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7 aG?7 ST. -7 ' -rUBUIBD AT . WILHINGTQN, II. C, $1.00 A YEAH IN ADVANCE . i 88888888888883888 l ggjggggggggggga 88&S8888888888888 qaow 35883232328888X8 88888888888888888 lip no M I 8388SSSS828888388 8388882288888888 M...eta)litvBnia 88888888888888888 t s a s x S . J -. u f j s ; ; Kat.,d at ! Pt Offlc Umtcton. N. C, M Second CUa Matter. 1 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. tiw,?lb"CT,ptlon P th Weekly EJtar h a Hup ocy, 1 f-J-jP-tj,. paM fl 00 " imootbi "V.V.V.V.V.V.V. so MONUMENT TO HARNETT AND AHD HOOPER. - At the request of the North Caro lina Society of the Colonial Dames of America The Stab is pleased to publish the following: "There it do greater duty devolving u oon faithful 8iatea than to preserve th memory or their noble dead." To this duty the North Carolina Society of Colonial Dames has pledged itself. It has been active in. the preservation of ho norabl names, well nigh forgotten, and of brave deeds unrecorded. Its purpose now Is the erection of a monument which shall perpetuate the memory of the heroes and patriots of the Colonial and Revo lutionary period, who. as soldi ana statesmen, laid of the liberty and independence of I ineir country. I One of onr able jurists has said I with truth: ' North Carolina has always known how to make his torf she has seldom troubled her self to write it." The women of this generation, composing the Society of Colonial Dawes, are striving to preserve and record some of the names and achievements of this historic past a pat which ante-dates the history ot n? of the thirteen Colonies the first white settlement in North America, on Roanoke Island, open ed tne door of Colonization to Jamestown and Plymouth Rock. I quick succession through the years which followed, came the Stamp Act, the first open resistance to British authority , leading np to the first Declaration of Independ aoce, and the battles of Moore's ;Creek Bridge and Guilford Court Home. In order that a more active and far reaching intorest may be Inspir ed, the Society takes this method of informing not only its members in this, and in non-Colonial 8tates,but all North Carolinians, of its efforts to immortalize the names of the men whose courage and fidelity to dnty made poasible thia great com monwealth, "it is a glorions thing to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors." Oq this monument will be in scribed the names of Harnett, Hoop er and others- It will be erected in Wilmington, where the Society was org anized and chartered, and where one-half the required amount has been given by the local Society. All who wish to share in this me morial will please send to Mrs. Kate deRosaet Meares, President of the North Carolina Society of Colonial Dames, Wilmington, . North Carolina. The above appeal of the Colonial Dames comes from the Wilmington Dames and while it should appeal directly to the people of Wilmington and the Capo Fear region, it is equally addressed to the people of North Carolina- It is to the State's heroes and statesmen that it Is pro posed to erect a monnment and not to tbe eminent men of a mere sec tion of the State. Harnett and Hooper belonged to North Carolina in common and their achievements and reputation are the glory of the State Hence it is quite appropriate for the people from the sea' to the ' mountains to aid the ladies in their noble purp ae. Wilmington is specially concerned In this monumental movement from the fact that it is proposed to erect the monnment in our city. The appeal of the Colonial Dames to our people should, therefore, meet with generous response, and the effort of this patriotic society call forth hearty co-operation. Our town is singularly conspicuous in the ab ence of all monumental work. Charlotte, Greensboro, Ra leigb have each thi ir commemora tive shafts. Shall our own city, so richin Colonial history, leave its past unrecognized and forgotten? A little more than a century baa well nigh covered with obscurity tbe illustrious names and deeds of the men who struggled in the wil derness and left us to inherit "the promised land." A few short months will seo the completion of this monument, which will be not only a pride and orna- ment to Wilmington, .but an ob ject Ieaaon, teaching us that "the remembrance of a nation's glory in tho past stimulates to national greatness in the future; and that iucceie generations are awakened to noble endeavor by the contem plation of the heroic deeds of their forefathers" Tbe tfforta of the ladies should VOL. XXXVI. arouse the city prido and patriotism of our people. It la not large sub scription that the ladiei desire, but a great many small ones, as it Is the idea to make it a popular morement. hue generous subscription will be gladly received, small ones will carry out. the idea that the people should erect the monument. ROOSEVELT, THE PBESIDEHT- President Roosevelt, who served I out three years or more of the second term of President MoKinlev. is now President of the great American Re public by his own right. Having been overwhelmingly elected by the people, he was Saturday inaugurat ed Into the lofty office of-President with all the pomp and circumstance with which a free people could honor him. The magnificent inaugural ceremonies at Washington Satur day were not those of beaurocratic or monarchic conception, but it was the tribute of a free people who as semble by tho