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111 PUWittjilil' m ImMM-m-mp' INQUIRY OR plead for an I' senators Investigation of the p -o. Department FULL OF FRAUDS S;!ii a Thorough Kx- Miould bo Had Mr. -ked "That ii Siecific f.uu Semi-Political ...jiilKlti'-H Trr IKlivercd by Messrs. t,.I1t ami Simmons House Passes APpr..iriiniii I -ill ' $3,000,000 for i:iw.f and II:ii-op Work. April 11. The Cul-im- nt to the postoffice Ml!, providing for a o investigate the post-.,-nt was before the Sen- 4ti ' - KIT , ,,f ;,,-i;iy. and after being ,,;;f of ordt-r. was pending- in ..j'forai whon the Senate ad i .Mr. (I'rma.n made, arv ear for an investig-ation, say-r,(iv;o!;c- department had :' , tions upon members of v-s. lhat a thorough exami- hn-dh bo had. Mr. Aldrich c I that the amendment as fi iiodifieil meant nothing; that if estimation was to be had, it "a live one." lie said that 5; . i ific charges vere brought shouhl he looked into by Con '. :t t ii a t tlie demand should r-J-' - I,..::. i part of a general ap- t i 11- Semi-political made by Messrs. Teller. 1 -a:.' w e r ''Viler- said Fourth Assistant ;-froMloneral Bristow had hit Tk-avers got only $26,000 M;..hen $20,000, and yet the r.nr.t bad been defrauded of :1 f.f $3,200,000.- It was this !-! which there was interest. Tfir-r- h ;s high authority for saying rtniiH-c department -ought! tio t' :.-:v,sii-ated fully. The Presi k his two attorneys had said -: Yt't the Republicans of the h:t,i begged the question and there was nothing: further investigated. Referring to the n'i.tde a few days ago, that the " is did not know who- their for the presidency would Teller said: Mr. 'resident. we ' do not wheth.-r it Will be Cleveland, il -.rs- or P.ryan. The Dem ' 'ty nevef knows who it is '" ii'imir.ate until after its con- 1 :r.eet ' v ' .d kr,'-v P.-k- ,: '.'r.rr.on;; answered the recent ' ',Ir" -pooner. who defended Pane from what he termed k by Mr. Simmons, in previ '''.rks. Mr. Simmons de- : l,,-"tay that his s remarKa m to th reluctance of- the a. partment to undertake an ta ft rred to hesitancy on 1 " .ormer Postmaster-Gen-1 not to the present r-g, i.eral, Mr. Payne, He hovaver, his belief that Ration had been delayed, T'',tnat t!'M present postmaster Ja,i vi .treated fairly .the V u- Tuiioch. to give testi- Jf " . t'- 'oiiditions in the i. This act' of discourage- 'I'1', VV" ' . sim'ons, was calcu- V , r. :n'i' work of unearthing V''"s'.in th-e -department, Re ; :s s-' e' h of a fortnight I"'.:' !'--f-'nva to the se'ec- i 1 K Mr. Simmons said g "d with ailvocatinsr a- neutral man. He 51ualifica.tions-'.h,e hal '.' x ::s- a calm, " well ItiOn anil T-nij-i1 -inli-l 4 ! it " '; : t temperament, and would be re ts TK:!ti 1 ! "" Republican side, he -,--'i the candidate w.v) would overturn "iuury. make new "x i'5' 's;-i!t ones do not 1 treaties with for- 'ithout the advice or ' tcit... He said the yitnessed the spectacle ; a -Id up on the one , buster and on the '-' nian foi "business in- 'ad the sneotn- ?:-'y oriS-ina! trust buster, .- -'neral. who has acted wniunvr, and a. c,- -. .. . . i , a ;il(V V sai(1 Mr- i lIU nave managed ? "to prosecute ' , Mr, " b Simmons aske u 1 1 e wa n r- -a man or a to his their will, bend them v. Ka . ' a.. , 1 th.tt : the remands for Con- vest; Mr cation of executive Amnions said, if it -'n a thorough exami- utI'artment -0.-00 fr-ca. M. A V. - bene- i:'3urv t' Party, an, :i!"- insn,..,"cl-K uemocraUc ... I.."' :vifved the ir and per uemocraUc nartv. "s viewed the invest!- lt'" .(,ct..ii- : Jiivc&n -r' U ;;rl' in i;ttuffice department, vl Mr Verence to th r-a- ' -M v .'u,Klen TTo to PeSSSo t-r-.: V" t his ntHtBristo?' Port to ' r HtKn5uln not bold S"8' JngSTON C. IDESDAY APm FIVE CEkTS Lwuiiu lu-uave. Deen, maxed up in the j postoffice frauds were appointed un ; der Democratic administrations, j Mr. Gorman made a plea for favor-' j able action on the Culberson amend- 1 J. 1 , . . f-'UlU mciiL, .xid.L Lxie conditions in the de partment were such as to make an inquiry imperative. He said that the report o the fourth assistant post-masted-general practically charged members of Congress with being con federates of Machen and Beavers and that on this account