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' 77. . k YOLUXI IIYIl. IIW BIRH, CR1TII COUITT, I. C, TRIDAT, APRIL 1, 1904 SIC05D SECTION. NUMBER 1. TRUE BILL OF CONSPIRACY LAND FIGHTING pro TOifW'AT . - ' iWW XL Bating Is Most Economical Because it mates better and mote healthful food ROYAL BAKINO fOWDIR VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Ed Journal Bloc 10 much enter prise hu beeh shown by the manage ment of Ihe sew Military School recently established In onr city, would It not be wal) to look around for a more soluble site, one mote adapted for Us devellp ment and permanency. Barely the pres ent orsnred quarters are not fl'.ted for sach an Institution. Would It not be to the Intsreit of the city for onr business men to look into the matter and lend a helping band if necessary to got It on a sound basis. If a sufficiently large plot of ground could be purchased in the city at a reasonable . figure, or donated outside of the limits so it wss not too, far off, we feel sure Piett lent Ilolllday, would loon have a Military Scln o. and Buslne College in our midst that would be a credit to Hew Bern, and Eastern Carolina We have a large leclion to draw from and we have no doubt it could be made a success. CITIZEN, Marriage Licenses For March. There wera very few licenses issued by Rigtster of Deeds Waters during the month of March; there telng the names of only five white couples on the rec ord. A comceilson of the record for the ssme month In other years shows that March 190 Is below the aversge. Last year there were eleven marriage licenses Issued, in 1902 there were four; 1901 there were six, and In 1900 there were ten. The following Is a list of the licen ses. March 5, C H Strickland, Lizzie Tay lor. March 11, Ernest Glover, Mollis Heath. March IS, Edward Wayne, Emily S Bryan. March IS, John Cook, Catharine Kin sey. March 18, M W Jenkins, Matilda Stanley. Elks Elect Officers. The following gentlemen were elected by New Bern lodge No 764, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks at their meet ing Tuesday nighl: Exalted Ruler, Mr E W Rosenthal. Esteemed Leading Knight, MrFUU itch. Esteemed Loyal Knight, Mr J E Ben ton. Esteemed Lecturing Knight, Mr 8 W Hancock. , Secretary, T C Daniels. Treasurer, JsmAs Redmond. Trustees O Marks, WmDunn, Wm Ellis. THEY COMB AND GO. Mr Isaao Hughes of Horner's Military School has come home to spend Easter with his parents. Mrs H WGlbbs Beeufort to be at . brother, Mr D M 111. "- left last night for the bed side of her Jones who Is very ' Miss Etta Nonnhai gone to Cherry Point for a few days visit with her friends. 4 . s Mr T B Jeffries, buyer for the Impe rial Tobieco Co., who has been in the city sinee the opening of the tobacco .- season, returned to his heme In Rocky Mount last night, Solicitor and Mrs Rodolph Dnffy passed through here yesterday on their . wsy to Onslow county, their home, re turning front Kinston where Mr Dnffy, hu been attending court, Mr James Whaley lstely of Newport News, la In the city visiting his mother, Mrs Bottle Whaley. Mrs W B Banff left yesterday morn . lag for Richmond Va., where she will remain several days with friends, and relatives. V : Mrs k H White and Mrs 3 H Bell, of - PoUocksvllle, returned homo yesterday , morning after a visit In this olty. Mm t W Tt.rrn. of PnllnA.wM1 .f.l visit to friends her returned to her , home yesterday morning. , . Mrs J M P Joyner of Kinston Is visit lng relatives la New Bern. Mr O N Janets will leave today to spend Esster with his wife who Is a pa tient Is ibe college boopt'al at Dvld- r son, Mrs n P Montague ts visiting friends In Olympla. ntWisstW Powder CO.. NEW YORK. TO QUASH INDICTMENTS Against Finch and McBee. Motion to be Heard Saturday. Special to Journal. Baleigb, Men Slit A. new move was made today in the superior court here, In the case of the State against K 8 Finch and V E McBre, against whom the grand jury yesterday found a true bill for conspiracy. Their attorneys gave notice they desired to move to quash the bill of indictments. Judge Brown announced that argu ment upon this motion wou.d be heard Saturday morning. There are intima tions that the argument will bj quite elaborate. Borne think the question of the much talked of "sgreement"alleged to have been made between the Govern or and the defendants, mny again come up in this argument. 