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-S -k -1 ; .' ;t t ( ! ' ; If ( , .i'i r 3 . j - 1 i : .,1 f: ' -A )-:,- 1 'It. "1 WlLLIAK H. BBBI ARD oit and Proprietor. ; Friday, Maech 6, 1903. XOOUVXLT DBFEHDS HIS C0UR8E. Mr. Boosevelt has the reputation of being an obstinate man. When he has set his mind on doing any thing it is difficult to tarn him un less he sees some particular reason, which will redeund to his interest, for being turned. He has said much and done much to array opposition since he has become President, but he has always tried to defend or make some plea for what he said and did. He has his spokesmen who talk for him first and then he avails himself of the first good op portunity to speak for himself with out seeming to seek or make the op portunity. When he was catering to the ne gro vote by bouncing the "Lily White" federal office holder in Ala bama who showed too muoh "per nicious activity" on that line, and followed that up by the determina tion to appoint a negro collector of customs at Charleston, he took ad vantage of the letter written him by some business men of that city pro testing against the proposed nomi nation, by writing his "open door" letter, substantially declaring that where there was fitness color should be no ground of objection and that the negro should stand precisely upon the same plane as the white man. He accordingly appointed Cram, apparently to be consistent with the declarations in that letter. These two causes, the letter which substantially declared the ne gro the equal of the white-man, fol lowed up by the appointment of a negro to an office always held by a white man, have subjected him to severe criticism in the South, and elsewhere too, and arrayed an an tagonism in this section which is not confined to. Democrats but is felt by many Republicans. He showed his obstinacy again in the Indianola post office matter when, without investigation, he jumped to his conclusion, closed the office and punished a whole commu nity, compelling the people there to send several miles to another office for their mail. There was ho occasion for writing that Charleston letter and commit ting himself to a declaration that brought unnecessary trouble to him. There was no necessity for appoint ing a negro to an office in Charles ton which had always been held by a white man, and there was no oc casion" for his arbitrary course in the Indianola post office matter. He has doubtless more than once regretted the writing of the letter, for it inspired the aspirations of negroes who took him -and made such a rush for offices that he had to call a conference of leading negroes to stem the tide and save him from the importuni ties he had encouraged. Within the past few days he has wrttten another letter, in answer to one written him by the editor of the Atlanta Constitution, in which he expresses his surprise and pain that his course in the matter of appoint ing negroes to office should have aroused such a feeling In the South. He says he can't understand it, especially In view of the fact that he has appointed very few negroes in the South, nearly all appointed by him having been first appointed by his predecessor, and simply reap pointed by him when they had shown fitness for the positions they held. He has also, he says, replaced with white men some negroes appointed by his predecessor, that he has con sulted the wishes of the people of the communities in which appoint ments were made and complied with them when those wishes did not "conflict with a principle." He further reminds Mr. Howell that there are a good many Democrats holding Federal offices in Georgia, who have not been disturbed and will not be while they efficiently and faithfully perform their duties, and that in appointments to office he has freely consulted with and taken advice from Democrats in Georgia and other States, some of whom he names. This may all be and yet it is no defence of his course. He permitted the negroes appointed by his prede cessor to remain in, because to re move them, if he felt so disposed, would raise a howl among the ne groes, so that politics might have been at the bottom of that. He in a few Instances appointed white men to the places held by negroes, doubt less for good asd sufficient reasons. He counselled with Democrats, as he publicly said he would while , Q Charleston, and then when he saw fit ignored the advice of those Democrats and appointed men ob jectionable to the communities they had to serve. The fact is that while seeming to have a desire to do the best and give no cause for offence he cud the very thing to give it, like the cow that gave the bucket of mQk and then kicked it over. He wrote a foolish letter in which lie advanced as a principle a declara tlon without a principle in it, and then on the ground of standing by the principle which he announced made an appointment offensive to the business community of Charles f - ton, when he could have filled that placo with a white man without causing any friction, and would thus have saved the people of that city much annoyance, and himself much criticism and vexation. The people of the South, as a mass, felt kindly towards Roosevelt, and he reciprocated by touching them in a sore spot, and, catering to negro sentiment, ignored white sentiment, and then undertakes to jastify it by asserting