Congress could not in justice to itself refuse to make an inquiry. He quoted the President's memorandum in. the Ma chen case, saying that it also raised a question as to the conduct of mem bers, and added that under these charges, Congress could not afford to let the matter rest The depart ment's reflection upon Congress, he denounced as an "outrage," and said that instead of there being a ques tion of politics involved, the honor and integrity ,of Congress were in question. Mr. Aldrich replied: "Give us an explicit charge, and we will take it up." Mr. Culberson said that if explicit charges were necessary, they could' be found in the case of Montague in dictator and in that of John W. Pettit. In the former case, there is, he said, according to the Bristow report, a mystery as to whether former First Assistant Postmaster-General Heath had received two thousand of the shares of the stock of the concern. In the case of Pettit, that individual, it has been developed, had ibeen on the pay-roll of the Baltimore post office for four years without doing any work, and that it had never been shown whether he had been appointed to this work by Mr. Heath or by Beavers. - Mr. Lodge said that both Heath and Beavers are out of the depart ment, and that Beavers is under course of prosecution; hence he did not consider the charge of a charac ter to effect the present conduct of the department. He considered" the character of the charge as conclu sive in showing the demand for an in vestigation to be a sham. After some further discussion, the Senate adjourned. Tlie House. Washington, April 11. Tlie House to-day passed the bill reported by the committee on rivers and harbors, appropriating $3,000,000 for the re storation of maintenance of channels or of other river and harbor im provements. Mr. Burton, chairman of the committee, explained its pro vision and urged the adoption o-f settled principles with regard to river and harbor work, with the view to considering ach project accord ing to its merits. Mr. Burton said the amounts ex pended for rivers and harbors when the vast extent of our waterways was considered, was very small. He - fa vored the adoiption of a policy of pushing matters to completion as rapidly as possible, and declared that Congress should not undertake any thing which could not be completed within a reasonably short time. The system pursued in the United States, he thought, contrasted most unfavora bly with those of foreign countries. The one great defect in our system was the insufficiency of the engineer ing corps of the army. Mr. Burton favored the policy of requiring communities interested in river and harbor improvements to participate in the expense, and said that preference should !be given to channels and harbors, which benefit a great area. Discussing the question of inland waterways, Mr. Burton called atten tion' to the vast sums, amounting to many millions of dollars, which would be required to construct them, and declared that the adoption of any one of them would . furnish a precedent for the adoption of all. in favoring broad and liberal treat ment of riveirs and harbors, Mr. Ransdell, of Louisiana, a member of the committee, said he would support a bill carrying $100,000,000, because the people now are ready for it and would applaud its passage. He re gretted the present measure simply as an emergency. The American people, he said, are not afraid of large sums, but rather Mke them. He charged tfhat the Republicans had been lavish and even reckless of ex pense in all matters except river and harbor improvement, and called atten tion to the hundred of millions which, he said, had been spent in connection with the war with Spain and on crim inal aggression and passive warfare." Mr. Humphreys, of Mississippi, also - merrtbeir of the committee, spoke of the fallacy of the levee system of improving the Mississippi river, and said it was not possible for a levee or a system of levees to wishstand floods, "such as occurred in 1897 and 1902, General debate was closed by Mr. Small, of .North Carolina, nu un. of the necessity for an inland water way between Chesapeake Bay and Beaufort inlet. North Carolina Mr. Clark, of Mississippi, called at tention to the fact that the river and harbor committee was made up en tirely of members living on the gulf coast the Great LaKes or me ' . ,,.,wk wViiMi spvpti srreat suii ui""6" ...... Missouri river flows or passes are ...uo V .rtivP. He nnthnilT i Will!' It 1 U ITl V.