thousands from the North and the South and the "East and the West to induot their Presi dent into office and wish him god speed. The Republican party elected Mr. Roosevelt President, but the people inaugurated him without regard to section or party. We have no doubt that Mr. Roosevelt feels that he takes the reins of government as the President of all the people, and without regard to party the people of the United States will wish him a successful, peaceful, wise and states manlike administration. We know that the people of the South will be satisfied if President Roosevelt car ries out faithfully the lofty ideals of onr Demcratlc-Republican form o! government. The Stab this week publishes the President's Inaugural address. It breathes the spirit of a thorough Americanism and the people can judge of the heart of their President from the fact that at the inception of his remarks he expresses "grati tude to the Giver of Good, who has blessed us with the conditions which have enabled us to achieve so large a measure of well being and success." Further on he expresses the senti ment of "a fixed determination to show that under a free government a mighty people can thrive best, alike as regards the things of the body and the things of the soul." So mote it be. The rresident (ays stress upon the responsibilities which our great ness as a nation has laid upon us, and several times alludes to the prin ciple of self-government. We hope that he will not violate the principle of self-government for ourselves aa well as for onr sister American re publics by considering that our re sponsibilities lie in interfering with their self-government. We say this because in his address the President said: "Never before have men tried so vast and formidable an experi ment aa that of administering the affairs of a continent under the forms of a democratic republic." Does this mean that the President conceives that it is a part of his dnty to ad minister the affairs Of other Amer ican nations on this continent? Let him remember that he was elected President of the United States of America and not of the continent. Then we will wish him well. Some member of the North Caro; Una General Assembly introduced a bill to make it unlawful and punish able to steal a bride. . Appears as if the bridegroom would be able to see that nobody gets away with his bride. If the bill aims at making it unlaw ful to steal a girl, no man who ever erred a sentence for it will be re garded as a jail bird. A Boston woman has invented a machine which automatically thrashes her huBband when he is backed up to it. It is a safe wager that the old man would rather be machine whipped than undergo the old method at the hands of his irate loved one. If the Senators and Representa tives are susceptible of criticism, they will think it is a shame to take the mileage money after having rid den to and from Washington on passes. ' ' New Orleans had a $5,000,000 fire last 8unday morning. We are prepared to believe that Atlanta thinks it a burning shame that she can't keep up with the procession A fashion magazine says fabrics In am all checks are the style in women's dress goods. Easter hats, however, will continue to call for large checks. - . If you want to know how old an editor Is watch whether he gets mad or not about Dr. Osier's joke abont AhlnrnfATinin? back numbora 60 years old. " Governor Vardaman, of Mississip pi, has prevented so many lynchlngs that even his critics ougm w e urniinir to irive him a little more TV -- rope. . NEAR1NG THE Little of Interest in Either Branch of the General As sembly Last Week. A SNEAK BILL ATTEMPTED. Effort Made to Rascal Watts' let Prompt ly Ihwarted-No More Bills With eat UaaalsBcus Cooseat Judi cial Districts-Other Notes. Special Star TdearamA RaIiEIQw., N. a, March 3. -The House of Bepresentativea to-night, after three hours' discission, killed tbe bill that had passed the Senate for the establishment of a Bureau of Immlgra tion and the -appointment of a Com missioner of Immigration. Tbe vote waa 70 to SO.: The Houae adopted a resolution thia afternoon to tbe effect that no bllla be Introduced la future except by unani mous consent. The Wlnborne bill to divide the Biate into two Judicial elr- cuite5, the Eastern circuit conaistlng of the first eight districts and the West ern or the remaining eight, paaaed, and it la underatood that there will be no trouble about ita nassina the Senate. Under the operation of the bill judgea win oe required to ride only the dis tricts in the circuit In which thev re- aide Instead of riding the whole State, aa the present law require. A bill passed to repair the Senate chamber at a cost of $3,000. The Senate Judiciary Committee had a lengthy diacuaaion this after noon of the McNinch divorce bill and it passed finally, by a vote in which the chairman had to break a tie de ciding to report it favorably. Maaon, of Gsaton, offered a substitute that all divorce lawa alnce 1883 be re pealed, aaylng that while he waa not heartily in favor of his own substi tute even, he preferred it to the Mc Ninch bill and contended that the cruaade againat divorce waa all wrong and there ought to be divorce for abandonment, but In deference to sen timent to the contrary, be offered bis substitute. He and Vann, Eller, Burton and aome othere of the seven who opposed favorable report of the McNinch bill, gave notice of their In tention to fight it on the floor of