0LYMPIA. March 30. winter days We are having a Tew now. Mr Etheride prcachod here Suiday night. Our school closed last Friday. We were all sorry to have to part with our excellent teacher, . Mr E A Stapleford, but we hope to have him with us again next year. The youDg people of this place gave a basket party Saturday night. They all seemed to enjoy it. The young ladles who have been teach lng this year have returned home and are now attending the Military school at New Bern. Miss Flossie Lee was a visitor at this plsce Saturday night and Sun day. BLUE EYE9. TUSCAR0RA. March 30tb. The weather the past few days has been rather cool, but tbe farmers are pushing ahead with thiir work. Mr W T McCoy, was here Saturday putting down a pump for Mr HoccW Mr R O Adams, went to New Bern on business Monday. "The roads are still in a terrible condi tion. The one from be e ti PoUocksvllle Is well nigh Impassable. A ttory is be lng told that a traveller his bona and buggy got mixed up somewhere along that roid aid.hai gone down until only the horses ears and three of the fingers man's were showing. It i a pretty hard story, but from the look of the road, it does'nt seim lmprob ible. Harlowe and N. Harlowe. March 28. Miss E J Pigott wh has been spend' lng some time in Morehesd City Is now visiting her msny relatives here. Mrs W F Becton who has been on a visit to her daughter Mrs E T Webb of Swansboro is again home. ' "' Mr ED Bangert and family have moved from North Harlowe to New Bern, where they propose to make their future home. J H Elliott Jr, spent one night last week at his old home in Newport, N O. Mr John Hewett of Csrteret Lodge spent last Saturday and Sunday In our berg the guest of Squire Adams. The pes fields of our truckers especial ly those of Mtssra J t Morton and Joshua Adams sre looking very fine, we will soon be able to acnouoca blooms. Potatoes are also doing well. Miss Bessie Morton, one of our most popular young ladles accompanied by heronoKMr W P Connor of Blades sptnt last , Monday In the olty of Elms. " ' Messrs Joshua Ad ans and Jcsaph A Morton were in New Bern on bnslhets yesterdsy. . Mr Joseph Fisher and family are now occupants of the Bangerts horns In North Harlowe. . v .-. ' V Mr J Raymond Mston hu gone to New Bern today where he contemplates getting a position as salesman. The E W Thompson mill management at N Harlowe Is quite a success every thing moves on like clock work. Totlu Mothers! I have Just received a big Una of boys kn e pants suits at low-prices, sizes ft to 17. frpeclal prices for tha next 10 days. Found Against Finch and He Bee. Four Stioog Counts. Defense To Be Made. 8peclal to Journal. Balelgh, Mch SO. The Grand Jury here this afternoon returned a true bill against K 8 Finch and VE McBee, for conspiracy against the the State la the appointment of a Receiver for The At lantic and North Carolina Rail way. The bill as returned has four counts, the first charges them with conspiring (o Injure the property of the railway and obstruct Its officers: second, to de prive its .officers of possession of the rosd; third, In having a receiver ap pointed; fourth, In attempting to force a lease of the road. Each count recites that they "did un lawfully, fraudulently, maliciously and feloniously conspire, combine, unite, co oporate and agree among themselves by wrongful, unlawful, and Indirect means snd divers acts to devices and practices' to do the various things charged,"Thom as M Argo has been employed to aid In defense. Sblp Hurt By Gale. Beaufort N C, March 29. The schoonei WlUism Churchill, Oaptsin Byms, lumber laden, from Georgetown bound to New York, encountered a heavy gale. The csrgo shifted and part of the deck losd wm lost. The Jib msin stays were loosened, likewise the msin chains. The deck was opened by the heavy seas. The schooner put Into Cspe Lookout cove leaking badly. She will have to be towed to her destination Osptain Byrnes, has wired for assistance. The crew is safe. The Littleton Female College Com mencement Littleton, N C, March 80. The com mencement exercises of Littleton Fe male College will begin on Sunday, May 22, with a sermon before the faculty and students of the college, by Rot G 7 8mlth. presiding elder of the Warrenton District. On Wednesday, the 25th, Dr 0 W Byrd, of Atlanta, will preach the annual sermon In the college chapel. The commencement address will be delivered on Thursday, the 10tb, by Rev RD Smart. DD. of Norfolk. Va. In place of the usual annual address on Missions before the T. W.C- A, there will be, this year, a series of three ad dresses on Missions. These will be de livered by Bishop A W Wilson, of Bal timore, Md., on the evening of April 12th, 13th, and 14th, Z0RAH. March. 