- " - alluded to the acquisition TTito. Ztatfa of the ' lands, the Philippines, Guam - and Porto Rico, "on the Pretext. that homes are wanted for our children, ' and yet. he said, there is more farm ing land" out of which to make such homes that is overflowed and de stroved and made barren by the floods of the Missouri river than could be found in all those Islands, "TnofAad " he vigorously declared amid applause, "of squanaering mui- A l . v v. 9 to nold tne FiliPina9 in 7 - tt -oiiono nnA to carry to educate me iiaYa. - - - to educai the mail ar'an exorbitant price iu nonnihnia of the Fiji lsaanois, bee7 taking care of this land you have got at home. After passing a number of mino. PLAN OF WAR The Russian Scheme is One of Great Magnitude TO LAST MONTHS The Plans Are Basel on the Dictiun Tliat "Goil Fi-hts on the Side of the Heaviest Battalions" Tlie Men and Guns Placed at Kuropatkin's Dis posal Cover the Extreme Limit That Will be Required Japan's Army Has Landed in Korea. St. - Petersburg, April 11. Excep tionally reliable information regard ing the Russian military plans con firm the repeated announcements made by The Associated Press that these plans will not mature until late in the sfimmer. They are of far greater magnitude than is gener ally believed abroad, and take into account all possible contingencies. General "K'uropatkin, remembering the experience of Russia during her war with Turkey, when the Russian army of 30,000 placed in the field at the beginning had to be more than doubled, has insisted that the men and guns to be placed at his disposal shall cover the extreme limit required to settle the fate of the campaign. The Russian plans are predicated upon Nepoleon's dictum, that "God fights on the side of the heaviest battalions," and they are being worked out and timed so as to apply to a superiority of numbers on land and sea simultaneously. The army is designed to attain the enormous total of half a million at the time scheduled for the reinforcement of Vice Admiral Makaroff's fleet with the Baltic squadron. The seven teenth and tenth army corps, now drafting, are expected to reach Man churia by the middle of June. The mobilization of four other corps, at lease two of which will be from the Volga, will be announced by the mid die of next month, and will start eastward a month later, reaching their destination at the end of Au gust. Rear Admiral Rojestrensky will hoist his flag as commander of the formidable Baltic squadron early in July, and will sail immediately for Port Arthur with the following ves sels: the battleships SLava, Borodino, Orel, Kniaz, Souvaroff, Alexander III. and Osliabia, the last named be ing now en route here from Cher burg; the cruisers Aurora, Dmitri, Donskoi, Svietland, Almaz, Jemt chug and Izumrud, and the . trans ports "amtschatka and Ocean, each carrying 1,000 tons of coal. The con veyors ordered in the United States are expected soon, and they will ena ble the squadron to coal at sea. The last possible difficulty regard the passage of the Suez canal disap peared last week with the signing of the Anglo-French colonial treaty, by Britain adheres to the convention of 1888, concerning free passage of the canal. the Japan's First Army Landed in Korea, Paris, April 11. Official advices received here by the French govern ment confirm the dispatches an nouncing that Japan's first army, consisting of four army corps, is now completely landed in Korea, and that the second army, consisting of a sim ilar number of corps, is about to start. The points of -debarkation of the second army are not known. More Exchanges of Shots. Paris, April 11. A dispatch to the Temps from St. Petersburg to-day says some further exchanges of shots have occurred between the Russian and Japanese forces along the bor ders of the Yalu river. Vice-Admiral Makaroff, the dispatch adds, is inspecting the outlying defenses or Port Arthur. Port of New Chwaiig Closed to Com merce. Che Foo. April 11. 