the 8enate. The House tonight tabled the Etnpie bill to allow justices of the psace fees in certain cases. It came up with an unfavorable report from the House committee. Representative Boney waa asked to explain tbe bill and he anawered that be knew nothing about IL. The motion to table quickly fol lowed and it waa carrisd unanimously. There waa an attempt to-night to aneak a bill through the Houae to repeal tbe Watta act It waa while a great number of local bills were being reeled off that oae came up so "Repeat Chapter 833, Acta of 1903," by Camp bell, of Alexander, uut or aa aouna- ance of precaution, aa Speaker Guion expressed it, Biggs, of Durhum, was asked to look up that Chapter and it waa round to be tbe Wat la act. ui course the bill lost no time in getting tabled. Campbell la a Republican. - Tbe Moralei Seaalosa, Both branchea of the General As sembly were engaged thia morning with a large number of local bills and those of no apeclal Importance. The Senate paaaed the general appropria tion bill as it came from the Houae; also passed the special act, giving the Horganton hospital 110.000 additional. The House passed the geological aur- ey bill, carrying an appropriation of $10,000; alao $10,000 for fire precau tion at tbe State lnatltutlona. The House paaaed the bill to protect th ea tre goers, by forbidding the increaaeof tbe price of tlcketa after they go on Bale. Tne general acnooi bill waa discussed in tbe tiouae for a greater portion of the morning, but It finally went over until 11 o'clock to-morrow. A mes sage waa read in both houses from Governor Glenn, advising againat the abolition of the geological survey and aubmltting lettera from Washington giving In detail tbe co-operation by tbe national government. The omni bus bill appointing justices of the peace paaaed tbe Senate and went to the House, xne oyater out waa amenuea In the Senate ao tbe tax will remain the same aa now. Senator Scales, in behalf of the pagea and tbe laborera in the Senate, presented to Sergeant-at-Arma L. Brown Pegram a handsome gold watch. Tbe wood ard bucket ahop bill waa made tbe ape clal order for to-morrow. In the Houtea resolution by Mr. Wlnborne was carried to the effect that from now until adjournment all speeches on bills be limited to five minutes and to not more than two on a side. A large number of purely local bllla passed In an avalanche, though none of interest waa introduced. Raleigh, N. C, March . In the Houae this afternoon the bill to ap propriate $30,000 to the A. & M. col lege for erecting a beating, light and power plant waa defeated. The Senate amendment to the Woodard bucket- ahop bill waa concurred in and the bill was ordered enrolled for ratification. Ben a tor Eller'a amendment la ac cepted by Mr. Woodard, the author of tbe bill, and adda to Section 7 the fol lowing: "That this set shall not be construed so as to apply to any per son, firm, corporation or bis or their agent engaged ia the business of manufacturing or wholeaale merchan dising, in the purchase or aale of tbe necessary eommoditiea required in the ordinary course of their business." BUI annronriatlng SlU.uuu aaamonai to the State Hospital at MorgantoU patted after a long wrangle. Tbe McNinch divorce bill came back to the House after amendment by tbe Benate. or rather after the adoption of a substitute tn the Benate, going back to the Code of 1883,and requiring that the husband be guilty of repeated viola tions of tbe seventh commandment, and on motion of McNinch tbe House concurred in the amendment. An amendment by Dr. Morphew to allow divorce where either party contracta a venerial disease, waa adopted ao a con- Terence committee will be necessary Mocday before the bill can be ratified. OTHBB PROCEEDINGS The morning session of the House waa consumed with a dlscuation of the school bill, which was read sec tion by section and explained by Mr. Murchy, tbe author. An amendment by Power, reducing the amount for teachers' iostiiutes from $7,500 to $5,000 and liking that amount from the University appropriation, waa lost. An amendment by Biee. mak ing the holding of county teachers' Inatttutea optional with the counties, was , adopted. Section IS, appropri WILMINGTON, N. C, ating $7,500 for holding five teachers Institutes of one - month each, waa finally stricken out. The bill passed final reading, 88 to 87. During tbe morning session a beautiful silver service was presented to Speaker Guion, through Mr. Eringbause, of Pasquotank, and Mr. Murphy, of Rowan. The 8peaker gracefully ac knowledged the present, paying his respects to the minority members of the Houae, aaylng only party lines divided them and that he held them in the same high esteem he did the majority. Mr. Grant, in behalf of the 4 minority, then sent forward a resolu tion of reapect and esteem for the Speaker. Upon motion of Mr. Biggs, tbe majority by a rising vote thanked tbe minority for their tribute to the Speaker, and the resolution waa ordered on the journal. Mr. Murphy, of Rowan, aent for ward and bad placed on .the journal a vigoroua proteat againat the Ward bill. Tbe following gentlemen. a?ao concurred in the proteat: Pitt, Stokes,; Turner, Loekhart, Woodard, of Wil son, Hasten. Ohesson, WarbuTton, Humphries, Harrison, Murphy, Alley, Koonce, Sledge and Hall. Among bills paaaed final reading in the Houae were: To appoint magla tratea in Cumberland; to incorporate town of Godwin; to appropriate $100 to