81st. We continue to have bad weather and bad roads not-with-standlng the bad weather some of our farmers have sowed oats and they are showing up finely. We bad quite an enjoyable time at the Tournament last Friday. The successful Knight, being Mr Owen O'Neal, who crowned Miss Rhesa Yates, QieonMt Joe O'Nehl, crowned Miss Etna Maxwell First maid of Honor Mr Dtn O'Ntah crowned MtH Mabel Maxwell, Second Maid of Honor, Mr James Harrington, crowned Miss Jnlia O'Neal, Third Maid Honor. Mr Leon Carowan, and sister Mist Dora, were visitors at Zorah, Saturday and Sunday Misses Irma and Mabel Kaxwe:L of near Klnston are visitors at Zarah, this week. Miss Katie Whltford, of New Bern, visited friends and relatives at this place last week. liire 4f 1'airtlKaaemta. , The Austrian parliament lives six years. Tbe Italian, Uerman, Prussian and Spanish .live rive years, tm French, the Dutch, the Belgian, the Portuguese and the Roumanian live four years. - The Danish and the Swiss live three years. The United States congress lives i two" years, and the astro-Hungarian parliament only one year. Interrupted His Meal It seems that onr Portuguese Importa tions arc about as prone to hunt op trouble ss our own old Southern darkey and more so. "'" " " Yesterdsy the police news gave an ac count of a terrible and bloody light oo earring between some of them, and later In the day another on eame very near finding trouble la search or food. Llna Brown Is a colored woman, liv ing on the railroad Just above Attmore street. Llna had cause to leave for short while yesterday afternoon, and upon her return, aha hoard a alight but unusual noise up stairs. Not being timid or any waya superstitious tha woman proceeded at onoo to investigate, lmag lne her astonishment upon finding great, burly , vicious looking Portuguese mar calmly partaking of a repast la tha attic. ' . -,.: The affrighted female began to scream and several train hsnds working near by ran to her assistance. In the mean time the Portuguese feaster, vaulted out of the window and lied. Only some food and a few articles o small Talus Very little Political Talk In State Inspection of A. A X. College. Gov ernor tiees To Plnehurst Chief la Command of Naval Beserv.es. ; Pralt Net - Damaged. Raleigh, Mch 81. The W ilson Creek Lumber Company of West Virginia to day domeatluoed ltselfJn North Caro lina. Its main office here Is at Bsglnsw Mitchell county, J W Mortimer Jr.belng the agent. The capital stock Is 1150, 000. The Inspection of the Agricultural A Mechanical College here by the board of visitors and the special committee of the trustees which occupied Tuesdsy and yesterdsy wm very thorough. It is found that there Is not enough power to operate all the machinery In the textile building and an Increase will be special ly recommended. If there were funds available an Increase In the faculty would be recommended. Tbe farm is found te be In very satisfactory condl tlon and well managed. Next Friday afternoon Governor Ay- cock and all his staff will go to Pine- hurst, as the guest of Mr Leonard Tnfts, the owner of their famous resort. They visited the place a year ago, upon Invitation of Mr Tufts, and the people of Plnehurs' were charmed with the Governor. The party will spend Satur day and Sunday at Plnehurst, arriving here early Monday: The sesson last Its height there snd all parts of the country north of here are well repre sented. Among today's arrivals wsb ex-secre tary of State, Cyras Thompson of Ons low county. He ssys that everything In the crop line Is extremely backward there, but tiat there are signs of spring. The beautiful yellow Jessamine being in full bloom. That section Is st least a fortnight earlier than Raleigh. Some new rural free delivery routes are to be laid out In this county In the next thirty days, and will give Wake a total of 24 routes. The Governor has commissioned Thos 0 Danlalg-M New Bern to the chief com and of tiiO North Carolina Naval re serves, of which he has been lnchsrge since the resignation of Cspt W T Old, of Elisabeth City Capt B P Williamson of this city, a veteran fruit