6 P: M: A Chinese steamer has just returned from New Chwang, tha port pilots would not respond to her signals from there to take the vessel up the river. Two British steamers found themselves in the same predicament. The port of New Chwang is practi cally closed to commerce. Protests Agrainst Presence of Chinee? Troops. London. April 12. The Tien Tsin correspondent of The Standard sajs that Russia has again protested against the presence of Chinese troops on the Manchurian frontier, and has demanded their withdrawal within a five mile limit of the great wall. Elect Officers The Wilmington Light Infantry held is regular monthly meeting at theai- loci- niprVit Mr. John B. Fes- chau. who has been president of tn organization for the past two yea- and who has been a memoer 101 V past five years, retired from acctlv : ,1 .oc .rvn thp retired H1- e 1 s-erviirr auvi w t-r. Vice President Thomas R, Orrell was unanimously elected president and Mr. James W. Jackson, jr.. was elected vie. president. . No other business of importances w n.s transacted. i zz FOR FORGERY. cgro Secured Several Dollars' Worth ' (Special to The Messenger.) Goldsboro. April 11. Ex-Sheriff B F Scott, of Pikesville. was in the city to day and brought the report that Po ?55mflln Albritton was still very feeble o?ahi! o condition is not so fav mem rLaS 'I had been- U e re- S?mre that the Policeman was as saulted by some negoes on Saturday SKLa week ago- and tnat he was th2 ? he neores in the crowd and tne rest are in jail in this city await ing results of the officer's condition. ,oi , .marriage of Mr. W. E. Stroud a ?i -m Bank of Wa'ne in this city th S ?Ia7 Poole' take Place in tne iurst Baptist church tomorrow -at noon. There are in the city to attend the marriage Mr. J. W. Stroud and Mrs. iJr. rs. Hicks, father and sister of the groom of Florence. S. O. Rev. W. ' S, -er' Pastor f the Baptist church of Florence, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wil liams, an uncle and aunt of the groom, and Mr. Moody Stroud, of Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Pender have is sued invitations to the marriage of their daughter. Miss Mary, to W. E. Hales, the happy event to take place at the home of the bride's parents on the 21st of April. The prospective groom holds a position as bookkeeper for the John Slaughter company, and the bride to be is well known and popular among her wide circle of friends. A negro named .Joe Jones was brought to this city from LaGrange this morn ing and placed in ' jail charged with forgery. On Saturday he went to the store of Best & Thompson and secured goods to the amount of $10, a side of meat and a box of tobacco on an or der signed Bill Smith, whom the negro said was W. W. Smith. The negro rep resented that 'he was a tenant living on the farm of Mr. Smith and that his name was Graham. When they turned to the books they found that Graham had been trading on Mr. Smith's orders and the firm let him have the goods. Later in the day Mr. Smith came to the city and denied having written an or tler. In the meantime it was learned that a negro had secured a suit of clothes from H. Weil &. Bros, on an or der signed Bill Smith. The negro was traced up and found near. LaGrange. He says that a negro named Joe Jones wrote the orders and that the two were to divide the goods. A warrant has been secured for Joe Jones, who lives near Dudley, andis said to be a fugitive from justice from Lenoir county. PENNY CASE CONTINUED. Two Weeks' Term of Superior Court Commenced Yestertlaj-, With Judge Justice Presiding:. A two weeks term of the superior court convened yesterday morning with Judge M- H. Justice presiding. Judge . Justice's charge to the grand Jury was short and to the point. Every term of court that convenes in New Hanover county now is ciyminal court and accordingly a grand jury has to be impaneled. There were only few cases to be considered by this grand jury the other jury just concluding their work a few days ago. The following grand jury was drawn and empaneled: Eric Norden (foreman). J. H- John son, J. Piver, Arthur Branch. W.. A. McGowan. L. M. Guttenburg, A. C