each county holding an agricultural fafr. " ' --Among bills which passed the Sen ate were: To amend charter of Rsbb Hill; to authorize Harnett to work convicts on roads; to change limits of Lumber ton; to incorporate Southport and Northwestern railroad; to regu late stock law in Bladen; to incorpo rate Rlehlande, to issue bonda to aettle South Dakota class of bonds; to es tablish police ana fire commission In Charlotte; to Include -peanuts In law as to selling cotton at night; relative to challenges in capital cases (tabled by vote of 19 to 10.) - TBS HIGHT BKSSIOH. The House waa in seaaiod tonight until 11:30 and did considerable busi ness.. At the laat minute Morphew 'a amendment to tbe Senate Bubstltule for the McNinch divorce bill waa withdrawn ao that the bill could bs ratified. Thia waa an urgent insis tence of the advocates of stringent divorce lawa, aa It waa not believed there ;would be a quorum present Monday to act. Tbe House passed the bill to appro priate $5,003 for a achool of tech nology at Spray, N. C. and tabled tbe Senate bill to pay aolicitora salartea of $3,500. It alao referred tbe Senate bill to appropriate $50,000 for the Jameatown Exposition, this being done rather than to do Virginia tbe dlseourteay of tabling the bill. It tabled tbe bill to authorize the Gov ernor to appoint aome lawyer to an notate a new code. The Houae passed the bill to establish a State Normal at Elisabeth City. Thia waa done out or courtesy. to Ehrlngbause, tbe intro ducer, as there la no chance of its pass ing the Senate.' The Houae ratified 318 bllla jaat before adjournment, the bill to authorlza New Hanover com mission ers to Issue $50,000 road bonds being among the number. - During tbe afternoon session of the Senate, may bills paaaed, among them: To incorporate Rocky Point; to pre vent usury in New Hanover; to regu late fishing in the Cape Fear river; tn repeal the law relating to shell fish tn Brunswick. Sometime waa apent io committee of the whole eoaaldering tbe Revenue Act. An amendment was adopted providing that Incomes listed be kept a secret and that newapanera be ti aed $50 for publishing such lists. Tbe tax on theatres was changed from $800 to $150 In towns of leas than 10, 000 inhabitants.' Section 52 was amended so that slot machlnea are pro hibited except where tbe returns are fixed and certain. The Machinery and Revenue acta both paaaed final read ing. The Wlnbourne bill to divide the State In two judicial circuits, aa passed by tbe tiouae, was tabled. . LOCAL DOTS Early last night a sneak thief entered the rear of Mr. Roger Kings bury's residence. No. 818 Sonth Becond street, and stole from the re frigerator two fine ahad and a quantity of othrr provisions stored there fo Sunday. Only a abort time ago Mr Kingsbury's residence was burglarized, a pair cf trousers having been taken to tbe back porch and the pocketa rifled. Mr. L. B Pearce, No. 7 South Fourth atreet, la Buffering with a severe attack of Ivy poisoning. A few days ago he waa In the woods' and had occasion to cut down a tree to which a vine was clinging. In handling the Tine he was severely poisoned about the hands and face, but is not in danger. He is being attended by Dr. S. E. Koonce. J. F. Uartwright, tbe young white man charged a few days ago with the larceny of $25 from the trunk of Conductor J. T.Rodgers, of the street car company, waa given Irlal.ln Justice Fowler'a court yester day, but the evidence waa inaufficleut and the defendant was discharged. Herb-r. MuCiktumy Esq , appeared for the defer dant and George L Peschao E;q., for the prosecutor. Tbe Fayetteville Observer of yesterday afternoon announces the sudden death of Mr. R. H. Ledbetter, a highly esteemed citizen of Fayette- Title, and tbe father of Mr. Landon Jones, formerly of thia city. Mr. Led better was on his way from the resi deuce of his son, Mr. Carl Lsdbetter, to the steam laundry, wbeu he waa seized with violent Illness on the street. On reaching tbe laundry build Inr. be waa utterly prostrated, and passed away about 7 o'clock. A bill is now before the Maine Legislature providing for a $5,000 monnment to the Maine dead burled in the Federal cemetery at Salis bury, N. C From a dozen difierent regiments in that State, there were men. and it is said that nearly all o: the 150 of the District of Columbia Cavalry were Maine men. A great Dumber of these died at Salisbury, about two thirds of the number hav insr been Imorlsoned there. Mr. George B. Haskell, a .prisoner dnr ing that period, is working for the bill, and thinks it will go through This will add very materially to the beauty of the cemetery. FRIDAY, MARCH 10, COURTS OP FIFTH DISTRICT. New set SexnlatlBg Time aed Length of Terms Reserved Yesterday I he -. arrsagemeal. - Copies of tbe bill to fir and regulate the time for holding the Superior Courts for the Fifth Judicial District, as it paaaed both branches of tbe Gen eral Aaaembly on Thuraday, were re ceived in tbe city .Saturday. It changes the entire schema of terms and while It la not exactly what the Wilmington bar desired. It ia considered an im provement over the old achedule. New Hanover ia given 13 instead or 13 weeka of court a year and tbe crim- nal and civil terms are dtvlded, four terms, two of two weeks, and two of tine week being given to criminal eaies and four terms, three of two weeks and one of one week being set apart for the trial of civil suits. , The terms for the several counties in tbe district.