that he is simply standing by "a principle." There is no principle in that kind of thing, and if there were with him it was more politics than principle. The game was entirely too trans parent. A TRIBUTE TO THE SOUTH- Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, is a Republican of the strictest sect, but is conservative, broad-minded and liberal in his views. He ad heres tenaciously to his convictions, but he concedes to others the right to differ from him and to have their convictions. He differs from the white people of the South on the negro question, and on the possi bilities of negro evolution, but he does not believe in trying to force the white people of the South to surrender their belief and accept and live np to his. In this, while as good a Republican as any of them, he differs from many of his Republican contemporaries who would, if . they could, force the Southern white people to recognize negro equality. In his Union League speech at Chicago, in dis cussing the race question, he paid Hhe following tribute to the South ern people, which was for some reason omitted from the press re port: "I know how sensitive our South ern people are on this matter of social equality and companionship, and I think I might say fairly and properly and that perhaps I have a right to say it that it is not wise for the people of the North to undertake to deal rashly or even to judge hastily of a feeling so deeply implanted in their bosoms. "Time the great reconcillator, will reconcile them to that if in the nature of man they ought to be reconciled to it. And if In the nature of things and in the nature of man time does not recon cile them, it will be a sign that they ought not to be reconciled to it; and that some other mode of life for them mutt be devised. "Now, my friend, having said what I wished to say on this subject, perhaps I may be indulged in adding that, al though my life politically and person ally has been a life of almost constant strife with the leaders of the Southern people, yet as I grow older I have learned not only to respect and esteem, but to lore the great qualities which belong to my fellow citizens of the Southern States. They are a noble race. We may well take the pattern from them in some of the great virtues which make up the strength as they make the glories of the free States Their love of home; their chivalrous respect for women ; their courage; their delicate sense of honor; their constan cy, which can abide by an opinion or a purpose or an interest ror their States through adversity and through prosperity, through the years and through the generations, are things by which the people of the more mercu- at his wofdT51 North may take a lesson. And mere is anotner tning covetoutness, corruption, the low temptation of money has not yet found any place in our Southern politics. "Now, my friends, we cannot afford to live, we don't wish to live, and we do not live, in a state of es- atrangement from a people Who pos sess these qualities. They are friends of ours; born of our homing; flesh of our flesh; blood of our blood; and whatever may be the temporary error of any Southern State, I, for one, if I hare a right to speak for Massachu setts, say to her, 'Entreat me not to leave thee nor to return from follow ing after thee. For where thou goest I will go, and where thou stayest I will stay also. And thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.' " A few years ago Senator Hoar delivered an address at the New England banquet in Charleston, when he uttered substantially the same sentiments, and even went so far as to practically say that if he lived In the South he would pro bably see. the race question as the white people of the South do. There is very little doubt of that, for there are few Northern people who live in the Sonth, who do not soon learn that there is a difference, and a rad ical difference, between the races. and that the black race must be held subordinate to the white. And this will ultimately be generally ac cepted. A Rhode Island female teacher had an insurrection in her school' the other day because she undertook to spank the captain of the foot ball team, a 180-pound chap. He kicked against it, and his friends rushed to the rescue. She didn't have anv pistol in her hip-pocket, like that South Carolina teacher, but she laid the first one out with a knock from the shoulder, closed the eye of the second, and then they jraised a flag of trace. That ended It. John S. Fay seems to have a sticky hold on the job of postmaster at Marlboro, Mass. He was appoint-. ed by President Johnson in 1865 and has' stuck ever since. A few days ago he was re -appointed by President .Roosevelt. When he took the job it was worth only $1,100 a year but now it pays $2,500. Etatx or Ohio, Oitt o Toledo. I LUCAS COOMTT. (' . Fiurx J, ihust makes ostn that he Is sen ior partner 01 tne nrm or r. J. CsbkitA Co.. doing bnalnefls In the Olty ot Toiedj. Ooantv ani state arorewua, ana that said Brm will pay the sum of ON HUNDB4D DOLLAtl for eaoh ana every ease of Catarrh that cannot be viusu mj UitJ UBO 01 UAIX B UlTABKH CURB. FB&NK J CHI ET. Sworn to before me and Bntaortbed in m presence, this eth day of December, a. D. 1884 (-', A, W. GLK4.80N. fsiii. - ifotary PfOMe. Hairs Cattarrh Cure to taken Internally, and acts directly on the blood and m noons snrt aoes