McMartan. W. M. Godwin, R. T. Brown, E. S- Kerr, T. J. Fergus, G. F. Seiter, E T. Conoway, A. M. pate, J. C. Bowden. H. Wolcott, (Stephen Sneeu en. P. D Jenkins. After the charge to the grand jury the trial of cases began. Although a number of divorce cases were granted last week still there w-as another sup ply on hand yesterday. Whenever there are a few spare minutes in court there are always enough divorca cases to take up the time. The follow ing divorces were granted yesterday: Rosa Hauser vs. M- H. Hauser. Patience Williams vs. Curtis Wil liams. Bertha Hill vs. Wm. Hill. J. D. M s vs. Mary Mills. Rosa Hauser's husband is serving u six years term in the penitentiary for burning his store. The damage suit of B. F. Penny vs. the Atlantic Coast Line was called vestprrfav afternoon but the case will have to fro over until the next term or court on account of the absence of a witness. The defendants attorneys sratri that W. A. Sue one of then material witneses was absent and that it would be impossible to get him here at this term. The case was continued the defendants agreeing to pay the costs of this term. ' Other cases disposed of were: Mabel Carlton, keeping a disorderly house, rofeited bond and judgment ab solute. . M- J. Corbett vs. Seaboard Aid Line plaintiff comes into court and takes non suit. , (State vs. Lucy Sidbury, colored; bill changed from larceny to forcible trespass, and judgement susoenJed upon payment of costs. . , T. Mercer vs. T os. IL Wright, plaintiff non-suited and ordered that he -oay the costs. Hannah Walters, colored, assault T-?tv. HqoHK- wMcon. $5 and the costs. The first case to be taken up this. morning will be that ot 'inoradj, c. Bagley vs. the City of Wilmington. in which he contends that certain property belonging to him on Seconi street was injured to the extent of 5700 by the manner in which another street was graded. He contends that th cnriin? causes the water to flow over his property. The suit was brought in 1S98. . but nas oeeen frnm time to time. t..i tt tt. Brvan represents the plaintiff, and Mr. Wm. J. Bellamy the city. Must Pay $100 Penalty. . x tt -Tit7. vs. Char in ine cast? vm. -- . . , , w;v. heard before Justice Fowler yesterday and m which , j -;- iinlm.vfnl'v CVlintz was cnarseu , ' " T K , 1,, jniiirinp- a shad net be ano, mantwuaij longing to Charles Wessell. the defen , .5th thf cost and it cani was wacu - . : jl.j thot he nav the was also aujuu5ru . r ' 'H rf penalty of UaSj required insach of- fenses. The ieienuu". - suoerior coun. t, .Mr W P. Gafforl rrrefented Mintz and Mr. L- V. Crrau, ARRESTED I MERGER SUIT Raiiroad Case from Min nesota Remanded to the State Courts SUPREME COURT Decision Says tjio Circuit Court Should Not Have Entertained Ju risdiction The Opinion of tlie Court Was Unanimous The Suit Was by tlie State of Minnesota Against tlie Northern Securities Company, the Northern Pacific and Great Northern Railway Compa nies. Washington, April 11. The United States Supreme Court today decided the case of the State of Minnesota vs. the Northern Securities Company and the Northern Pacific and Great North ern railway companies, involving the validity of the merger of the. two rail road companies, holding that it was without jurisdiction and reversing the opinion of the court below Justice Harlan who delivered the opinion, said that the circuit court should not have entertained jurisdic tion in the case, the effect being to remand the case to the State courts. Judge Harlan called attention to the fact that the proceedings was for the purpose of enforcing both the State laws and the Federal anti-trust act, saying that the circuit court could not have taken jurisdiction if enly the State statutes had been involved. Tak ing up the Federal law and and analy zing its provisions , he said that it was clear that the case did not belong to any of the classes provided for by that law. The contention that the cause in volved proprietary interests of the State was not allowed to influence the opinion. On that point the court said the injury was at most only remote and indirect. The court also refused to hold that Minnesota's dignity or rights as a State would be affected under ar ticle IV. of the