-reduced to calendar dateaare asfollowa: . vKew Hanover Criminal, April 3rd; ofeek;.2uly gi'.b.two weeka; Sep- rrtioer zstn, one week; January 3. two weeka. Civil April 10th, two weeks: May 29tb, two weeka; October Sad, two weeka; December 4tb, one week. Pender Jan. 14th. one week: March 87lb, one week; Sept. lltb, two weeka. Uaplln Feb.SOtb. two weeks: Aug. 28. b, two weeks; Nov. 20tb,two weeks. 8am neon Feb. 6th. two weeka. May 1st. two weeks; Aug. 7tb, two weeka; Oct. 83rd, two weeks. Lenoir-rJan. 2nd. one week: March 13ib, two weeka; May 22nd, one week; June 13 lb, two weeks; Aug. 21st, one ek;Nov. 6th. two weeks; Dec. lltb. two weeks. Onslow March 6th. one week : Jan. 9ib, one week; July 17tb, one week; Oct. I6tb, one week. Provided that the commisalonera of the county may. in their discretion, and before drawing a jury, abolish tbe January and July terms or either or tbem. by elvlne tbe judge notice in writing that In their opinion the aaid terms are not neces sary for the county. The sections of the act as passed. relating to tbe returning of civil pro- ceases and other machinery of the courta under tbe new arrangement are as follows: Sec. 2. That Chapter 533 of the Public Laws of 1903, be and the same are hereby repealed, and all terms of the aaid courta within aaid diatrlcta, established under tbe aaid laws, are hereby abolished, and all processes. civil or criminal original mense or final, returnable under the present lawa to any Buperlor Court after the ratification of the act, shall be re turnable to the first term of tbe Su perlor Courta aa eatablished by thia act, except that no criminal process shall be returnable to any term desig nated in thia act for tbe trial of civil caaea alone. "Sec 8. Civil processes may be re turnable to and pleadinga filed at all Of tbe courts nerem aeaignateu, mo- tlona in civil acttona may be beard upon one notice at aucb criminal terms, and trials In civil actions, Lf1 re whtcb do not require a jury, may be eard at such criminal terma by con nU.- Sec, 4. That no grand luriea snail be drawn for the terma of court here in deaignated aa being for the trial of civil cases exclusively, and tbe solic itor shall not be required to attend nor entitled to his certificate for a - tendance upon any exeluaively civil terms, unless there are cases on the civil docket in which he officially ap peara." Off. JN0. D. BELkattY DEAD. Promises! Pbysiclai.of Eaf leldjbia State, Passed Away Saaday Morslsg. Tb Roanoke News, of Weldon, this week contains a notice of tbe death of Dr. J no. D. Bellamy, one of the moat prominent citizens of Enfield, which occurred at hie elegant country home 8unday morning after a brief illness The News aaya of Dr. Bellamy: Dr. Bellamy waa, perhaps, the old est resident of the town, and for aome time he bad been In feeble health. He waa honored and eateemed by every one who knew him, and In every relation of life be was true and scrupulously exact In hia dealings with his fellewman. Dr. Bellamy waa man of energy and enterprlae and was . owner of Bellamy's - factory a few miles west of Eafleld. He equipped this factory and began the manufacture of cotton yarna In tbe year ot 1875, and for several yeaaa the factory did quite a nice business. Dr. Bellamy owned a splendid farm In Edgecombe county and also possessed quite a valuable estate in Halifax county. He leaves one son, Mr. Spier Bellamy, and a granddaughter, Misa Sadlebell MoGwigan. Dr. Bellamy's wire died aome yeara ago. Tbe funeral services took place Monday morning at 11 o'clock from hia late residence, and were conducted by Rev. O. H. Wbltaker, of the Methodist Protestant church, and tbe Interment waa to the family square at Wbitaker'a chapel, aix miles east of Enfield. CUV DIREClOKY FOX 105C. Hill Directory Compear Has Solicitors Here ' for New Edition for Wllolottes. Solicitors and canvassers arrived io the city Friday evening to begin work Immediately gathering data for the 1905-1906 edition of the Wilmington Directory, published by tbe Hill DI rectory Company, of Richmond, Va, Mr. E. H. Miiler ia in charge of the work and be ia assisted by Messrs. Da vid M. Frank el and A. E. Miller. Thia week olhera will arrive and tbe work 111 be welt under way by tbelSlb. Tbe new directory will be of the same substantial at;d complete character of the "books" previously issued by tbe company, whica W a member of. the Asacclation of the American Directory Publishers. The typographical ap pearance will not be materially changed and the binding will be of tbe uaual high class. think,". said the prison vis itor, "it would be helpful to you if you would take some good motto and try to live np to it." ."Yes," said the convict. "Now I'd like to select, for instance, 'we are here to day and gone .to morrow.' "Phila delphia Prear. 