ol the system Bend for testimonials, free. F. J.CHIBIY CO, Toledo, O. Bold braU Druggists, 78o. Hall's Family tiaa are ths best. RECORD OP THE PAST No Stronger Evidence Can Be Produced Look well to their record. What they have done many times iu years gone by is the best guarantee of fu ture results. Any one with a bad back, any reader suffering from urinary troubles, from any kidney ills, will find in the following evi dence proof that relief and cure is near at hand: Mr. G. M. Myers, the well-known shoemaker of Winchester -avenue and 14th street, Ashland, Ky , says: "uoau's Kidney Pills are like trne friends, the longer you know them the better they are appreciated. I can add nothing to the statement I first made in 1896 after I procured the remedy at the Ventura Drug Co., and took a course of the treat ment, which cured me. I was ab solutely free from all backache for nearly three years, then I noticed a slight ache, as the result of a cold, in my back. A box of Doan's Kid ney Fills disposed of it. I have re commended this remedy to many, and have never heard of one who did not endorse the claims made for it." For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. f eb 29 lw SUPREME COURT ARGUMENTS. Several Cases from the Fifth District Heard la Raleigh Yesterdsy. Special Star Telegram.' Raleigh, N. O., March 4. Argu ments in the Supreme Court to-day were as follows: Worth ts. Wil mington, dismissed for failure to print. Beaman vs. Ward, by J. D. Kerr and Geo. K. Butler for plaintiff; T. R. Cooper and Faison 8c Grady for defendant. Porter ts. Armstrong, by J. D. Bellamy and H. L. Stevens for plaintiff; E. K. Bryan and J. T. Bland for defendant. Dunn vs. Railroad, by A. D. Ward for plaintiff; Junius Davis for defendant. In re Ander son, by Bruce Williams and J. D. Kerr for appellant; Bterens 8c Beasley for appellee. Williams vs. Williams, continued by consent Bicsud vs. Alderman, by Bryan and Davis for plaintiff; Bountree & Carr, Bellamy and Stevens & Beasley for defendant. The WfUsrd Factory Fire. The machines ordered by telegraph Tuesday morning for the Willard Btg & Mfg. Co. during the progress of the fire which partially wrecked its factory on South Water street, arrived Isst night and will be put in to-day. Man ager E. Payson Willard says that the factory will be running on fall time before to-night. Until the build logs can be repaired, the machines will be operated in two warehouses which the company bis at the rear of the wrecked building. The enter prise displayed by the management In recovering itself from the destruc tive fire jnst at a season when the fac tory is busiest in the manufacture of fertiliser bags, is wonderful and is only characteristic of the company in its progressive policy since it estab lishment a number of years sgo. Part of the factory was operated yesterday. T Msrried last Evealsr. At the home of Mr. J. T. Kerr, on Acorn Branch, at 8 o'clock last night, Miss Ella Johnson, of Acorn Branch, and Mr. Edmond A. Kerr, of this city, were happily married. Mr. Jos. Westbrook, of Acorn Branch, and Miss Annie Mott, of Charleston, 8 C , Mr. Colon Kerr,- of Acorn Branch, and Miss Annie May Newberry, of this city, Mr. Bufus Futcb, of Wilming ton, and Miss Kammie Hankies, of Wilmington, were the attendants. An elegant reception was given imme diately after the ceremony, which was performed by Bev. G. B. Webster. A large number of friends were present. The bride and groom were welcomed by friends upon their arrival at the home of the groom. They received a numbsr of handsome presents. A Tows-Rslied Coes. For some time the fowl house of Mr. EL E. Bonltx, at the rear of bis residence, 711 Princess street, has been systematically raided by some animal whose Identity was not known until yesterday morning. Mr. Bonitx seta steel trap for the depredator a few days ago and night before last a large 15-pound coon walked into it Mr. Bonitx doesn't know from whence he came, but he put an end to the ani mal's existence In short order yester dsy and will sell the hide to make recompense for a fine Plj mouth Bock hen whleh the coon devoured a few nights ago. A Yonor Qirl Island. Miss Mary Owen, the young daugh ter of Mr. Hugh Owen. Front be tween Wooster and Dawson streets, sustained a painful fracture of the ankle and suffered severe pain from a large splinter, which ran its way into the flesh just below the knee, as the result of a fall which ahe had yester day evening at the Wilmington Cot ton Mills, where she Is employed. Drs. Wright Hall and R. E. Ztebary were called to attend her and she was doing very well last night Temporary Presiding Elder. Fayetteville Observer : "Bishop A. Coke Smith yesterday appointed Bev. T. A. Smoot pastor of Hay Street Methodist Ohurcb, Presiding Elder of the irayettevtlle District temporarily, or until ne snau apnomt a successor to the late Rev. B. R. Hall. It is un derstood that Bishop Smith tendered Mr. 8moot the appointment but that the latter expressed a desire to remain pastor or the church here, and was In duced to accept it only ad interim. Will Open Saturdsy. Owing to unexpected delays, Capt. &. u. Brown will not open bis new store at 114 Market street this mornlnr, as aaverusea. Toe store is tn one now occupied by Messrs. B, F. Penny & Co., who are selling out their stock preparatory to removal. Capt Brown will open the store on