Federal constitution by permitting the stock of corporations in the State to be held by an outside cor poration like the securities company. Justice Harlan said the court cou.d not think that the articles of the con stitution had any bearing whatever on the question. .He said in conclusion: "For the reasons stated,-we are opin ion that the suit does not to use the words of the act cf 1875 -really and substantially involve a dispute on con troversy within the jurisdiction of the court circuit for the purpose of -a fi nal decree. That being the case, the circuit court, following the mandate of the statute, should not have pro ceeded therein, but should have re manded the cause to the State court. The decree of the circuit court is re vised and the cause is sent back with directions that will be remanded to the. State court. The opinion of the court was unan mous. WELL KNOWN CITIZEN DEAD. Mr. Hauke Vollers Died at His Home on Second Street Yester day. Mr. Hanke Vollers. an honored and prominent citizen of this city died at his home at the corner of Second anj Dock streets at 7:45 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Vollers was born on October 19th, 1824 at Spaden, province of Hanover, Germany. In 1S46 he left his native lanrt and fame to America, taking up his residence in Charleston. S. C, where he lived for two years. At the end of two vears he left Charleston and came to Wilmington, and since that time a rArlori of more than half a century, he has been prominently connected with the mercantile interests or mis cuy fr. Vollers was ensraged in tne mer cantile business while in Charleston and he engaged in the same business wnen he rearhed Wilmlnerton. He was ior many years a member of the firm of Adrian and Vollers. Thft deceased was one of the leading ones in founding St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church and since the churcn was first founded, he had aided it in many ways and was always a faithful member. He was secretary up to a iew years ago, when on account 01 iairn health he was compelled to give up ms position. Mr. Vollers was at one Lime a member of the board of aldermen, representing the Fourth ward. tvhpn thf fiprman volunteers were organized Mr. Vollers was one of the most earnest members and ne was swn made first lieutenant. He grave valued service during the civil war; In 1S54 the deceased- married Mi3- Anna Elizabeth Ohlandt. of Wutfs dorf. Province of Hanover, Bermany, but who at the time of her marriage was a resident of Charleston. Mr. VOi-it-q so o-., -ix-cA hv his wife and an only son. Mr. H. L. Vollers. president of the wholesale grocery house of H. L. Ji lers and a member of the board of county commissioners. Others rela tives are. Mr. LudwiK Vollers. of Point Caswell, a sister-in-law, Mrs. E. Vollers and a niece. Mrs. H. L: Vollers. The news of Mr. Vollers' death will cause great sorrow in thl3 city. H2 was beloved by all who knew him and In his death Wilmington loses one of her most loyal and valued citizens. The funeral will be conducted ihla afternoon at 4 o'clock from the resi dence, thence to St Paul's vangelical Lutheran church- where services will be held at 4:30 o'clock. Interment will be in Oakdale cemetery. . . FUHERAL OF W. A. TURK MANY PROMINENT MEN IN ATTENDANCE. Tlie Services Were Held in Christ Church, Raleigh List of pall Rearers -State Officials at tlie Ser vices. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, April 11. The re mains of William A. Turk, passenger traffic manager of the Southern rail way, arrived from Washington on a special. They were accompanied by railway officials. The train was met by many others, as well as leading citizens. Many points in North Car olina were represented. The remains were taken to Christ church directly upon arrival here, and there the funeral services were held, being concluded at Oakwood cemetery. Rev. Dr. M. M. Marshall, rector of Christ church, officiated. The pall bearers were: J. M. Culp. C. H. Ack ert, L. S. Brown, J. A. Dodson, S. H. Hardwick, J. P. Minnetree, Washing ton, D. C; A. S. Thweatt, New York; J. S. B . Thompson, W. II. Tayloe. Atlanta: J. H. Drake, Richmond; First Vice-President A. B. Andrews, M. T. Leach, Charles E. Johnson. V. E. Turner. Joseph G. Brown, Bene han Cameron, R. B. Raney, J. A. Duncan. John It. Ferrall and P. H. Andrews, of Raleigh.