North Carolina Newspapers

. REAr.V-;.. r j-1 An ,. JAf V " ' cv-Vorth Caro- iK- l - rii: Temperature for the past 24 hours: Max. 76;Min. 46. !,-rorature. RALEIGH. N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1903 The M0MN6 -.11 - Too Much Booming Warries on For the Hills- w a iro Post OfficeNegroes u I on the President A-my Officers to Insoect Militia k, THonuJ. rE5n , . , K rv!ni ' publican griends as ever." said the sen M' '' friends are very aton .., ue.,s vre will have them up . h- result of Inform- a stump In the next presidential race. from North Carolina . jr.cmins th plans of the Indiana sena- . f story that Senator I .J through North ?; uii wired the Post . : I visorous remarks : who declare that the t-:? !e for these state- mi c notoriety for thern :.a,d that Mr. Fairbanks , public a statement to I ; .r. p.-!t office fight is on i. N at fever heat. Tele- rwvjred into ex-Senator fr the past two days . ifm of various cnndl J. iyd Cheek, the pres--r. h. tendered his reslg tot n:.ike a contest. Mr. ! say that he was not by the po't office de- ;. h practically eliminated i r... - t Uy. Bihop Hood of Mrc among the number. I s -ntM to the president I;t y. recorder of deeds of . 'hfr o!ored men pre- r.--orir Danry to the pies!- i . It. S. Rieves. Dr. B. J.. ! L. Curruthers of this ' . ...;rel visitors declared - x rt discussed. Thov ;-! with the president a ; !: t has decided to detail - m inspect the militia - -r Af all th states and ter- "- a preliminary sid to me Kr.iK-Jcrgenen muskets to 'rations in exchange for the r- l m'ik: with which they .- t.r l. in conformity with . of tfie new militia law. ith this decision Major - 4. -r.tr.: .idjutant general, who v in rhnrire of the militia !'n ar department, ha - - f ? - -.Ijutant general of all . - i t- rrltorles as follows: - r':trn':t i ready to !sl -! '.s and eUipmnts under - ' It ..f th militia law ns " u:rbr require! to arm the ? ! Hi isi your stt Can b - i pron3iI Inspection by r. Th secretary of war 1 .-vlvt hy wire the ear- r e whre an Inspector : .ur organizations." :?. Virk cas of all Its . ., , -.rj arund to the ! rniitation as it has t tri.iinph for ex-Snator - For . months and months ' .il that the president r . .: Vick. at on tlm : ': I,. !,"! to do so. This Is ; Mr. Roosevelt has gone .-Tro. and he did so solely K- h''l tr please x-Sena-:- r I. U ha bn a hard fight "T-r. .tor put up. Many ob- thrown Into his path, but c "r ity rame his way. " r-1- r . .nt out from Ral ih :. t that Senator . r-- thm'irh Raleigh h v. iy to Fir rid i and was i Mir.-hell at the depot. ' " ". r.'iyt have ben dreaming " Nifr'nce. accorilng to K.rnnk s-cretary. who - v t.it th Indiana senator and tht he had not ' Mr. Fairhanks secretary th - :;. :r lft Washington ' V-k. nnd went direct from " itn. i- John H. Small has 1 . T. Land of Currituck ' to West Toint. " L. .Morton of Wilmington. " ' rrtAirt members of the '..f. who took a leading i-ins considered. Is a 'v,-h;ngton. Mr. Morton Is '"-r a at home, and always vdn of Raleigh la here ':-. He is asviated Pritrhard in several cases t- the treasury depart- Git-rich-quick Scheme ' X. .. March IS. Special. - . iu.brt Wharton. n represented himself . to ' ' . of the McAdoo Houe. t -nth of this obtained v. ho'ejui from various Y V ' d-ieetetl last night. . " " i - i.wing out upon the ' i bar. His plan was : "; ;.d tell the grocer that "f t!,e hotel sent him for eg$. a dozen chlck- ' ' he took a fancy to. "t nr:ic'es he would .-urn restaurant or ; -.-t could find. He iv i. .lolnir -, pro $ ' I t.t the police fn- ' ' - s '. uh hi plans. Fairfo&nte POINTS TO PARKER Teller Regards Him as the Logical Candidate . f:, . M , 55 'r I,3" 1nar. Tel" er and Mrs. Teller arrived In Chicago last night on their way to their home coiornao. am just as disgusted with my Re however, for they will at least have to u-3 swiie oi wieir pet nwasure?, ii nu nuri. mem mignuiy. intry certainly will have to discuss the tar- tfT. i "In my opinion. Judge Parker of New : (York is the logical candidate of the Democratic party. Bryan does not want the nomination. Cleveland could not get it if he wanted if. Hill is not acceptable. OIney is not apt to be the nominee for the same reason, and Gor man will not be the candidate." NOTHING