Market street Saturday and will have something in teresting for the buying public at that time. CRDELTY TO CONVICTS Legislative Investigating Com mittee Made Its Report to the General Assembly. MANAGEMENT WAS UPHELD. Recommendation, However, for a Chaste In Pntnre Method of Contractor. With Railroads Hot Coffee Shonld Have Been Provided Special Star Telegram." Raleigh, N. C March S. At to night's session of the House a special order bill to limit argument before juries ia Superior courts in all except trials for capital offences passed as iU came from the Senate and was ordered' enrolled. The bill repeals Section 80 of the Code and provides that in all trials in the Superior courts of the State, two addresses to the j ary shall bs al lowed, two for the State or plaintiff and two for the defendant. The judges of the Superior Court are also autho rized to limit the time of argument on the trial of all actions, civil and crim inal, except in capital felonies, but in no instance shall the time be limited to less than one hour on each sideTn misdemeanors or to less than three hours on each side In ether causes Where any greater number of ad dresses, or any extension of time shall be desired, motion shall be made, and it shall be in the discretion of the judge to allow the same or not a the interests of justice may require In jury trials the whole case as well of fact may be argued to the jury. A bill providing for court stenogra phers in the several judicial districts at $1,350 each per year, came up, but many representatives asked that their counties be excepted and the bill was passed over to allow an adjustment that those counties desiring an appli cation of the law can have it Among the bills passed on final reading in the House were: To pro tect landlords and tenants, applying to numerous counties, including New Hanover, Brunswick and Bladen. To erect an agricultural building at the A & M. College by borrowing $50,000 from the State Agricultural Department. To establish a free ferry across Cape Fear river at Whitehall, Bladen county. Ralsiqh, N. a, March 4. The joint Special Committee appointed to investigate charges of cruelty to con victs In moving a squad of 159 pris oners from Spruce Pine, via Marion, to the penitentiary, January 31st sub mitted its report to the Legislature to night After reviewing briefly some of the testimony, the committee says: "We fail to flod any acta of cruelty on the part of Superintendent Mann or of any of the State employes, b it that Superintendent Mann has in offi cial letters and personal direction been on the side of humanity, justice and mercy. The same is true of Capt. Lfsshley, who was in charge of the convicts on the trip." The report states that the msrch could have been avoided by bringing the convicts by rail through Tennessee, but authority over the convicts in an other State was questionable and the uoveraor ana isomra or u rectors naa advised it as unsafe to take the con vieta out of the Bute; therefore the Bpruee Pine march was the only availa ble route under the circumstances. The committee finds that the march was jistlfisble: that ample wholesome food was furnished and due care was exercised in the treatment of prisoners on the march ; that there was some cursing of convicts, but that it was by guards employed by the railroad com pany. The recommendation is there fore made, that In the future no oat side overseers be permitted to have any authority over the convicts and that the Superintendent specify here after in taking contract work that the prison's overseers have absolute con trol of the convicts. The committee criticises the steward for not giving the convicts hot coffee ror supper at Marion, and says they were kept housed up in the car too long thirty-six hours. Altogether the report is very favorable to the prison authorities. Ckoab Blcft, Va., Nov. 13. 1903. We have sold Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic for the past 10 years. We know it has saved hundreds of lone eases of fever and heavy doctors' bills and has saved the lives of hundreds of our own people. We keep It in our nouaenoids. Ckdab Bluit Woo leu Co. Agency of this wonderful medicine will be placed with rood men. Ad dress A. a Girardeau. Savannah. Ga. t Stole Pair of Docks. Charles Tsylor, colored, was locked up at the police station yesterdsy for the larceny of a pair of ducks from Mr. H. A. Fields, one of Wilmington's popular letter carrier, who conducts a truck farm In the suburbs of the city. The negro sold the ducks in Wilmington and would probably have gone unpunished had he not brought a crate of chickens for sale yesterday and been Identified as the same negro who sold the ducks several days ago. Waiting on Federal Authorities. 8heriff Greene, of Marlboro county, 8. OL, who came Monday for the negro murderer Sam White, who was iden tified at the last term of TJ. 8. Court after eleven years and for whom Gov. Aycock honored a requisition last week, returned yesterday afternoon and will come again for his prisoner. White has not yet been released by the Federal authorities and until an order from Judge Parnell is receiv ed, the negro can't be removed. Prlsosers from Ssmpson. Deputy 8heriff Everett Turner, of Sampson county, yesterday brought to the New Hanover roads two con vlcts sentenced at last week's term of court at Clinton. They are Geo. L. Ba?, white, larceny, twelve months: Wiley Shaw, colored, larceny, twelve months. Judge Peebles, Solicitor Duf fy, Messrs. Herbert McClammy, R. G. Grady and C. D. Weeks went un Burgaw yesterday to attend Pender Superior Court You Kaojr What Ymm Arm Taking Sfben yon taka omti Taittlm t hill xBle Decaosa to formula Is -plainly p-lnted on every bottle showing that it Is simply iron and Quwlnsin a tasteless form.1 Ho cure, Ho PASSED THE SENATE. Revenue Bill, With Some Few Amendments, Rapidly Be coming Law of State. THE COUNTY LIQUOR TAX. - -J. "- " - - -- .