1905. THE DOUBLE TRAGEDY Victims Prepared for Burial Yes terday After Coroner's In quest During Morning. HOUSE ORDERED CLOSED. Mayor Issued Peremptory Notice to Cassia drier Yonax Smith's Uncle Arrives aad Rcmalaa Will bs Seat to Mlcblgaa His (haractor. The coroner's jury cf Inquest, sum moned by Dr. O. D. Ball to investi gate the. circumstances of the double tragedy on MacRae atreet Friday night, yeaterday returned a verdict of murder and aulclde In accordance, with the publiahed facts of the affair In these columns yeaterday morning. Tbe remains of the victima - were turned over to Undertaker J. F. Wool vtn, thoae of tbe "woman having been burled at 3 o'clock yeaterday afternoon In Bellevue cemetery after brief fune ral aervlces at the grave by tbe Rev. A. D. McOlure, D. D., and the body of young Smith having been embalmed for ablpment to hia former home near Datrolt, Mien, The bodiea of the man and woman were removed from the hoapltal early yeaterday morning to Woolvln's un dertaking rooms, on Third sleet, where hundreds of curious people called during the day. The jury of icquest summoned by Dr. Bell con aisled of Messrs. Jullua Sternberger (foreman), W. H. Northrop. Jr., (sec- retsrj), W. E Watson, W. L. Burk- heimer, W. H. Lamb and John Capps. They met at 10 o'clock at the City Hall and after viewing tbe bodies at Woolvln's, the evidence of Gussie Grler, proprietress of the houae In which tbe shooting took place, and Mr. Learry, the friend of Smith who waa in the room when the ahootln'g took place, waa heard. The ver- vict was merely that Stella Camp bell came to her death aa the reault gun shot wounda mulcted at the handa of Smith and that Smith came to his death by his own hand. The evidence of Guasie Grier and Mr. Learry brought out nothing new from what waa contained In the account of the tragedy yeaterday morning. Mr. Learry, who had been detained aa a wltnesa merely, waa discharged from further aervice with the lhanka of the jury for bla frank, open statement of the affair. Mr. L H. Woodin, an uncle of tbe young man and one of the owners of the Home Art Co., of Norfolk, by whom 8mlth was employed, arrived in tbe city yesterday from Lumber tor, N. 0., In response to a telegram from Mr. Learry, notifying blm of the tragedy. Iu an Interview with a rep resentative of tbe Star Mr. Woodin said be was at a loss to know why a man of such aterllng qualities should have commuted such a rash act. He was one of the moat truated and effi clent employ ea of the company. He bad fine family conneclloca; waa an en tered Apprentice of Ruth Lodge, No. 89, F. & A. M., of Norfolk, Va., to which Mr. Woodin alao b3longa. He had an honorable discharge from tbe regular army, in which he served in bath the Spanish-American and Phil ippine wars. Mr. Woodin atateathat It seems incredible that the young mau should dissipate to the extent auggested br such a raah act. Mr. Woodin aatd that Smith had not here tofore dissipated or, if so, it waa not known to the company, which would not tolerate euch conduct upon .the part of its employes or agenta. He further aaid that young Smith enjoyed the confldencs of hia employers and had many frtenda in Norfolk, where he bad resided for aome time. The re port that be was short in his accounts Is entirely erron ecur. Mr. Woodin Is much distressed over the affair as is alao Mr. Learry, the young man's com panlon. Tne parenta oi young Omltn were notified yeaterday by Mr. Woodin and the remalna will be aent home to Flint, Michigan, 60 mllea from De troit, probably on tbla afternoon's Sea board train. The young man was the only son of an aged father andrmoth er and he leaves besides them, a sister, a beautiful young girl of 17 years. House Ordered Closed. Soon after the coroner'a Inquest yes terday the Grler woman. In whose houae tbe unfortunate affair occurred, waa aummoned before the Mayor, who lsaued peremptory orders that the house must be closed within 15 days and certainly not later than March Slat. The Mayor atated that unless the house is closed la obedlecce to the order he would be compelled to pray the auapended judgments In the Supe rior Court for Belling beer with out licenas and conducting a dis orderly bouse, the cues hav ing been tried several terms ago. The woman protested that such unfortunate occurrences were likely to occur anywhere and that she had an Investment of over $5,000 in the houae and furniture, but it waa to no avail; the Mayor atated that the houae would be closed. It was furthermore ordered that a policeman be stationed at the door of the house and thai no one be permitted to truer the houae until the order to eloae Is obeyed. Morning rSMof March 8th. Mrs. Newed (a bride of sic weeks) -And how long will you be away, dearest? Newed About ten days. Mrs. Newed Well, I think I'll learn to cook while you are ab sent. Newed That's a good Idea. And I'll take tbe dog over and leave him with one of the neigh bors. Chicago news. NO. 19 KILL1NQ IN R0BEI0N: Deputy Sheriffs Pistol Want Off While Esf sf ed la Slruigle With Prlioser. f Special Star Correspondence. lumbeeton, N. C, March 4. Lloyd Thompson died near MoDon- aid's, this county, to-day from the effects of a pistol shot received yes terday at the hands of Deputy Sher iff J. A. Barker, who was accompa nied by Messrs. Simp and. Oscar Prevatt, who had a warrant from Bladen county for Hill Jones and Lloyd Thompson. Mr. Barker lo cated the parties at their shdhty near ucDonaia s. as soon as Mr. Barker told them he had papers for their arrest they dashed into the house and securing their pistols started for the woods, firing as they ran. Jones was soon overtaken, and when Mr. Barker was2 nearly in reach of Thompson, both of them fell down, when Mr. Barker's pistol accidentally discharged, the ball striking Thompson and ranging up ward, ur. . Barker ' says that while tne shooting was purely accidental.. no would nave been, perfectly juatl- 11 aa in shooting. Thompson was armed with a Smith & Wesson pis tol. It was learned that he had stolen the pistol a few days