NEW IN BURDICK INQUEST Buffalo. March 23. District ney Coatsworth said touay tnat ne ex pected to wind up the Inquest Into the Burdick murder by noon tomor- morrow morning. -Have you discovered any new ev- Idonce?" he was asked. -We have brought out at this in- nuKt everrthlnsr that we have." re- plied Mr. Coatsworth. "The public knows now as much about the case as the authorities do. Nothing of importance has developed that we did not know before the Inquest began Mr. Coatsworth said he knew noth- Ing concerning a piot - pated. The amount originally appro- been concocted by Pennell to entrap pr1ate(i by congress was something Burdick by using a woman as a lure.- QVer j60 00ot Dut Jt ha3 just been discov and thereby prevent Burdick from e that 41 000 more may available. Dressing the divorce suit against nis wife. INLAND WATERWAY Efforts to Arouse Interest in the Subject Baltimore. March 25. Mr. Clarence II. Forrest, secretary of the Merchants' and Manufacturers Association, will leave tomorrow for Charleston. S. C, to berin an. important mission in con nection with the proposed Inland wa terway from Tialtimore to Florida. At Charleston Mr. Korrest will meet Con gressman John II. Small of North Carolina, who is fathering the legisla tion covering the project, and Mr. W. II. Lumsden, secretary of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce. The three will hold a conference with business men Charleston. and this will be fol lowed by similar meetings in George town, S. C, Savannah and Bruns wick, fia.. and Jacksonville and . Fer- i:andlna, Fla. A trip may also be made 'erica's cup yacht will be launched at to Augusta. Ga. 'about 5.30 o'clock in the afternoon of The purpoe of this commission is j April 11th, and the yacht will be the to arouse interest In the proposed . flrft to have a "daylight" launching waterway and to accumulate dati as .since 1S95. The work of riveting and to its commercial advantages. It is plating proceeds rapidly and the bur ropoW to connect various existing nishers have nearly finished polishing atrways and supply an Inland "water the first course of plates on the under- route through to Florida with access to every port. From a military standpoint the jro- . jeet is lookM upon with grent favor J f Ho nut nrnl tltliorlties. ana 11 IS ,,. tth ...rh a. route It ..1 Vj. wallA ff n rAUAVA Trnni lilP interior w rrt on the uth Atlantic that m tht lw blockaded b a hostile lgni DC DIOCKaaea o a nuainc heet. Torpedo boats and dCStrOVerS could use such a- waterway. floodIFpetersburg WaterJn the Streets and Fac tories Forced to Shut Down Petersburg, Va.. March 25. The Ap uomnttox river rose several .feet last nUht and today it Is higher than it has been since the memorable freshet of June ISSi. The entire freight yard cf the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company is under water and all of the river street is inundated and the first ; doors of the stores and residences In i the street are flooded. This street and I ilie lower part of Second street can -i.. .,x-MaA in twt rtnrt vehicles Jll - J V...- ; os the water in thern is three, feet deep. The water in the foundry ana macnine shops of the Petersburg Iron Company, which is near the river. Is over, two feet in depth. The works had to rhut down today, throwing out of work 123 employes temporarily. On axount of the high water the Ma toaca totton mills were forced to shut down today, which throwi out of em ployment 2K operative. The first l!orr of all the buildings on the wharves are flooded, as are also tne i-ellar of several wholesale firms In , Old street, in which Uwy. have muck I of their stock stored. Last night about 100.000 feet ofO lumber, valued at 10, : OfO, stacked on the warves awaiting j shipment to Baltimore, Philadelphia end New Tork, was washed away by the hlh water. The Old Dominion teamship brandon, which arrived at City Point thin rooming from Kew Tork on" her trip to Richmond could not go up James river on account of i the high water and her passengers ! and freight were sent to Richmond by rail via Petersburg. Oak Ridge Defeats Horner ak n. c March 25. special. Oak Ridge Institute defeats Horner. Th Profession team, got together by Davy Crockett of Roanoke, and sent mit hv TiArn,P ,nita ehi t rii. .