- Half of It Will Be Diverted from School Pasd Rsllresd Section Csaied Tilt Between Members Express , Tekfraph and relephose. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh. N. C, March 4 The Senate this morning agreed to make a special order of the Scott's bill to erect a $50,000 Agricultural building for the A. and M. College, for 11 o'clock to-morrow, and of the 8elf di vorce bill as passed by the House, for noon to-morrow. Nearly the entire session to-day was spent in committee of the whole, con sidering the Esvenuo bill by sections. The Senate at 11 o'clock took up the biiL Hoey offered an amendment to change the tax on druggists selling whiskey from $35 to $10. The amend ment was lost. Wellborn moved to make the tax 1100. This was also lost and that section was adopted. Section 63. taxing grain distilleries, was taken up. An effort was msde to strike out "shaii" ana in sert "may" in "each county shall levy a like tax," but tbe effort failed. Justice offered an amendment that when a manufacturer rectifies and sells wholesale he shall pay a tax on rectifying and wholesaling but not on distilleries. It was adopted. Section 65, providing that dispense ries shall pay the State an annual li cense tax of two per centum of the gross receipts, was amended making the tax five per cent on gross receipts. Mr. Burton msde a fight to have tbe Beidsville school district excepted from Section 64, saying if all the license there did not go to the schools the Beidsville schools might have to close. He plead for the exemption of Beids ville. Travis said the same condition that prevailed as to Beidsville was true of other towns. After half an hour's debate Burton's amendments were lost. The section referred to pro vides that only one half the liquor tax levied by the 8tate shall be paid to the county boards of education of counties in which liquor is sold and that the other half go into the State Treasury. According to the old law all tbe license levied by the State went to the county schools and the change will materially sffct many large liquor counties like Nw Hanover and others. Section 67 was amended by Blow, of Pitt, so the sheriff can levy on goods that merchants attempt to move with out having paid license tax. Further considering the merchants' tax, Thayer wanted a tax of 35 cents per $1,000 on sales under $50,000. The amendment was lost. Paarr, of Mecklenburg.. moved to strike out the entire 67th section relating to merchants. Tnis was loit. Baldwin, Of Forsyth, offered an amendment to reduce mer chants' lax in eaoh instance five cents. The amendment was adopted. Tbe schedule as it now stands amended is on the first $50,000, thirty five cents per $1,000 or fractional part thereof; over $50 000 to $75,000, twen ty-five cents; over $75,000 to $135,000, twenty cents. The provision making the merchants pay a fee of IB cents for each return was stricken out. Efforts were made to change the tax on emigrant agents hut the tax re mained at $100 for the State and $100 for each county. Mr. Henderson moved to strike out Section 78. tbe privilege tax on rail roads. Mr. Justice and Mr. Henderson had a spirited colloquy on the sub ject. Mr. Justice said Mr. Henderson always opposed taxes on railroads. Mr Henderson said he was for fair just taxation. He believed that nociurt would allow sucii section to stand. Mr.Justice explained that when hesaid that Mr. Henderson had always con sistently opposed increasing railroad taxes, he bad tbe highest opinion f him. Mr. Henderson's amendment to strike out the section was lost, as was also an amendment striking out sec tion 79, providing tbe rate of taxation as it was last year, vis. : a graduated schedule upon grots earnings from $2 to $5 per mile. The section preceding, which Mr. Henderson wanted stricken out, pro vides that every steam road shall, on or before July SOih of eaoh year, re turn to the 8tate Auditor, upon blanks to be furnished by him, a true state ment of the gross earnings upon which the schedule is based; also of the num ber of miles operated by each compa ny and the gross earnings upon each mile; which statement shall ba verified by the oath of the secretary and treas urer or of the person so operating the railroad, and the Bute Auditor shall certify the same to the State Treasurer for tsxstion. The committee rose at 8:15 p. m., reported progress and took a recess until 8 o'clock to-nigbt, with the un derstanding that the Revenue bill be completed at that hour. The bill was completed at the night session according to the determination of the Senators upon the afternoon adjournment, and It paased on its scond reading. Section 80 taxing Express companies $3 on every mile of steamboat or railroad in tbe State over which mile auch company does an express business was amended by