-
ter of Work, C. N. Evans; Master !
uf Finance, W. L. Williford; Keeper of ,
Kecoras ana .seal, a. a. women; mas
ter of Exchequer, J. M. Taylor; Mas
jter at Arms, Jordan. Branch; Inner
Guard, E. L. Potter; Outter Guard,
W. BxancJx, Past v Chancellors
Anson Alligobdr HT E. 6nltz, G, W.
Branch, P. B. Bell, J. H. Dreher, C. N.
Evans, G. Henry Haar, A. W. King,
D. D. Lennon, W. P. McGlaughon, S.
P. McNair, W. O. Page, L. B. Rogers,
L. O. Smith, J. H. Taylor, Jr., W. R.
Taylor, T. L. Vines and W. L. Willi
ford. The committee of arrangements:
Messrs. Jaul B. 5ell, W. W. Love and
A. S. Holden. 'me menu was as fol
lows: Sancho The cooks aro hard at
work. Sir, chopping herbs and mincing
meats and breaking marrow bones.
Carlos And is it thus at every din
ner ?
'Sancho No, Sii ; but we have high
doings today. Love makes a Man.
Oyster Cocktail.
From the rude sea's enraged and
foamy mouth. Twelfth Night.
Olivea Picklea Celery
Cold Roast Turkey
Can one desire too much of .a good
thing? Cervantes.
Potato Chips Green Peas
French Rolls Beaten Biscuit
Things which in hungry mortals
eyes find favor. Don Juan.
Fruit Salad
Perdition catch my soul, but I do
love ye. Othello.
Orange Ice
I always thought cold vituals nice,
My choice would be Orange Ice.
Holmes.
Coffee
One sip of this will bathe the droop
ing spirits in delight Milton.
Cigars.
O, thou who art so lovely, fair and
smell'st so sweet. Othello.
Finis
And damn be he that first cries,
Hold, enough! Macbeth.
When fragrant Habanas had been
lighted and smoke began to curl be
nignly to the ceiling, the toastmaster
very cordially welcomed the Knights
of Jefferson lodge and their special
guests for the evening. He introduced
as the first speaker of the evening Su
preme Master of Exchequer T. D.
Meares, who was asked to address the
banqueters on the Effect of Pythian
Education."
After indulging in some levity at
the expense of the other speakers who
were to follow and his newspaper
friends, Capt. Meares stated that he
had prepared a fine "Impromptu"
speech but unfortunately had mislaid
u nomine tn a mnr Prions discus
cation to success in life, whether this
education were acquired from books,
study or gained In the school of exper
ience. The artisan must be familiar
with his Instruments; the doctor must
know something of medicine; the law
yer, enough of law at least to get his
license; the banker, familiar enough
with banking (with a shot at the toast
master) to know how to make a 6
per cent, note pay 8 per cent. Inter
est; the politician must know some
thing of statecraft; the soldier, some
thing of guns and instruments of de
struction and the sailor, something o!
drill and discipline. He made a beau
tiful reference to the wireless opera
tor hero during the recent marine dis
aster off Nantucket shoals and re
ferred; to other deeds of training and
heroism which he made apply very
beautifully to the teachings of Py-
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5)
WANT TO DIVIDE ROBESON
Heard by Joint Committee of Gen- i
era! Assembly Yesterday at
Raleigh No Action Yet.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C, Feb'. 11. Hoke coun
ty, North Robeson county, South Rob
eson county and Old Robeson county
delegations, warring one against the
other as to the advisability of estab
lishing one or another of three new
county propositions from that splendid
section of the State, took possession
of Raleigh, the State House and ths
Legislature early this morning.
And all the afternoon and until a
late hour this evening the joint com
mittee on Counties, Cities and Towns,
heard spirited arguments pro and con j which to call the primary for the nom
on the separate propositions "and, in ination of Mayor and Aldermen, which
the end, adjourned without action to
meet tomorrow afternoon for a final
vote on the bills. The delegation from
Hoke county sought to be formed from
parts of Cumberland and Robeson
with Raeford as the county seat, num-
bered about 250 and other delegations
had sach around one hundred, all!
wearing their respective badges.