-v. ..v.. ...... ..ww., ....... astrous defeat here today by the Oak Ridge Institute team by the decisive score of 14 to 3, The features of the game were the heavy hitting of the home team, and Warren and Cook's pitching. The score: score: R. H. E. Oak Ridge 14 17 3 Homor .1 2 S Batteries: Warren. Cook and Mark- ham: Thomas and James. Struck out: By Warren 1. by Cook 5; by Thomas 9; Two base hits: Taylor, Benbow, R.oss, Dawson. Three base hits: Stafford, Cook, Benbow. Umpire: Tom Lyon. Prospect Improving Greensboro, N. C, March -3.-Spe-cial. One of the managers of the good roads campaign stated today that the prospects for the success of the $300. 000 bond issue were growing considera bly brighter. The proposition is be- I coming better understood by the coun-Attor-! voters, many of whom have all along been against any bonded indebt edness. For years it has ' been the boast of citizens that there was not a dollar of bonded indebtedness against Guilford county, and natural ly, there are those who are opposed to changing the order of things in this particular. . . Double Portion Discovered Greensboro, N. C. March 25. Spe cial. It is possible that a good deal more money may be expended in im proving and enlarging the Greensboro public building than has been anticl- In looking over the sundry civil bill, as 'passed near the close of the last ses sion of Congress, it Is seen that the latter sum was appropriated to aid In enlarging the Greensboro public build ing. A hundred thousand dollars would by no means be too much to spend on the government building in this city, but it is more than had been hoped for. Will Accept Amendments Havana, March 25. A mixed com mittee of the economic corporations. : consisting of the Planters' Society, So- ' ciety, the Cigar Manufacturers. Friends i of the Country aud the Merchants Un ion, decided last night to accept the - amendments to' the reciprocity treaty. i The committee recommended that if the treaty Is not approved by the American Congress at a special session the time for its ratification be extend ed to January 31, 1904. The Cup Defender BrlPtol, R. I., March 25. If the pres- 'ont plans are carried out the new Am ;Doa. Pjcrhtine In SantO DomingO ' b s " nnminirn ATarrh "V The Inhab- i - , , . w t-v,-. i V..K- - - - itants of this city were again thrown . . . - 1 1 k vr r cv iv w. by .the fact that further ' "ing taKing place ai dhu rios iicx n-nc. , , ,., c- ti t A COmmiSSJUll nils leii ooil iviuin6" for Azua and Barahona on the war : shin Independencia in order to bring , about tho surrender of those places. Th. war shin Celon has left' for Kan ; Pedro de Macoris, in order to compel that town to surrender. ALL ON ONE SIDE Pennsylvanians Beaten by the Trinity Boys Durham. N. C, March 23. Special. Trinity defeated Lafayette here, this .afternoon In a game that would have been very pretty but for the errors, From the very beginning until the end of the game Trinity was in the lead, The visitors had but one opportunity to win out, and that was in the ninth inning. With three men on oases ana no one out. two of the visitors came home, leaving two men on bases. But Trinity pulled together and no more runs were allowed. The scoree: H. E. Lafayette . . .01000000 23 5 2 Trinity . . . .20004000 06 7 6 Bitterles: Case and Irwin; Bradsher and Chadwlck. . Earned runs: Trinity 3. Two base hits-Lafayette 1. Trinity 2. Bases on ball: By case 3. Hit by pitched ball Case 3. Struck out by Bradsner. t, oy Case, 4. Time of game: 1:35. umpire. Mr. Card, CASTRO HOLDS ON AFTER ALL Congress Implores Him to Reconsider and He Consents Caracas, March 24. After reading his special message to Congress today Gen- eral Castro withdrew his resignation of the presidency of Venezuela. Presi dent Castro's special message was de livered to Congress this afternoon. He cays: "When I abdicated it was not from any small minded nor interested cal culation, still less was it the result of any sorry or ridiculous farce, which has no place in a heart warmed by the heat of great Ideals." He then says that he believes his abdication was a duty imposed upon him in the interest of the peace of the republic. "With my separation today, he says, "no bodv could lose and