striking out "steamboats " An amend ment by Travis, of Halifax to reduce tbe tax on Express companies from $3 to $1 per m le was lost. The tax of 3 per cent on cross receipts of tele phone companies and 35 cents per mile on telegraph wires was allowed to stand. I Saved. His X,es P. A. Dan 'or lb, of LtGran'ge, Ga , suffered for six months with a fright ful running sore on his leg, but writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured it in five days. For Ulcers, Wounds and Piles It's tbe best salve in tbe world. Cure guaranteed. Only 35 cents. Sold- by B. B. Bellamy, druggist. f OASTOntA. Bean um f iM una yob Hatg Always Boojm Bignatm NO BAIL FOR UTLEY. Supreme Court Justices -Walker and Connor Refuse Defend ant His Liberty. HIS LATEST SENSATION. Dlscharfed All His Coassel Except Bx- Jsdge Satton and a. S. tlaii, ciq , Assigning No Resson Therefor. Twenty Years' Sentence. Special Star Telegram. Balkioh, N. O., March 3 -Justices Piatt D. Walker and H, G. Connor heard argument to-day on application . .pit f habeas .corpus for Ed. L. Utiey, under sentence of twenty years ia the penitenlisry, aoneai pouuiujr, for the killing of Theo. Hollicesworlh, at Fayetteville. Thos. 8utton and Ool. J. W. Hma- dsle appeared for IJtley; Attorney General Gilmer and aiessrs. . j Oook and N. A. Sinclair, for the State. Tbe hearing was at 11 o'clock and the ruling at 4:30 P. M. was that n.i.. tv nnt admitted to bail, for tbe j " - . reason that no unusual circumstances were shown to warrant aucn action. Sheriff Marsh will leave for Fayette ville with the prisoner to-morrow. Utiey was accompanied to Baleigb by bis uncle, Mr. Herbert Lutterloh, and Mrs. Lutterloh. The Fayetteville Observer of yester day afters 03n says of the latest sensa lion created by Utiey: "E. I. Utiey has created another sensation. On Saturday afternoon each one of his counsel except ex Judge Sutton and Mr. A. 8. Hall, re ceived a note from the prisoner saying .i..t h,B mm would be conducted on different lines from that at the first trial, if the 8upreme Court abould grant him a new trial, he would have inrika. nM fnr their services. Tbe names of these lawyers, all of whom are men or state reputation, anrl MUin tA thA ablest attornevs. are : rui n U7 Rmaiifnnt. dean of the Fav- etteville bar; Hon. Geo. M. Rose, ex Speaker of the House of Representa tives; Hon. J. G. Shaw, ex-member of Cooarress; H. McD. Robinson, Eq..ex member of tbe Igtelature; Col. John W ninarfalA nfRalaiffb. 'The reason for this action is hard to fathom, and the above-named attor neys are as much at sea as the people at large." TOBACCO WAREHOUSE PRIZE HOUSE AND STEMMERY Matter Left Open Until Sabseqseat Meet Isf of Board ef Directors-ritchlse'ry Will Be Pircfcssed-lfflperial Cesjpsay's Proposition. At a called mee tins' of the Board of D rectors of the Wilmington Tobacco Warehouse Company, held yesterday afternoon at S o'clock in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, the con tract was let to Mr. W. E. Glenn for the erection of a modern warehouse on the site recently purchased at the Intersection of the W. & W. and Sea coast railroads, in tbe northeastern section of the city, and placs for the building of a stemmery and prise house and the purchase of machinery for the former were quite generally discussed. President W. E. Worth was in tbe chair at the meeting; Mr. James Kyle was present as aecreUry.and Directors Geo. O. Gaylord, H. L. Vollera, M. W. Jacob!, Jos H. Waiters and W. B. Cooper were in attendance. The bids for the construction if the warehouse were received by President Worth until noon last Monday and he was directed yesterday to conolude the contract wi h Mr. Glenn, the low est bidder, who obligates to furnish everything and make a "turn-key'' job for $6,339. ' The other bidders for all or a part of the work were the Wilmington Towing and Construe tion Company, Tbad F. Tyler, D. H Harriss, of Warsaw, J. W. Haosley and 8.L8 uith St don. The new warehouse will be one of spacious floors, good ventilation, ex cellent lighting and modern in every respect The plana were drawn by Architect H. E. Bonitx and tbe size of the building will be 70x300 feet. It will be situated conveniently to the railroads and country wagons and easy of approach, Ia other words the plans and specifications call for a building second to none of its class in North Carolina. The matter of the building of a prize house and stemmery and the purchase of machines for the latter was general ly discussed and the President was in structed to look more fully into and gather all the information possible, re lative tq the subject The question of whether to rent the stemmery or oper ate it lq. connection with the warehouse was discussed to a limited exlent but that matter was also deferred. Mention was made in these columns a few days ago that the Imperial bad made a pro position to rent the stemmery, but it is not known what will be done. It is said that if the Imperial does not get the company's stemmery it will pursue its usual policy of erecting one and operating it independently. License was issued yesterday for tbe marriage or Mius Nettie Gris som, daughter of Mr. and Mr. J. E. A. Grisiom, and Mr. Simuel 3. Souiu erland, son of the late James Souther land, all of Myrtle Grove Soud. Johnson's Chill mod KWr Tonic will drive out every trace and taint of Grip