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VOL. I. NO. 42.
MA1UON. N C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY r. 1897.
l'liee $1 Per Year, in Advance.
life
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LAWMAKERS AT RALEIGH. 1
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a j
. Bills General, Local, But All of Some
ImDortance.
STATE DEBT BILL PASSED.
.'.To Protect I Viols in tin- Hands t
i iut.lir OMi. i rs Regulating Work-
Ins Hours,
i, SEN VIE.
' Sati i:i.iv. Senate m"t at 10 o'clock,
Lieutenant Govern'-.- Reynolds pro
siding. The ji.urinl of Friday whs
read and approved. 'J lie f i w in
bills ami resolutions n-ie inti oduced
tud rt f.-iK d;
; Grant In if.'unl tu the supervision
Of 111' plll'llo 'CIlO'll .
Justice I'.ill f..r the i. -1 it-f of sin-rill's
' Bll'l ta . )!.(. r-
PaiTcr,.! i.'Mi'i'upu i ii ii'iit'Milcliap
ter l-. i, lir.'. - of ! in i .;. ml t" trus
tees and h--mu-v. Grunt said this
' :is ;i M-) ioin question ami moved to
I'l'int Adopted.
'I ho oal 1 1 ' : 1 1" vie- taken up nil. lt'n!
follow iug I ilN n in! n-.-ol nt ion s were ill-.-
,.s.,lf:
I nil 111 lc'!t! d to the county litlf be
- twccii Chatham ii'id A lamance counties
in.i ! - t-iai order for Friday next
) i;i:i t.. t..h--Ii ii uiiil'ortii standard
' of tunc for North i aiolina pa - id sn'
. oii'l iiinl thud readings.
J Pill to place .linn s .- holton, of Sni ! v
n nt on tic pension roll, hM ii
. s, ml i.-n.liii'.
' Bill to amend chapter '.V:, lav. s of
l:il. in tc-ii! . ;.. selling cigarettes to
llittiors I! piolili.ils (lie : -isle of eheW-
""ing toliii.-.-., mi.! snuff ah-o. M.-' ni tliy
Oi I.O--1..I tic- Iiill; a! Mr. Miaip. of
Mr. iniit ht-r--, tin' a'ltlior of
' tl.- lull. I olo' iii favor ..f tin- I. ill. .Mr.
, 3Joc. of rut. opposi-.! tin' i.i.'!. Jlr.
Bhalp, ot V.il-oii, movt il to t u ile. It
n i ' r. i . t r 1 1 .
' I'.ill to incorporate tiie town of
Bi i'!i.'i vi! !. in i!so!i e. unity, pii'iseil
aconl reieliu.
MnMHi. ."-e'litie met at t o'clock p
' in. 'ilic l.ill ai favoriilily report''!
: Hllli'll'llll t!ie ili'.oli e lll'.S so as to Uilil
J the worils: " I nil s t lie ife re-marl ics
. Iheii llie husl ati'l inuv nlso re niairv,"
' lHnl ll'hl the Uo,.l -, "I'llless tll.'ll'lls-
hiunl I ma: i ics then the ife may also
. 1 e mat r v. "
l;ill-uei-ih'roihiccil as follows:
l erson l o e talili-h ainl liiaintaiii lilt
( insurance ih pal tinent aiel I'onsoli.late
tlic insiii n il . hi s.
( larh i'o i-e.pii-' the registration of
f tie- names of partners m lnisiiM'ss eo!i
C'i ii--. i '..'.
.Mi-' ' Ley To uuthcrii; thc(lovr
fiU' 'o appoint two ii'lilit ioiia1 justices
f tin pr.icc in any towiisliip wlicuevei
in hii 1 1 : oi t ii in he may hc!ice tlio
en ! of pi tic wi'l he pM.iiioteil hy
t n . -1 1 it-1.1 1; n i.im 1 lniiiliei'. their terms to
' elel ih-' lils! Momlav i't I eceni! ier.