all would eain. since this would Imply that my efforts ! mitted that the boom here had burst, i vest was gathered, the reaping all and my sacrifices were always and un- i a strange thing in connection with the over and tne time for precious rest der all circumstances at the service J political bearing of the miners is that ,n Heaven: 'had come. And, standing of the republic at its first call." they will not enthuse over Roosevelt at the grave., of Mrs. Albert Farmer After passing In review the other J or Cleveland, but that they wake up -nd thinking of the long life so beau difflcultles in the way, of the govern-j and take notice when the name of Sen- tifully spent, we were reminded of a ment he says he saw how his inten tions were misrepresented, and he was disheartened and at that moment he re signed. "Notwithstanding - these rea sons, which were weighty to my mind," he continues, "Congress does not ac cept my resignation " and insists that I corrtinue, that I should not persist therein, but considers me still useful in the government. I bow before its desire and resign myself to the new- obligations Imposed by.my countrsr, but only until the work of pacifying the nation shall be complete and order re established in the public administra tion. Remember it well, senators and deputies, I believe my separation nec essary; you think otherwise. I hope the future will prove you right. As cept an expression of my supreme thanks for the generous demonstration of; which you have made me the ob ject." - When it was known Castro had not resigned a popular demonstration took place. i COLOR LINE DRAWN NOW Orleans Women Object 5 i -I--.- J to Negro Delegates New Orleans,' March 25. The New Orleans Council of Women will not officially entertain the National Coun- cil of Women at the convention which meets tomorrow, on account of the race question. The national council accepted an Invitation to meet in New Orleans on the invitation of the local council. "There are several negro'' wo- Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Washing men as delegates, but a sort of promise (on. The board re-elected President A. was obtained from them that they j. Cassatt and all of the old officers. would not attend the New Orleans con vention. Mrs. May Wright Sewall, the president, announced today that if any negro delegates presented themselves they would have to be given seats in the convention and participate in all entertainments. The New Orleans council drew out and announced that it would take no part in the movement. The national council- then determined to give a reception of Its own tomor row riight which Is open to all, white or colored. FLEET REVIEW Admiral Dewey Will Officiate10" tifie Last of April Washington, March 23. Admiral Dewey Is to review and Inspect the North Atlantic fleet off the Virginia capes on its return north from' south ern waters. Orders have been issued hv the naw rienfl rrinent. to Hear aq- - . .. - . .. . . miral Higginson, who Is In command, n tha rtll crrnnnHQ tirflntV " rmies " v. -- aM n onH thore await thp ndmiral of the navy.- Admiral Dewey will join the fleet either with the Mayflower or the Dolphin. He will remain with it about ten days. During that time he will thoroughly inspect tne snips ana ments . ; armies of Europe. General Miles went witness their work at target practice yhen the civil .service law; first went to Manila last fall and made a thor and general drill- Jnto effect, In 1883, 14,000 positions ough inspection of the troops and the Immediately after this review the fleet will proceed to New York where mostf the ships will go into dry dock preparatory- for the summer cruise. This summer cruise by the fleet may be extended to the Azores, Cape Verde or some foreign port, but its destina- j tionhas not yet been determined. A GAY TIME Miss Roosevalt Enjoying Lite in Porto Rico San Juan, P. March 25. There was a grand reception at the theater here last evening under the auspices of the citizens" committee in honor of Miss Alice Roosevelt. Following this was an elaborate display of fireworks 6n the plaza, which lasted until 10 o'clock and was witnessed by Miss Roosevelt, who also received a tre mendous ovation from the people gath ered on the plaza and on the