Poison from the blood and do its work quick and do it right. Old and neglected cases of Grip are quickl? cured by a course of this wonderful medicine Write to A R Girardeau, savannah. Ga., for Agency. f """ksajBBBSasaBsjw "If life began at the North pole, as our eminent brother asserts;" ssid the first scientist, "what conclu alon would you draw from that! What effect has that had on our present day lifef "Why." hazarded the seeind scienttst. "doesn't It show that what we have hitherto considered the pole-seek-J?.6'.?9 ! .merely an Instinctive man ifestation of home-sic rnw ?" Judge. SCHOOL FOND TANGLE Legislators at Work Trying to Make Up the Deficiency of $452,500. THE INEVITABLE BOND ISSUE. No Money for State Exhibit af St. Louis, Says the Committee - Prohibition and Other Bills Coosldered la the Home-Yesterdsy. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh. N. O. March 3. The House ara-ued and finallv passed to day a bill to amend Section 1,285 of the Uode, relative to tne time limit for marriage of divorced parties. It pro vides for abandonment of two jears to be the cause for divorce, neither piriy to remarry in five years. The bill was introduced by Self of Oatawta. After argument by many members, the pre vious question was called by Self, General Davidson demanding the ayes and noes. The vote stood. 58 ave- and 45 noes on second reading. Ob. j actions were raised to a passage of th DUl on third reading, but the rules were suspended by a vote of 60 to SO and the Diu passea nnai reading by 57 to 49. Among the bills passed by tbe House were: To amend tbe act, in corporating tbe Guilford Battleground Association; to protect oyster, clam and terrapins in Brunswick; relatin to the rules governing demurrsge in the matter of placing cars br railroads for shippers. Morton wanted to amend by adding "reasonable" b fore word "rules," wherever it occurs in tbe bill. The amendment waa lost and the bill passed. Other bills weret To ameno the corporation law of North Carolina ; to provide for the registration of train ed nurses; to give elrctrio light and power companies the same powers and rights of condemnation as telephone and telegraph companies It wa amended, however, by Mr. Newland so as not to apply to existing setions Among tbe bills passed tbe Benat to-day and were to tbe House were: To incorporate the Soutbport and Northeastern railroad; to alio Lenoir, Jonea and Onslow counties to construct a road from Einston to Jacksonville, Onslow county. Among the Huuia bills which psssed the Senate and ordered enrolled werei To authorise the voters of Rich mond county to vote on road beds ; to incorporate Scotland villsge, Scotland CDunty. The Joint Finance Committee this afternoon agreed by a vote of 9 to to recommend that the General Assem bly provide for the issuance of $400,000 bonds to run for fifty years and bear Sf oer cent, interest. During the night session of the Sen ale tbe following bills passed and were ordered enrolled: To incorporate the Appalachian Improvement Co.; to in corporate the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, or Wilson ; to permit the sale of liquor at certain reaort 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 tbe House were; To amend tbe code bv requiring railroads to take loaded cars tendered at sidings. Th FTmKA tn.nlrht naaMi a intnt ''resoRftioo to investigate the unlawful discrimination in freight rates. Mr. Morton read a letter from a Wilming ton wholesale merchant, saying that such proceeding would entail unneces sary expense and be worthless. Ho poke vigorously in opposition, but it passed its readings with good majori ties. The resolution provides for the appointment of a commissioner of in vestigation, tbe appointment to be Among the bills passed final reading were an act to aoousn graaea scnoois in Cross Creek township, Cumberland county; to incorporate Absottsburg, Bladen county; to amend the road law in Pender. Ralsiqh, N. C, March 3. The Senate to-day passed a general school law as an amendment to Chapter 4 of the Laws of 1901. The section pro viding for township high schools was stricken out and one added, requiring county bosrds of education to publish on December Sltt of each -year state ments in like m.nner as county com missioners are now required to pub lish. The bill is lengthy, embracing principally the changes recommended by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. A notable change bear ing upon the race question is as to -lows: "No child with negro blood in his veins, however remote tbe strain, shall attend a school for the white race; and no tueh child shall be considered a white child." Among the bills passed at the night session were: To prevent the use of liquor to buy voles; to protect clams and oysters in Brunswick county; a joint resolution looking to an enlarge ment of the cpitol. The House to-nigbt passed the bill ss it came from the Senate. Watts offered an amendment that white teachers be allowed 83 per cent, more salary tban colored teachers, but general expres sions of disapproval from all parts of the hall caused its withdrawal. The bill was ordered enrolled for ratifica tion. - The Senate spent a gond portion o' 1 fw I h 1 A Winchester Take-Down Repeating Shotgun, with a strong shooting, full choked b&rrel, suitable for trap or duck shooting, and an extra interchangeable modlfled