'.h..s, f.,r t;os,. 1 1 - i 'pointed andthose
i for en -h succeeding term dial I I vjil o!l
'; the .hit.- : r-.i ji v.-; whenever the
, (iov.-riioi tini, iipp-oints jn-lices one
- lia!l l.e of a poli; i.-:i: palty differ 'lit
fi"lu that of the m.ij-n' of the jc .ti 'es
111 Mild t.lUl.ship. it!;. I Mich iipin.int-
m ot i; ii j l-s p,-
iHiah- l.v the ;..,-! iioi- v. h. H....-r the
1 reH.l. tit j.l.'ve . I ii;.--. i! t . f: desir
able a'l la'!.' w:ts some di- .-. .:..'i of a hill
id inc. .rpo rat.' ih.- t-.w n ot !: id::ers i!e,
Y li-.m eoiini y ;r. S'utU said th"ie
.i- a I -id hiiLi of iticorpomtiii:: theso
fi..s- i, a,ls p.v. lis m. a. to i '..'tni.l the
Il I'!' II'. iliL- ill their limits ff. .in l-o'l.l
.tllntv ii'id ,:ou tin -ai" o:' whisl;ev.
I "I he 'in ' i.ci .' ! i iirj tin- I'iiiver
Vltv Wcdues.l,,y to .-.Me! id the iiiai'.UU-
.i'ltum of I resident Aldormali, eume
l?P. It ''.a- d. i id.'d tiiat the Senate
i4't...,l o, I .... . .. . 1 t 1
.'. . smo:, r.t ,,'ch cl: SV, liicsdav
ifcA "Ms,,,, e',ii;,. met at 1 J o'clock.
I "''il want :o .1 ie-r iN-viiolds pt't.-
oil
I Wl I a: I., r , i !:.,;;!
Iph i'o i.a.,eid the
i oi.ro A ?h.ntui.i!uerv
to a:, .end lh.. . ter of
'.' I '".;rhiOi
i I -' r the relief of Cou
ld, other person.
pc! .;i 1 nii e-s!nves
i ' to.' the ! o,!!e.e.acv; to
'!'.-h:n; n:id to iimvci
it I'siiiii- in ,i ivate
loii ii iN'solut ion to
e;:t a.ion' t tin? L'niver
a.olr.a. iMiuii in:' count v coiii-
1 append time and place
u r pi oce-M i f law .
i :i was adopted invtti.ie;
'..: to iidiiVi-ss the ('cnellli
"I tl,.' 'ilhl.'l t of -,,,,,1 ,.,.,,
i uai-v ill.
- I -oiio mid thir.l readings
' ' e.tr.ctr n of salaries and
led . -a. Is. f.,r a .Mir.iiiittef
's'.-tii the Mouse ami two
'"' : ate to ma!... siihu ies a '1.1
t" the pi iees,.f fartti pro
" the second leadin-: To
a: t. r '.':: l.iw s .,f t . '11. i-
bf """Clia". , t the . I
ir.tiwtow.,
Vi wh .ii'! -i
II) laina.i -
1 fc-. i I" p.
Ill KM1 .
IV:'-... i;
fl:',
':.;.
Hoti IV.
. v l ri. , hi
Nire !
M te i
, ' fro)u tic
1 L tji .in is ;,i inake a two years de
1 ff '"''" " '' ''''' L'r"u" 1 f"'" divorce ami
', ., i .,:. , :'tv t .e to iin','i
-;, 1 '" I' :'.' e.l a "snlistitnti. l'
i.'.e ;h. .s- t
iris s. . v; , "v . '
i , , " I 1 i o ". i::e siiosinilte,
1"' M m t '. ant to s. .. North 'a-o-lli.a
a 'ii!..,. , , 'i i. .i ... .
r. , ' i - n uuioinii .llisuee,
S W:.atl:,',s A,l,;,nni SH.U filV(,riu.,
i Jb. Mt. .;. pllv sj,ke i;i favor of
I tl" a:,,c!ld'l,e!lt
U ! ' '7' l:V'"' " !!"u'"""'t havin- ar-
u rj.e 1. t ;,. ,. ..,. ,., vi.r ,nitil s
' u..,,,...,.:)V ll(.,.1..Uit f nt.
Ifr;:i" ;" ' .aiiiMirntioii of 1'resideiit
.,f:;V'"'"' Laid iiill.