balconies and roofs of the houses. One of the set " pieces, representing President jRooeevelt, was twenty-five feet high. une interior or tne theater was aeco- j rated profusely and displayed the j word "Welcome" formed of electric ! lights. Miss Roosevelt spent two hours shaking hands with the invited guests, j She will leave San Juan for the In J terior today, accompanied by Governor ; Hunt. Mrs. Hunt, Miss Elizabeth Hunt, Thomas Hunt, the governor's brother, and Mrs. Thomas Hunt, Miss Beatrice Buck, the governor's ward, and secre tary Bliss. The patty will be away four days and will visit Cave v. Ponce. Mayaguez and the Intermediate towns, as well as the principal sugar estabes. The Inhabitants of Ponce have planned a big reception for Miss Roosevelt. ENCOUNTERED ICEBERGS Ttm PUwaUnrl Rrtrm M ri Popular With Miners Tamaqua, Pa March 2o.-TheCIeve- land boom, which was launched in the coal regions this week, is running into tohiiro'e nn all ciHse Tnnav nno Or ' th0 i,t fri-vAianfl .nrt, ad- ator M. A. Hanna is mentioned. In some way Hanna has captured- their closing of a glorious day. when the good will. His efforts in their behalf clouds seem tinted with the rich tfful as a member of the civic federation gence of celestial splendors; and when and his apparent loyalty to their cause ve thought of her long life, her many during the strike have contributed to- deeds of kindness and loving ministry, ward making him very popular among AVe fet that the end was full of this class of workers. MATTER OFf MILLIONS .' New Stock Issue of the Penn sylvania Railroad Philadelphia, March 25. At a meet ins 'of the board of directors of the Pennsylvania railroad this afternoon the privilege was given to stockhold ers to subscribe at $60 per share, be tween June ,15 and June 27, inclusive, lor 33:l-& per cent of their respective holdings as they stand registered in the books of the company at noon, May 9th. Pavmpni arc to bft made in three installments $30 at the time of mak- ins- the snhsprintion. second installment ' of $1? between October 15 and October Sfi. and third installment of-5 a share between June.15 and June 25, 190C This Is expected to bring in round numbers , to tne company 3b,uW,ww. The board also authorized the COn- tinuance of all improvements embodied in the annual report, which will mean an "expenditure of about seventy mil- iion dollars. These improvements will be made principally -at New- York, CIVIL SERVICE The KUleS Are t0wbe tXtended Ih nennrle f Plaroc' ! rains. The dam fabove the springs 10 I nOUSaUuS 0l riaCeS jbroke and the spring house was wash Washington, March 2S.-The blanket; way. -The spring is buried ten or f .h. Hvi. srvioe is to be thrown twelve feet under the mud and it is : over thousands of new places April 15,aid that it wUl cost $1,000 to repair Ibv order of President Roosevelt. On j the damage. The rains also- carried that date the "revision of the civil i aw Mr. Sam Thome s mil , near - by, (service rules." which has been under . and many county bridges have been 1 .. . . . . ... swent awav. - i consideration since last August, win guj into effect. The effect of the revis- is to bring under the civil service!" aoove low er icuay x near a large number of positions that have heretofre-been designated as "excepted Places" and to reduce the number of emergency and temporary positions the gift of the heads of executive de panmems. The places taken from the excepted ; J .1W,A a ,aTW n1irTlhpr of private . . , BMrmin r0mmicSioners. various super- svucimico n - ..rr- - 1 1 1 LCJilltTll rilftUltrrri d, rAaimnv intendents. engineers, examiners miscellaneous positions' whi"h expert- ence has shown can be better filled by promotion or transfer within the clas-j Washington. March 25. Lieutenant sifted service. In the new department ' General Miles has filed with Secretary of commerce .the only exceptions are Root a confidential report on his in two private secretaries, which are al- spection of the military forces in the lowed to all heads of executive depart- Philinnines and his observations of the .OT.. vnirht tvtthtn its scone. At 'ores- 112,500 places in the government ser- vice are subiect to the law. and the re- to Q into effect April 15. will , . . thousands more. The