grower and careful obser ver, says the heavy frost of Tuesday and the lighter one yeaterday have not dam aged fruit in this section, lie isys there Is an old saying that fruit Is very rarely killed by frost in Msrch. In March 22nd 1893 there was a freeze which slsyed the fruit, the tempersture havlnr dropped from 95 degrees to 32 degrees In two dsys. It Is not yet known what oompany will be accepted In the National Guard of this Ststs to sake the plsce made vacant by the disbandment of the com' pany of Infantry at Hertford. There are about IS applications on file. Of course the question of location is lm portent. Hickory will be a capital nolnt for o comoanv. bnt there Is no application from that place. It Is the current remark tbal there was never this late in o campaign year so little talk about politics in North Carolina. A veteran Democrat said the people simply were not talking abont politics. Once In a while some one brings np the question of governor Republican Executive Committee Meets. A meeting of the Republican Execu tlve Committee of Craven county was held at the office of the chairman, Mr Charles B Hill vesterday morning. The obiect of the meeting was to can eountv convention to meet at the court house Thursday April 21st, for the rinrobae of electing ten delegates to the Slate convention, which is to be held In Greensboro, June 18th. Celegatss to the Congressional Convention will also be chosen. Mr Charles O Clark, Jr., was elected a member of the Executive Committee from the first wsrd to fill a vacancy. , NOTES P ROM , RUSSIA. Half the soldiers of ihe'csur are illit erate. The Trunsslberian railway crosses five rivers, each of thmn as long as the Mississippi. - it ia atated that while cold coin re mains In circulation In St, Petersburg and Moscow It has almost disappeared from ordinary trade channels tnrouga out the remainder of the empire. : k r7iilnttona are about to be In troduced in Russian prisons In regard to the application of the-bastinado. Henceforth this terrible punishment will eniy be applied to persona over thirty-five years of age. CASTOR I A for Infanta and CUldrtn. Tti Kbl Yea Kiti A!x:;x E::;t , Sears tha signature of ST Between Russians and Japanese Pro test Against American and British Flags at HcW chwang. Special to Journal. St Petersburg, Mch 30. Later official dispatches from General Mlahtcherko reports on authority of the inhabitants Chonju, Corea, that the Japanese lost 40 men killed and 100 wounded during the fighting there, lsst Monday. Cap ta'n Stopanoff among the Russians who was wounded, died yesterday. Newchwang.Mch 80. TheRassians en ter s strong protest sgsinst the United States raising its flig sgaiu. The Brit- flag is going up. Tcklo, Mch 80. A mixed force of apanese cavalry and Infantry attacked and dispersed a forceofBussisns st Ting ju.near Ping Yang on 8undsy mornlnf. The Russians hsd erected a temporary fortress which wss defended by a force of Cossack cavalry estimated at OOO.The Japanese attacked in co isiderable force. Tbe Russians offered s strong resistance at first, but finally fell beck abandoning their position. The Japanese sustained the loss of one officer and one sergeant killed, two officers and ten privates wounded. The Russians left three dead but succeeded in csrrylng off their wounded. Teacher's Course at New Bern Mil itary Academy. Mr 8 M Brlnson, county superinten dent of public instruction delivered his first of a series of lectures before the teachers and others taking the teachers lecture course at New Bern Military Academy. His lecture was very Instruc live and proved to be of much interest to I he normal students of the Acsdemy This course of lectures Is on the Im portant subject of Civil Government and School Law. Mr Brlnson will lecture every week on these topics. Several other teachers are expected to enter for the course during this and next week. TUB TRAP SHOOT. A Great Exhibition of Clever Markman- ship. The first tournament of the Old Fort Gun Clnb took place yesterday after noon and It was a remarkable success ful and enjoyable affair. The club was out In full force. There were two traps set and a total of 075 "birds" or targets liberated. The participants were divided Into nine squad. Each squad shot fifteen rounds. Following Is a summary of the work done: 1st squade-G A Nlcoll 6, D W Bailey Ed Clark 8, W K Baxrer 10,C B Foy 4 Snd Sauade John Dunn 8, Wm Ellis 3 L Ward 8, S K Eaton 8, Dr Plim rose 4, 8rd Squsd. E W Dunn S, J A Gulon W K Bsxter 9, J L Hartsfield 1, C O Jordan 5, 4th Squad. G A Nlcoll 8, Ed Clark 11, 0 C Jordan 10, W T Hill 7, Wm Ellis 8, 6th Squad D L Ward 9, J B Blades 5. J V Blades 8. S K Eaton Jr 9, Ed Clark 12. 