The hall of representatives was iS composed of two members from
packed for the hearing. Hoke aounty j each ward chosen at the last city pri
opened up with ex-Judge Thomas B. mary with the exception of the first
Womack, attorney, the principal and seeond wards which, for some
speaker. He gave the Hoke county reasons failed to elect committeemen,
argument that X. would be compact The members elected are Messrs. W.
with Raeford as the county seat with-;E. Perdew and S. Behrends, from the
in ten miles of the most remote part,
an independent self-sutaining county
and 1,282 voters safely Democratic.
Ex-Representative J. W. Moore, of
Cumberland, and Rev. Thomas H. Wal-
ton were among tlTe other principal j within the next few days, the corn
advocates of Hoke. mittee will elect members from the
For North Robeson there were nota-' first and the second wards to fill the
bly E. L. Patterson, L. T. Cook, R. E. ! vacancies and arrangements will then
Lee, and others while A. V. McLean ! be made to issue a call for the prima
was one of the principal spokesmen ry and Wilmington once again will
for the opposition to all propositions find herself in the throes of an elec-
of change, representing a petition sign -
ed by 3,500 people. He insisted that the
advocates of North Robeson had pledg-
ed to retain old Robeson intact two
years ago as against the formulation
of Greene county.
The North Robeson advocates an
nounced a change of their bill to sub-1
mit the question of the creation of
North Robeson to ajrote of the peo-
ple of all' Robeson- county and all in-
terests joined in operation to the Hoke
county scheme. The committee takes
action tomorrow afternoon with little
pospects of either bill being report
er favorably.
HARRIS BEFORE MAYOR
Waived Examination and Was Placed
Under Bond of $300 Cases.
Pierre Harris, the young white man,
charged with violating the prohibition
law by selling intoxicants, waived ex
amination at the session of the po
lice court yesterday through his at
torney, Woodus Kellum, Esq., and
Mayor SpriDger fixed his bond at $300
for appearance at the approaching
term of higher court. Harris Is rep
resented by Woodus Kellum, Esq., and
L. Clayton Grant, Esq., while City At
torney Miarsden Bellamy is prosecut
ing the case, and the outcome before
the higher tribunal will be watched
with interest. Dennis Thomas, color
ed, arrested on a like' charge, and be
lieved to have Deen an accomplice of
Harris in the alleged illegal transac
tion was given trial and the action
against him dismissed for lack of evi
dence. Thomas will be a -witness in
behalf of Harris, when the case comes He said that while his acceptance of , on the A. & Y. railroad, on Dec. 20th
to trial. the solicitation of his friends to be- i sinice which time he has not been seen
Mayor Springer created something come a candidate for another term, in- or heard of. He bought a thousand
of a sensation by taking occasion to volved a personal sacrifice, he felt a mjie DOok at Sanford from the Sea
remank that he had an intimation that pride in seeing the fruition of much board when last seen and is believed
a State's witness had been called into I hard work he has done during the past to hr ve gone away. He is supposed
an attorney's office and accused of
being a spy, employed to work-up a
case, and for this reason he had hop
ed that the details would be brought
out in a perliminary trial of the case.
The attorneys for Harris disclaimed
any undue influence over the State's
witnesses.
Joseph Stewart, a colored boy, was
charged with assaulting John Green,
the principal of Williston school. Stew-
art waited for tha teacher aftr roKmi
and threw a brick at him. The Mayor
suspended judgment upon payment of
costs.
Joe Johnson, the young white man,
who testified in the Aust case at
Tuesday's session of court, has vet
been unable to give a $100 bond, and
remains in jail.
A DELIGHTFUL EVENING
Silver Tea by Parish Guild Was Fine
K Success Features.
The ladies of the Parish Guild of
St. John's Chifrch and a number who
gave their assistance to carrying out
a splendid programme, entertained
most delightfully last evening in th3
parish house at a silver tea, which
was attended, by a -large number, who
greatly enjoyed the evening's exer
cises. The occasion was in every way a
success ana some ?40 was realized.
which will be devoted to the fund be -
ing raised for the erection of a choir
room to the church. The programme
containing musical selections and reci
tations was carried out as previously
given and those who took part, among
whom were some of Wilmington's
most talented musicians, were given
hearty, applause.