new limits of the classified ser- y.f e embraoe aii positions which, on the one hand, are not mere laborers or workmen, and, on the other hand, are subject to confirmation by the Sen ate. The only large groups of posi tions which will not hereafter be sub ject to the competitive system of ex- !"r ons are the diplomatic and con service, tne government or me District of Columbia, employes of post offices not having free delivery, and fourth class postmasters. . Mortgage Declared Invalid I Greensboro, N. C. March 25. Special. Judge Boyd has signed a decree con-j firming the report of the referee in the bankruptcy, proceedings of J. R. More - . "CIU, '" ' - i - merchant ot ; winston-oaiem. ? The decree declares invalid a mortgage 1 the bankrupt had made in favor of J. W. Morefield, his father, who had ad vanced him money. Irish Land Bill the House TWO NEW GRAVES Youth and Age Alike Fall Before the Reaper's Sickle Wilson, N. C, March 25. Special. Death is no respecter'of age or condl- tion. The young and the old bow uiike ' to the irrevocable decree and "fall on sleep" when the summons comes. In jMaplewood- today are two new-dug 'graves. One holds the remains of a ted brIlliant young man; the . r hol(Jg aU i3 mortal of a calJ?d hftr work was a11 done- when the har' beautiful sunset scerfe which marks the peace and that all was well, for she had gone from the snows of Life's De cember to inhale again the odors of Eternal Spring, where flowers never fade, and winter never comes to fling its killing sleet and snow. And at the grave of Tom Peacock, rho was taken in the dawn of young manhood, wiien the flowers of promise were blooming and the birds of hope were singing, we felt how sad indeed was' the dispensation that consigned nm to seeP wiiere the myrtles grow and the daisies peep. But such Is lire. A Speaker of Power Wilson, N. C, March 25. Special. Thursday night there will be a big mass meeting of our people in the court house. Among the . prominent men who w111 speak for the cause of the dispensary, Prof. Dred Peacock, a speaker of great force and power and eloquence, will address the rineetlng. Prof- Peacock is one of the brainiest men and Profcrandesf thinkers and r"; -""i tomorrow night will be foil of soundest sense and rlPest wisdom and sagest reflections, and we know our people "m be hwrhly edified and delighted with one of the foremost men of the state. ' SPRINGS WRECKED Costly Result of a Dam at I Panacea Breaking Weldon, N. C, March 25. Special. itleton, have been wrecked by the recent - - - Roanoke river reached a stage of 43 ,"4Uias; "y "x,s streams It is feared, however that much of low land wheat and oats in-jare ruined. i GEN. MILES REPORTS CxfnJw nkapwMiinc nf flnr ; L-AlvllOIVO UUwOI fttllWliO U I J U I Army and Others military srarrison there. . He returned to the United States about a month ago, having passed through China. Russia, Germany and Great Britain. iln Russia he had an excellent oppor- tunity to ooserve tne Russian armies and was able to make comparisons of the troops ot otner countries rrom nis observation of the soldiers forming the legation guards in Pekin. He went from Pekin to St. Petersburg and along ' the entire route made a close study of the military fortes of the czar. His report is not confined to a statement b. i.w v,i. uuw jh i.. Philippines, but includes some valua- We information as to what Russia ana other countries are doing in the train ing ana equipping ot tneir troops. The war department regards the en tire report as strictly confidential, and for this reason will make public no ' ! r.art nf tha Hnenmftnt. Tt ( taJd that " ZT " " regard to. the Russian troops and re Uffla them n n fin hodv of SOldierS. . , .W . , T.. j.ne report aiso hj mat j.us sian have greatly improved In marks- manship ajd are now devoting much Attention to. the subject. in of Com moos London. March 25.