since. coroner Rancke left this afternoon for the scene of the killing to hold an inquest. SPIRITS TURPENTINE, On Wednesday in McDowell Superior Court. Judge T. A. Mc- Neill, presiding, the grand jury made a report of the condition of tho county home, finding conditions so bad that the Judge sent them back to their room, with lnstruc tions to make presentment of the man in charge, and also the county uBiumiBBioaers. Kaieign rost: several years ago this writer advocated the adop tion oi the Australian ballot in North Carolina, but it met with little encouragement. We are glad to see the matter again revived. The Ashevllle Citizen has been ad vocating such a reform for months, and other papers are taking it up. Tho Kinston Free Press endorses it. - Fayetteville correspondence Charlotte Observer: Throughout all the recent troubles of the Bank of Fayetteville, the National Bank has acted the handsome part. Besides tendering to the other bank every possible service, Cashier C. J. Cooper loaned money to the temporarily pressed depositors, so lar from any run on the National Bank, Its des poBits and business have, largely in creased. uaieigh rost: some oi our brethren of the press are still re ferring to those who opposed the Ward bill as "the whiskey ring" and "tne liquor influence." This is unfair, unjust and untrue, cer tainlv In the casa of man nf its an. ponents. Some of them have straightar temperance records than many who espoused the bill, and drink: very much less whiskey. The remains of Emil Gibson, who died at Asheville on Thursday, were sent to his former home in Erie, Pa. Miss Gibson was about 46 ; years of age, was president of the Erie Railroad Company and one of the moat prominent railroad men in the country, lie went to Asheville over three months ago without his sister, in the hope of regaining his lost health, and leased the hand- some residence f Col. Charles W. Woolsey, known as the "Bunga low," where he resided until the time of his death. Edwin the five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L Clark, died in Greensboro Friday night from in juries received by being struck by a street car at 5 o'clock that after noon. He liv-d nearly three hours after the accident occurred. The little fellow was attempting to dodge a wagon and jumped on the track in the way of tbe approaching car. The motorman and conductor say they used every effort to save the boy's life. His left leg waa hor ribly crushed and the right leg broken. Raleigh Post, March 4: The Governor's message to the General Assembly of the State geological survey sets forth clearly the Import ance of continuing that work with out curtailment. The general gov ernment is now co-operating largely with tbe btate survey; and tbe re sult of these joint investigations Is proving of incalculable value to our people. Some day in tbe near fu ture the people of North Carolina will awake to the importance of en tering upon a definite policy of pub lic improvement to find they have already entered upon it along defi nite lines worked ont by this bureau and under its guidance. Already we are building roads at an expend iture of nearly half a million dollars per annum f and we are taking steps looking to tbe increase In the sup ply of our more important food fishes, the better protection of our forests and rivers. Wo are catching again the spirit of publio develop ment such as win increase and per petuate the greatness of onr State. And this we owe to our geological survey. Rufus E. Bass, mall clerk, was In stantly killed; George Carter, engi neer, aubaequently died of his injuries, and Howard Smith, colored fireman, waa fatally injured in a wreck on tne 8. A. L., near daunderao, Fls , yrs- leiday ojoruiuir, caueea by u otta switch Into which a passenger train dashed-into a freight on tbe aiding. Bold engines and mail ears were de molished. The dead mail clerk waa n the battle of Sau Juan hill durlog be Spanish American war. J P R.-iprr, of L?i-, Mass., an enlisted aman no the armored cruiser Weti V.rfcio;. airr.ied at New port N !, yeaterdav on me chare of n0b uc ine roaila oi registered pack age wolie driver of a mail wagon at Lynn. Mass. To avoid prosecution be fled and enlisted in the navy. The post office inspectors have chased him for 80,000 miles. THE 58TH CONGRESS ? COMPLETES ITS TERM. Appropriates Iboaat t fS18.000.009 italaat 'STtl.OOO.OOO Last Year Latlsf f spi "reseated. By TaiecrapB to the Morning star. Washington, March 4. Tbe 68th Congress came to an eod at noon to day. As all important legislation hsd ben compltted laat night, there wa little sav? formal business to ba tram- acted during the two hours Ibat both nouses were in session. The preii ' log officers announced their aignatu to the bills hich had passed and tht were hurried to the President. When signed by him they were returned u tne bouses In which they had origi nated, thus completing the formalities necessary to make them laws. Uniy one bill which passed both houses apd was presented to the Pre- , , lden. failed to receive hia als-nature This bill amended the present anti-' smoke law of the District ot OoluB-ai , bla, and Intended to be less severe upon those who have not complied with the present law In abolishing amoklng chlmneya. The closing ceremonies In the Sen ate were of more than ordinary inter est, becauae the end of Fifty-eighth Congress was merged Into the special session of the Fifty ninth Congress and