choke or cylinder bore barrel, for field shoot ing, lists at only $42.00. Dealers sell them for less. This makes a serviceable all round gun within reach of everybody's pocket book. Winchester Shotguns ootsnoot and outlast tbe most expensive double barrel guns and are Just as reliable besides. WINCHESTER UrBATlNG ARMS CO., - NEW HAYES, CONN. 4 'V DR. B3 B LYoirs rrencn periodica! urops Strictly vegretable, perfectly harmless, sure to accomplish DESIRED RESULTS.: Greatest known female remedy. GlUTIflN Be" or oonnterfetta and Imitations. Tbe aennlno 1 put ap only in paste-board Car J. 0 8HEPARD, Jr.. Wilmington tax purse, g fmiIizer without S i &umcient avffj I Potash A 13 nt complete. j ea who know. Y f II Wnte for them. n"" "" ! KALILlX WYork I -iffi - " ioo coimdering ihe hm ppropriating $200,000 for pub c schools. White withdrew his original bill and offered a substitute changing somewhat the method of distributing the second $100,000. The teners purV Dose of the oill u still to Insure a roar months' term for all public schools of he 8iate. The bill p.-ed .ecotd reading by a good m.jority sfur two hours' argument. Ii will be on ihird reading to-m. rrow. The bill allowing Rbsnn couoty to vote on moving the court houie 'rom Lumbertoo to Pembroke came up to-day. McBryde, of Rb-non wantrd the bill piss-d so the people could vote on It. He plead for Senatorial courtesy Holy of Cleveland, said it was danger ous to let counties go to voting on such a question. There wa, nothing at Pembroke except two stores and a warn p. This was a motion to move the court h use from a town to thu couotry. The bill psssed, 20 to 15. Amousr the bills psssed b? the Hous were: To Incorporate tbe Warrenton and Carolina Railroad Co.; ro lution of thanks to tbe editori and compilers of regimenUl bii jories; to incorporate tbe 8ali,burv Railroad Co.; to authorize the Com. tuissioners of Brunswick county to vy a special tax; to iocorporam th Virginia, Carolina and Southern R. R Company. The House passed the bill to incor porate the Audubon Society of North Carolina for the protection of song and game birds, voting down nume rous amendments to except counties Tbe bill makes it unlawful for any person to bunt on the land or another without the consent of the owner and requires all non-residents io procure a $25 license before they can bunt id tbe 6tate; The Joint Committee on Agriculture this evening voted unanimously to report favorably the bi1 authorizing tbe Department of Agriculture to bor row $50,000 and loan it to tbe A & M College to erect an agricultural build ing, allowing the college five years in which to pay back tbe money out ol its regular appropriations. Tbe build ing is to be completed in two years. Tbe Secretary of State charter the Hamlet Real Estate Lin and Trust Co., of Hamlet; capital $5,000; incor porators Geo. J. Freeman, Alartio C. ' Freeman and Albert S. Cowan. Raleigh, N. O., Marco 4. Toe House had an unimportant session to day. Tbe bill for $100,000 bonda was reported favorably from the Finance Committee. Bullard introduced a bill supple mentary to tbe Cumberland prohibi tion act, and Morton one for the relief of Virginia E. Bunting, of New Han over. Among the bills patsed were: To pay tne expenses of sonool commit teemen; to investigate cruelty to con victs; to secure supervision of all in surance compsnies aoing business in North Carolina; to define ownership of lands bor lering on tbe water in New Hanover; to sell the 8tate's internet in Boone and Blowiog Rock Turnpike Company; to establish the Wewrn North Carolina Training 8chool for Teachers,appropriating$l,500 for nutid ins wnpre citizens raue a like amount and $3,000 for tbe maintenance an nually or tbe institution to be for tbe extreme Western counties. Gov. Aycock announces tbe selrc tion of Guilford Battle Ground as tbe location for tbe monuments by the United States Government to Oet. Frauds Nash ai d Gen. Willi. n. D vidaon. At to-flfirbl's session, the Hjue passed a substitute j tint resolution and bill providing for tbe borrowing of $100,000 from tbe State Lnemry fund (or pying tbe second $100,000 cbooi aporopriatiii for 19l)2, ud (or ih is suance of $300 000 leu-year bond, iu stead of $400,000 fifty-year ootid as first agreed on. The resolution and bill were considered together; the reso lution passed 78 to 8 and tbe bond bill tn-rt.-'- 69 to 13. Tbe discussion brought out the condition to be that the present de ficit Is $152,500 of which $300,000 is monev borrowed in New York; $100,- 000 due the public school and $152.- 600 due-'Vario -a parties There ia at resent $30,000 available, leaving $122,000 unprovided for. Tne passage of the rekoluttoo and bond mil to night leaves $23,500 to be gotten extra out of the taxes soon to be collected. 8ome bills passed by the House are: To incorporate the Bank of Warsaw; to incorporate the North Carolina and Ohio Railroad Co ; to extend Flea Hill and Cedar Creek stock law territory ia Cumberland couoty. Tbe Committee on Appropriations reported unfavorably to the 8nate to nigbt the bill to appropriate $30,000 for a State exhibit at St. Louie. All grades of refined sugsrs were advanced five oomts yesterday. TAKE DOWN REPEATING SHOTGUNS - Mia tf0 larv t a ire B fFB -V.---;- - - -
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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