The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-19
HE LED A DOUBLE LIFE
f. h Cause Assigned for the Fall of
Major w. H. Notwithstanding Lesis.
lative Questions-School Text Book
Board.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh. n. c.. March Is.
The legislature adjourned this MORN
ing after q session OF sixty-fve days
i've without pay. The senate goes on
not as h senate. but as a court of
impeachment. which puts IL on a foot
ing with other courts.
Over a hundred and forty bills with
favorable reports died on the calendar.
The last forty-eight hours Of the ses-
sion were marked by much talking.
There is rejoicing at the end OF the
session. especially among the newspa-
per men, who had to do the hardest
work they ever did.
Inc ne" revenue law obtains the
inheritance tax: does not contain what
Is known as the double tax on property
or corporations and shares therein.
tide tax or municipal or arpora
loans.
Major w II. Martin, the dafaulting
ex-cierk in the state treasury. Is yet
In Jail n said this morning he had
no hope OF giving the $4,000 EeiI de-
handed 1t was said today by the ex-
chief clerk OF the treasury that Martin
had made away with the penit.nt!ary
" 1-VV-Alal he Salu Az nau
sent them to the penitentiny by some
one. but that the penitentiary officials
say this is not true and tina they have
never received the warrants The
statement was reiterated today tina n
woman was the cause OF Major Mar
fall. A government official said
ne had been told that Martin led a
double life, for many years, and that
In view OF. this he was not surprised at
what a happened. Martin say he
gave the money to widows and orphans
and that he intends to repar II all.
People here have had confidence in him
as a business man. He had held goo
positions for thirty-five years.
The legislature repealed the cd har
Ter or he southport, Wilmington n
Western railway in order 10 get, IL out
OF the way, so it will not conflict with
the Southport, Wilmington and Dur
ham railway, which. it. Is de- clarcd. will
certainly be built.
Among the visitors to the tcapitol and
other public buildings toda' - was the
venerable a. r. Spofferd, q lorg the
librarian OF congress.
Today was the last day Of the part
ridge shooting season n nea Fly all the
counties. This Legislature hs 8 enacted
many game laws, PRACTICAL y all OF
them being along the line OF protection
Of game.
The specifications fer TIN . public
printing were all prepared tod a ThiS
question presents a great proa ,lem.
The legislature meets. aga in April
Bird. 1t does not really adjo< Urn now,
but takes a recess. There is Z o telling
what it will nave to do then. or how
long il will nave to be iasessSo n. Rep
resentative McCulloch, of Blzf en-, said
TO me today: Many puzzlirg . ques-
lions grow out of the ime< lchment
matter, and as to what we may or may
not have to do when We nasx { April
Ord. The best lawyers are puzzled.
They talk very boldly until , ou take
them aside and then ths sssyr they do
not know any more about tina matter
than we do"
The ext book board will gsa bids up
to March 2Sth, will turn over all the
books submitted to the comma ssion OF
teachers and on the 23sc of Al bril- will
open the bids and me5sa tas /, Awards.
Three view are held. First. a lat all
books should be changed: tfa5 I he law
really means this: second, that there
be a conservative cou1se. some books
kept, other5~ changed: third. tn, 1t the
present books be kept in tte liz terest
of economy.