Lipton's tea, coffee and jelly demon-
strauon ui me j. w. Foivogt Co's.
store today.
IN LOCAL POLITICS!
City Executive Committee Will
Meet For Orgaoization and
to Call Primary.
TALK OF CANDIDATES
Mayor Springer Will Stand For Re
Electron and Mayor Pro Tern O'
Brien Said to be Contemplat
ing The Step Aspirants.
With the near approach of the mu
nicipal election in May, the Cit Den
ocratic Executive. Committee is alrea-
dy casting about for a date upon
under the law, has to be. held a speci-
fie d time before the election.
Chairman Woodus Kellum. of the
executive committee, stated yesterday
that a call would be Issued at once
for a meetine of the .committee for the
purpose of organizing and naming a
date for the primary. The committee
Third ward; Messrs. C. W. Worth
and J. H. Watters, from the Fourth
ward, and Messrs. Woodus Kellum
and O. H. Kennedy, from the Fifth
j ward. At the meeting to be held
. tion.
The approach of the calling of the
primary naturally revives the talk of
candidate? and local politicians are
already busy bringing their friends
to the fore. Until Wlthm the past
few days, it was generally believed ; Fred W. Mohr and wife and Agnes
that Mayor William E. Springer would . c. Mohr, for $100 and other considera
be without opposition for renomina- tions, property on west side of Sev-
tion, but recently the friends of Alder-
mid . Mayor Pro .Tern, Jaxtin.Q'
Brien have been urging him to allow
his name to be presented for the ma
yoralty and it is stated, that he has
about consented to become a candi
date, however, no official announce
ment can be made to this effect. He
has been particularly valuable to the
city as an Alderman and his service
as chairman of the Streets and
Wharves Committee until his resigna
tion some months ago is a monument
to his perseverance and accomplish
ment. Mayor Springer was asked last
night as to his decision in regard to
standing for renomination and elec
tion. He stated that after six years
service on the city council, s, service
of several terms as Mayor Pro Tem.
and two terms as chief executive of
the city, at a great sacrifice of hisjSOuth side of Church, 50 feet west of
time and attention to his personal bus
iness, certainly the element of per
sonal interest or desire for the honor
could not prompt his candidacy, but
as a public spirited citizen and be
cause of the large enterprises whiclr
were just being inaugurated with the
drawing to a close of his present ad
ministration, prompted tne desire to
see a consummation of these public
enterprises under his administration,
, four years and has decided to maKe
the race. He had very much hoped
that he would not be plunged into the
throes of a heated contest in thus gra-
' tifying a desire wholly in the interest
of public service and stated that he
still cherished a desire for a quiet
campaign, but said the genial Mayor,
with a twinkle in his eye, "When I am
forced into a heated political fight, I
generally know how to take care of
. myselt," all of which means mat ne
will stand for re-election without a
doubt.
With the alignment on the Mayoral
ty question out of the way, the ques
tion of who will offer for Aldermen
in the several wards is next discuss
ed on the streets and many rumors
are heard. Aldermen W. A. French,
of the Fourth; Alderman R. H. Nor
throp, of the Third, and Alderman
Martin Rathjen, of the First ward, are old) at Fourth and Nixon streets on
all quoted as stating that they will j Wednesday afternoon, the assault be
not stand for re-election. They are j mg the result of a previous quarrel
among the most valuable members of -between the two.
I the present Board and it is believed
that their friends will constrain tnem
to remain with the city In the official
capacity. In the Second ward, Alder
man T. W. Wood will stand for re
election and if Alderman O'Brien does
not stand for Mayor, It is -certain that
his friends will see to his election to
succeed himself in- that ward as an
Alderman. It is said that Alderman
S. J. Ellis, who Is filling out an nnex
,pired term from the Third ward, willtoday.
stand for re-election. In the Fourth!
ward, while ,AIderman C. P. Bolles,
Jr., may not be personally a candi
date, it is known that his friends will
place his name before the primary for
councilman, his services in that capa
city on the present Board having been
well nigh invaluable. In the Fifth
ward. Aldermen Wl Wl King and K.
W Jewell will stand for re-election. J
' Among) some of the new timner Demg
.talked, of from the several wards are
at rock qdabby
Colored Convict's Neck Broken by
Giving Way of Ledgeof Rock at
Which He Was at Work No
Inquest Necessary.