- Among the party which came on the special, besides the wife and children, of Mr. Turk, were Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Turk, of Staunton, Va.; Mrs. ;"Nanriie Turk, of Washington; Joseph Rich ardson, chairman the Southeastern Passenger Association; C. E. Har man, general passenger agent West ern and Atlantic; L. Green, C. B. Northrop, special attorney of the Southern railway; S. E Bugess, Bal timore; Joseph Hale, Washington; D. E. Winstead, Mr. Turk's "private secretary; J. A. Dodss-on. superinten dent of construction of Southern rail way; A. G. Jones, superintendent of the Norfolk division; E. T. Lamb, general agent at Norfolk; C. A. Ben caster, Chattanooga; W. W. Croxton, Norfolk; A. K. Posten, general agent Southern Pacific railway. Washing ton; W. V. Richards, industrial agent of the Southern railway; Thomas J. Pence, newspaper correspondent of Washington; Assistant Superinten dent G. E. Payton. W. L. Pierce and Editor Albert Fairbrother. of Greens boro, and J: B. Graham, Durham. The attendance at the funeral was notably large, the Corporation- Com mission and all the state officers at tending, except Governor. Aycock. who is .absent. JAPANESE .HUSH. Car-load of Roots to Ix? Planted in Tliis Vicinity. Mr. Lester II. Dewey, botanist in charge of fibre plants of the govern ment, telegraphs that he has a car load of the roots to be planted as a test in the growing of the Japanese rushes for matting, and. that he 'will be here in about a week, when he desires to meet and consult with those who have agreed to attempt the cultivation of the reed. The shipment is to be divid ed between the planters here and at George town. S- C It will be remembered that Mr. Les ter was in Wilmington several wee1: ago for the purpose of getting some of the planters in this vicinity to agree to plant the roots as an experiment. The climatic conditions in this section of the state are said to be very similar to that of China and Japan where the plant is grown. If the plant can ge grown along the Atlantic coast -successfully It will prove a great industry. MRS. E. W. TAYLOR DEAD. Died at Her Home at Town Creek on Sunday Morning. Mrs. E- W. Taylor, wife of ex-Sheriff Taylor, of Brunswick county died at her home at Town Creek, on last Sun day at 10 o'clock after a protracted illness. She was 54 years of age. Mrs. Taylor was a devout Christian and a most excellent arid beloved wo man. She is survived by her hus band, and aged mother, Mrs A. J. Mercer, one brother, Mr. J. B. Mercer and one sister. Mrs. Emma J. Walker, both of this city. The funeral was conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Zlon M. K. church, at Town Creek, by Rev. W. R. Royall. : CHEERLESS OUTLOOK. How the Future Was Brightened For a Weil Known Wilmington Man. With an aching back that mikes the daily toil a torture, and that robs sleep of its restful properties, the future, holds out little promise to aman, no matter how successful he may be in business. To such a sufferer relief comes like the dawn of the Arctic day. A Wil mington business man who found re lief of this eort tells his story of his case. A. V. Horrell, proprietor of a restau rant at 505 South Fourth street, says; "I used Doan's Kidney Pills and they did me a lot of good. I have been a great sufferer with backache, which I supposed to be rheumatism, and used all the rheumatic cures I could get hold of. I was completely laid up with It and could scarcely get around, to do my work was simply out of the ques tion. My sister, reading about Doan's Kidnev Pills, and knowing how I suf fered, went to Bellamy's drug store and got me a box. They, acted like a charm. My backache, or rheumatism, or what ever it was, has entirely left me, and I give alT the credit to Doan's Kidney Pills." For sale by all dealers, price 50 cent5. Foster-MIlburn Company. Buffalo, N. T., sole agents for the United States. Remember the nams Doan's and take no eubstitute. V ... 1 1 . 1 - aooig- U 1 1 13 111c- a.iv."
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