VicePresident Falnbanka waa in ducted into office. Other formalities in the Senate k- cluded the usual resolution of thank a to Prealdent ProTem Frye and a feel ing response by that official. in the House one legislative act wn performed by the passage of a bill, but theaesslon for the moat pari waa d .voted to the congratulatory cereni" ntea uaual to the close of a Oongret. Speaker Gannon was not only thanked by a unanlmoua vote of the Houie, but waa presented with a loving cu u by the membera. Repreaentatlve Wil liams, of Mississippi, the leader of tbe minority, waa given a like compliment by hia aasoclates. The presentation during what Mr. Payne, of New York, announced would be a joint caucus, Mr. Hepburn made a facetloua addreaa and Mr. Hay, of Virginia, chairman of the regular Democratic caucus, then took tbe chair and spoke In a humorous vein. Tbe occasion, be said, waa the moat unique In tbe political history of the country. He did not believe, he aaid, that there had ever been a joint caucus of that character before. The preaentatlon apeech waa made by Mr. Boutell who waa followed by Mr. Williams, of Misslssinnl. Sneaker Cannon, in response.aaidln part: "The - men who compose the national House of Representatives with their warrant of attorney from a great people hsve no suparlora. They are all equals. I am proud that I am one of you. Iam more gratified to receive thia gift than worda will express. I receive It aa a token of your respect for me aa one of you." When the enthusiasm had aubslded Mr. Clark, of Missouri, produced a second demonstration by presenting John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, the' minority leader, with a lovicg eup, the gift of his Democratic colleagues. His remarks were ex pressive of tbe esteem In which Mr. Williams ia held. When Mr. Williams aroze to respond he waa ac corded tbe aame apontaneoua and gen eral applause given to the Speaker. He aaid in part: "I have felt at times the burden of apprehended, ever approaching failure in attending io the dutlea which you have laid upon me. I will, therefore, only say now that it affords me and will afford me hereafter unceaalng pleasure to know that you are pleaaed to aay that I have measurably well succeeded." The Speaker made a number of ap polntmentr, including Jonea, of Vir ginia, as visitor to the naval academy ; Bartletr, of Georgia to the temporary committee on accounts; Griggs, of Georgia, on the commission to exam Ine into tbe public printing. On the committee to attend Lewis and Clark exposition were appointed Barllett, of Georgia; Legare, of Sonth Carolina, and Small, of North Carolina. The House at 11:55 adjourned sine . die. Statements were made by 8enalor AUlso'i and Representative Hemen way, chairman of the appropriation committee of their respective Houses, giving ibe approximate amount of the appropriations during this seasion and Indicating the financial condition of the country. Chairman uemenway aaid that if there were no additional expenditures there would ba a surplus at the close or the next fiscal year of $33,542,410. "It now Icoka clear beyond question," he said amid loud Republican ap plause, "that there wli oo deGclt." Senator Allison tali the approxi mate amount aporop-' : tins session waa $818,000,000 at n..ti $781,000,. 000 last year. Tne nunHw-d revenues for the next year wen $726,000,000. Mr. Allison expressed ir opinion iba the deficit for the fhcal year'beginning nextJirtr nuld be .o greater thau tbat for the , rtr hich end on that date WKS. JEFFERSON DtVIV Widow of Confederate President Replica to General flllrs. Uv Tcleerttpn to tne Mornlnc Hi.&i . Savannah, Ga., March 4. Mrs. Jefferson Davis has written the fol lowing to the Savannah Preai: "Nxw YOBK, March 3. 1905. "Editor oi tbe Savannah Frees: "Sir: Whilst I still have no recol lection of living wr.itn to General Miles, the letter which be quotes not only fiH to support his previous atatemeut iu the slightest particulars, but, as its date ahowa, must have been written from the prisou ship in Hamp ton Roada and when of neceaalty I wob ignorant of what waa being done with Mr. Davis, who had then been only four daya iu tbe cuttody of Gen. Miles. If the letter waa written, subse quent events have revealed the fact that at that moment, when an agonized wife waa thanki&g nlm for bis appar ent courtesy In answering anxious ln quirlea In regard to her Imprisoned husband, unci was im) mending blm to tbe kind care u' bit -m ndtan, tbla man by his own showing waa con templating tbe immediate subjection of hia help! ' prisoner to th grossest maltreatment. If tbe letter be as Gen. Miles quotes it, it only aeireatoput In a clearer light, If ppsihK 1 U con tinued Infraction of tbe m at ibloua rules of veracltv. "V. Jkbtbbhoh Davis. Bostojt, Mass., March 4 -Tho letter of Mrs. Jefferson Davis to the Savannah Press waa shown to Lieu tenant General Nelson A. Miles by a representative of the Associated Press. After reading the letter care fully General Miles said: "I will hot reply to an insolent letter of that kind." Asked whether he would comment on the matter later.ke said that he would not commit himsolf aa to any possible future action, but he added emphatically: "The letter does not deserve a reply." v;lgg Deacon Bnncomb is fond of doing god dreds en the ely." Wajfga-Yes; hut he's terri bly cut up ir other people don t find out abont it. New Yorker. J v - " " " - : ' " , ' I -