Joe Richardson, a young negro liv
ing in this city and recently sentenc
ed to 30 days on the roads for some
trivial offense, was almost Instantly
killed yesterday afternoon about 5
o'clock at the county rock quarry in
East Wilmington as the result of the
cave-in of a small amount of material
under which he was working.
The accident was most unusual and
resulted in the breaking of the young
colored man's neck by less than two
bushels of the rock which fell upon
him. Richardson was employed in the
quarry with a pick, loading wheelbar
rows. He had been given explicit in
structions not to undermine the rock,
but it was easier to pick under the
ledge and let it fall and while the fore
man was on another part of the work
a few minutes, he undermined a sec
tion of the phosphate and while he
was stooped over, the ledge gave way
and struck him side of the bead, break
ing nis neck. He was picked up by
some of his comrades without having
to excavate and it was seen at once
that the neck was broken. Chairman
D. McEacher, Coroner Bell and Dr.
McMillan, county superintendent of
health, at once went out to the quar
ry and found the facts to be as stat
ed. Dr. Bell deemed an inquest un
necessary as the accident was clearly
one liable to happen at any time and
for which no blame attached to any
one. The remains were turned over
to the father of the deceased, Jake
Richardson, who is understood to be
a barber on Nixon street.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Deeds Which Appear From Record
Filed Yesterday at Court House.
D. H. Russell and wife to S. Abramo
witz, for $500 and other considera
tions, property on west side of Fourth,
165 feet south of Bladen street, 33x165
j feet in size
Mrs. Martha S. Kimr and othsrs to
enth, CG feet north of Red
Cross
street, 33x16.5 feet in size.
C. S. VanAmringe, for $10 and other
considerations, purchases lot in Mur
phy's alley, extending from Bladen,
between Seventh and Eighth streets,
33x168 feet in size, more or less.
Wm. H. Merrick and wife to Carrie
B. Merrick, for $1 and other considera
tions, property on. west side of Sev
enth, 173 feet south of Ann street,
25x82 1-2 .feet in size.
Walker Taylor and wife to B. F.
Brittain, Jr., for $1,250, property on
west side of Third, 33 feet south of
Church street, 33x50 feet in size.
Walker Taylor ?nd wife to Albert
J. Beach, for $1,500, property at south
west corner of Third and Church
streets, 33x50 feet in size.
Walker Taylor and wife to J. Fred
Russ and wife, for $1,250, property on
Third street, 32 l-2x6G feet in size.
BUSINESS MAN GONE.
Disappeared From Home in Pine View,
Harnett County Robbery.
A -gentleman in the city yesterday
told of the strange disappearance of
Mr q. B. Kelley, a merchant, large
i irn(j owner and cotton buyer, from his
home at Pine View. Harnett county.
to have had quite a large sum of mon-
ey on his person when he left.
The same gentleman here yesterday
told of the ingenious robbery of Mr.
jjj. L. Cameron at Pine View about
j three weeks ago. A man claiming to
De a deaf mute asked to be taken in
for a night's lodging. Mr. Cameron
took him in but thestranger was gone
next morning and he had taken with
him Mr. Cameron's watch and abQUt
$30 in money. Nothing has been
heard of the fellow since.
ROCK BROKE HIS NOSE.
White Boy Assaulted and Badly Hurt
by Negro Lad.
Luther Squires, a young white boy,
had his nose broken and face other
wise injured, by a rock thrown by
Henrv Swann. a negro boy nine years
The white boy drives a block cart
and while he was loading it at the
mill had some words with the negro,
who ran ahead and waited for him at
the above mentioned place, where he
assaulted him. The youngsters are
both about the same age and the negro
was brought before the Mayor yester
day at the session of court and pa
roled In custody of his mother to
await disposition of the case in court
Messrs. Jos. D. Smith, from the Sec
ond ward; B. C. Moore, from the
First; W. E. Yopp, from the Fourth,
and J. B. Fales and J. O. Brown, from
the Fifth. As yet it is too early to
state just what will be the "lay of the
land" with respect to candidates, but
the averaee voter may be sure that
there will be plenty of them for whom
to cast' their ballots on election day.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Both Houses of Legislature Con
sidered Number of important
Measures Yesterday.