-The lrih re tary, Mr. V. v i.uhtU:. ; . government s Ion .m.;.. .r , ; - i :r',h land bill in the Houe of Commons to day It later paM lts flm tormai reading. It propos a free grant of $60,000,000 for the purposes of the bill. The bill is to become Tctive Novem ber 1. The keen interest felt in this new legislation, which, it ) hoped. wUl promote peace and contentment in Ire land,, was , evidenced by ihe crowded house. Mr. Wyndham announced at the out set that the government thought cash aid was necessary for the fulfillment of the proposed scheme, but it at tached greater importance to the credit operation than to the cash operation. He then unfolded the scheme, which provides for advances of money for th? purchasa. of land by the tenants. Th advances will be in 'the shape of-cash and not of stock, but in order to enable, the cash to be raised a new stock is to be floated. It will be called "guaranteed 2 3-4 per cent, stocks"' ;uid will he unr-deemable-for thirty years. Mr. Wynd ham doubted that if SyViMtfio.ftOO of the stock would be needed' although $17r..- 000,000 could be safely' ;ilv:ir. hI m Irish land. It will h issued at the rut of $25,000,000 yearly for the next thn years and afterwards possibly lu larg er sums. In addition tu this the gu-ernmnf propose a free gtnut of Jtvo.ooo.ooo to b' raised by addition to the stix-k, tho interest and sinking fund of which will be borne by the treasury and the max imum annual charge of which will not' exceed $1,950,000. As an' offet to this Mr. Wyndham explained that in a sin gle year the reduction in the cost of the administration of Ireland would amount to $1,250,000. The cash loan in expert ed to meet the difference between the terma nought by the landlords and lho?e offered by the tenants. The landlords are prac tically demanding a purchase prlca equivalent in general terms to 27 1-2 years' rental. Though the $60,000,000 may now be locked upon in the nature of a gift it-will eventually revert to the revenues of the country In the In creased' taxable valw of the improved properties.' The advances to tenant are limited to $2.50O in the congested districts, and $5,000 elsewhere. - The bill also provides thnt tenants will pay 3 1-4 per cent interest on loan from the government, that untenanted farms and grazing lands will be sold to neighboring tenants, and that three commissioners will supervise the sale. REV. L, JOHNSON . Death of a Young Minister of the Methodist Church Correspondence of The Morning Pot. Tarboro, N. C. March 24.-List night about eleven o'clock Rev. L. Johnwon, son of Dennis Johnson of this place, passed away after a lingering lllnf-s f .avrat months. It ha been Jh writer's privilege to know him only since his return to his other's lt lall on account of his illness; but this wan long enough to find him to bo. a mat of impilcit faith in the Lord. ' Mr. Johnson entered the ministry f the M. E. Church something more than two years ago and served as pa?tor In Fayettevllle for two yean", ending hJa y work there in . November. i'J2. From: there, he came to his f-ith-r a as staled above. . On the 16th of October. 1902, he was happily married to Miss Virginia Windley of Trenton, N. And while she came among us n stranr but a faw weeks ago. she ha made for her self many friends v.ere who moura with her in the loss of hr husband in the early mornin? of thtir mtrrled life. He also leaves father, mother and a number of brothers and slU-r who are sadly bereaved in the loss of their son and brother. In . accordance with a r'"iuet mud by the deceased some tinv befare his death, the body was c.in j. f r Inter ment to Fayettevllle. where iv. T. A. , Smoot is to conduct the Miial ser vice. Mr. Johnson belnsr a-Mason, a num ber of the order assembled at the house this morning to show a 1 st token of loyalty and love, and Hev. Mr. Haltom, pastor of the M. E. rhun-h here, con ducted a short service of Biol- read ing, prayer and son. T. H. .CUrTCHKlELD. Deficit for March U'nq?iir?tnn. March I'.-Owinr to heavy payments during the lat-t tr,r.! weeks there is a treasury dr-t.r-it for the month of March. The expenditure thus far this month have exceeded th? receipts by about two million dolUm.. It was said at the tr-:--iv today that this temporan' deficit ex pected, on account of th larK" number of recent- Con re appropriation which, under the term.- of th- rlr-ti-e acts were to be mad immediately available. There 1.4 a surplus for th current f.scal year, thu Ux, amount, ing to $31,000,000. WJnton-Salem, N - lrtrch a i a . .. ruwiieer station Th t.n. tin a. i.v . . . . to loin th Southern. A handsome depot will be mcUd urUu