6lh Squad. Dr Primrose 4, DW Bat lev 12. C O Jordan 7 Wm Ellis 6, OB Foy 5. 7th 8quad.G A Nlcoll 9, DW Bailey 7, WKBaxter 12, W T Hill 5, B K Eaton Jr 18, 8th Squad. C CJordan 8, Ed Clark 7, D L Ward 7, D W Bailey l,WT Hill , 9th Squad. 0 0 Jordan 8, D W Bal ley 7, G A Nicoll 7, Ed Clark 6, B K Eaton Jr 9, Ratine at Nlatnt. Every living bird and beast strives Its utmost to cram Itself with food be fore retiring for tbe night, and this food is digested as the night progresses. Tbe evening feed Is the feed of the daf with the brute creation, and yet doe tors tell na to refrain from eating heart lly at night and even advise as to retire to rest with a more Or leas empty, aton ach. Are wo following nature whea following this advice J Country Gentle man. - For biliousness, headache, dyspepsia take Dr.Thaoher'a Liver and Blood Syrup. tfsf Plastico sintsJiiiksj 1 1 I awAlTIHI I 5AWIIAKI tt. vuaiinu.i m . i. auvr . Va aa eVthw erltM ! riHtiCDIIiWI UV VT . a... B - rOCK, in wmn anu wnuiH-i . I . Du. (m ha. Ih. txeuUar property of eomentniff to ins wan. wmmv. - . Kaltomine ha no cementing property -depends entirely on glne to " SUCK. in,Illw'"'"'" vermin ana germ. - end the tuff fub sad acalei off. .polling walls, clothing and Curnitnra. Wall hmftneainai nmMioiuu win. hot water are KaUomiaea, no matter (...lfnln.mMlh..M.r. KflfuBe I these anhealthtal mtatnrea and hay erly labelled. Sample card oi FlasUco 111", n aster eadine Are you ready for Easter ? Have you completed your outfit P It not then we invite you to a display of Stylish Easter Hat, Turbans and Picture Hats. Then we point you to a beautiful col lection of Dress Goods, Waist Goods, Neckwear. Belts, Gloves, &c. Take the wise precaution, supply your wants now or place your orders so that certainty may be observed in the fulfillment of your commands. Hosiery Specials. Ladles Black 811k Hose, drop stitch, value $3.60 at 92.00 per pair. Ladles Lisle snd Lace Stripe Hose, special, at 15c, 25c, and 50o. Misses Heavy Ribbed Hose, size 5to9J eitrs.lOcpr. Black Dress Goods, Special. Black Freneh voile, 46 inch wide, value tl.25 at $1.00 yd. 88 Inch Black all wool Batiste, very light weight at 60c yd. t C7?, uryjjoous ana Phonell. 59 Pollock J. M. MITCHELL k CO., Has something new to offer each day. Tbe best way to prove a ststement some one else makes is to see that statement demonstrated in the reality of it all, or as it is more often put "seeing is Relieving." We make the statement now that we have a most complete line of Spring and Summer Fabrics and that we give values that equal those any whera in the State. SILK BARGAINS. 86 inch guaranteed Black Taftetta Silk at $1.00, real value $1.25. Black Voils, 42 inch, $1.00 the yd. " 40 75o. 46 inch Eollan in Tan, Sea Green and Champagne at $1.00. Ladies Neckwear, something entirely new, 2100 L inen Hemstitch Collars polkadot and plain white at 25c. Kid Gloves in all shades, In fact almost anything you may want in Easter Novelties. We prepay Express and freight on all purchase amounting to $9.00 or over shipped Lo any place within a radius of 1C0 miles of New Bern. J. 11. MITCHELL & CO., 43 Pollock St, Opposite Post-office. mm ' One Price CORRECT DRESS FOR MEN. Visit onr New Store and see our Fine Display of Up-to-date Mens, Youths, Boys and Juvenile CLOTHING We carry the very best of makes and guarantee fit and workmanship. OUR Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded; Epstein Bros., One Price Clothiers, 72 "Bryan Block, cMiddle Street. : twTl,-Jir IB! r"kl riflTTlB M Ladies Neckwear Embroidered Stocks and Turn overs, in tbe most fascinating idea and patterns, also Collar and Cuff Sets In Parisian and Japanese de signs. Special sale, 15c, 26o and 50c. Stylish Shoes For Women. The Herrick. Pat Leather, Kid and Tan. Host wanted lasts. Boots $3.00 and $3.50. Oxfords $3.50nd $3 00. .D-d t Womens Apparel St., Opposite Episcopal Church Clothiers. MOTTO: IB. Muau fraat k- juii'ttm Wl V to F.-j-1 Isara, h cut w fnc oori E. W. ARMSTRONG. were missed. For pal by B. YTt 8MALl00D.
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