THE DARE COUNTY CONTEST
Democrat Seated by Majority Furth
er Discussion of County Board of
Education Bill Committee on
Headlight Hearing.
x (Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 11. The defeat
of the Barringer bill to create a new
judicial district out of Guilford and
Alamance counties and a further par
tisan discussion of the bill to elect
members of county boards of educa
tion by popular vote in the respective
counties were the features In the up
per branch of the General Assembly
today, while the House session was
made interesting by a resolution In
regard to the investigations of the
office of the Insurance Commissioner
and the settlement of the Dare county
contest, seating the Democratic incum
bent. In the Senate.
Lieut. Governor Newland convened
the Senate at 11 o'clock today. Pray
er by Senator Ormond.
Among the new bills introduced
were: Elliott, to amend the charter
of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insur
ance Association of North Carolina;
Empie, relative to the method of draw
ing jurors in New Hanover county so
the daily venire will be on the same
footing as regular jurors; Blow, to
provide for registration and identifi
cation of automobiles on the highways
of North Carolina; Barringer, to facili
tate registration of contracts made by
corporations; Nimocks, relating to
lessees of tramways; Dough ton, to
provide for inspection of illuminating
oils and fuels; Dockery and Elliott,
calling constitutional convention to be
held first Thursday in June, 1911:
Dockery and Elliott, to amend the con
stitution of North Carolina by provid
ing for quadrennial instead of biennial
elections; Shaw, relative to sale of
merchandise in bulk.
Among bills passed final reading
were: To provide for a road commis
sion in Sampson and for the improve
ment of roads; House bill to establish
graded schools in Laurinburg; for
roads in Black Jack township, Rich
mond county.
Senator Mills sent forward an
amendment to the Barringer bill to
create a new judicial district of Guil
ford and Alamance, the amendment
prescribing that the new district ex
pire October 21st, 1910, and asked
that the bill be referred. Senator
Barringer objected to reference and
the bill went on final reading. It was
defeated on roll call ballot by IS to 25.
The Britt bill for the election of
'County Boards of Education by a
vote of the people of the respective
counties came up as the special or
der. Senator Ray moved the bill be
tabled. This was lost 14 to 24. Sena
tors Britt and Starbuck, of the mi
nority, advocated the bill and Sena
tors Blow and Manning were the prin
cipals for the opposition. While Sen
ator Starbuck, Republican, was speak
ing Senator Fry asked him which wan
worse, for the Democratic Legislature
to appoint school boards and justices
'of the peace for counties or for Gov
pernor Russell to have appointed negro
aldermen and other officers for Wil
imington, Newbern and Greenville.
Judge Starbuck's reply was that this
1 had been a mistake made by some?
j baneful influence among the Republi
cans. It was" a gros3 mistake and the
(party expiated as much, possibly rs it
lis possible for a party to expiate. He
declared that he was speaking on the
bill in the light of new conditions. At
2:20 the Senate adjourned without
action to 10 Friday morning.
House Proceedings.
The House convened at 10:30 o'
clock, with prayer by Representative
Latham, of Beaufort.
Petitions: Butler, from citizens of
Columbus county against the stock
law, not to abolish the' offiQCi of tax
collector and to abolish al acts pro
hibiting in Columbus; Sheprd, from
3,368 citizens of Robeson county
against any division whatever in the
county at this time; McLeod, from
ladies of Robeson county, urging di
vision of Robeson into Robeson and
North Robeson counties and complain-
!ing that present conditions with the
long way "men folks" have to go 1o
'the county seat necessitates their be
ing left alone and unprotected for
days at a time.
Representative Campbell sent for
ward a resolution and bad it read to
the effect that things In connection
with the office of the State Insurance
Commissioner that needed further
ventilation, according to a report of
the examination of the recent legisla
tive committee, the impression having
been made on minds of the insuring
public that the securities put up by
the Insurance companies are not of
the character and solvency prescribed
by the State law, there being distrust
in the minds of the people both as to
the conduct of the office and security
j of the people's interests in insurance
as managed through the Insurance of
: flee. Therefore, the resolution set
,out, let there be appointed a commit-
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