't:t I lie Senate was called
',., or. ier at s' ,,'..;,. i ,, .,. p..,t i,t.;
KBess' W..S H.'i!;,,.,,.,!
iiiMisLw. The Senate met at 11
? ''". 1 .1. ":te!intit-( ioveriio'.- I .,-.,
.Vt'-iditi,,'. I he matter of uiitinisli. .1
j..
II-.. ,1 , " aMeillilli'Ill
LA l" "n , " iis l" li!ak, th, ;,'v " !--.,ra..,.
It as pa-,..! iu Is;,., to heu-
IWf ." '''1 " sul.stuute to rei il. ...
Iu. and time v. as consideial.le
ts-.oao'.er,... hill, l.i.t ,, I1;il!v
).aed its ,,!ll(i r lllis fs
1 1 ' ' '" '''if M'cured divorce
.!san,l re-ointioiis introduced:
,,f" ''M'-v ' 1,1:1 lixvorof liv. rv st.tlilo
119 -l.tols. elv,,1:: ,ll0ni j.,
Mi ck 1Uin Poind is paid.
r ..,,-t1,,, p ti) ,.r,.a;o r.xnmn
V ' n;1::!' ',wll ''"ntv;
i ,''1':",;a;"Mm!dv (Veek towushi-,,,
i "'(, i eoiintv.
' 4 2,"X:!'r!"1' '.''l Ldatii - to purchase
i mi, ,r .i 1 pieieni mo
IS tl"' Ux ,,vit's "n
iJ I. 'he '.-day,' Il(,tiot. milU'r0ll
I?, J.la'
(oryJa-.s 7 "wu'' lu!r'i' vrotiiPi-
('lark Hill to prohibit fife passes.
That no public ofiieer shall directly or
indirectly usk, deinaiiil or receive a free
I ass or transportation or any fraukin
privilege of railroads, telegraph or tele
plione coini'iniif s.
.FiiiiiAY. - Senuto w as called to order
at lo oVloek. There was a few hills
and resolutions introduced, hut were
not of much importance to the t:eiieral
public. The hour of special order huv
injr arrived, the free silver resolutions
were taken up and discussed and finally
adopted. They demand, free silver ly
the Senators and Itepresentatives in
(.'otie-res.s upon all occasions! and at
every opportunity without waiting on
any other nation, etc.
Cook, of Warren, introduced a bill
ie aiding the lease of the North Caro
lina railroad to the Southern railway
company. A committee of seven was
appointed to consider the mutter of the
lease.
iiou.sn.
Satckdav. House met at 10 o'clock.
Kills and resolutions were introduced
us follows:
Murphy To protect game and .son
birds.
Nelson Resolution instructing Sen
ators ami Kcpvc.-ciitatives to vote foi
the free coinage of silver at the ratio o'.
jr. to1.
J Iiirris, of Hyde To repeal tiie roaci
law in I (yde.
)ewcese To require corporations tc
tile charters.
I'aiiiels -To promote temperance.
I 'eweese To authorise sheriffs, to
muk' tax bills.
Mauser- To anietul the railroad com
mission act, by olei'tiiii; the railroad
commissioners by popular vote; to
milk" the rental of telephones from Sl'J
to si ( yearly, and make the lates of
pass-nirer fare 1 j and i cents per mile;
to make teleyapli charguti lo cents for
ten words and 1 cent for each additional
word; also bill to suppress trusts and
combines, hy imposing penalty of for
feiture of charter by those out of the
State, and forthoMi in the State not
over .', oim line or imprisonment; also
resolution reijuiriuir the (ioveruor t
et information as to the largest salaries
of i ailroii'i ollicials and employes, w hose
salaries eNcced S'J,.iOii.
J ock( ry - To provide for public road
mi per vision r.'.io copies ordered print
ed). vVhile, of Alamance -To make the
terms of registrars of deeds four years
lifter the election in ISi S.
'J he bill to reduce the clerks' salaries
in the llou-e to four dollars a day was
passed; the amendment to reduce the
salaries of members to three dollars a
day Wiis hist, us the Constitution pro
vidid for the compensation of mem
bers. hepreseiitntivo Doi Leiy introduced a
resolution that each member i. tiirn to
the treasury one fourth of his salary.
'1 here was an hour and a half of dis
cussion, and the resolution was finally
lost 'J he 1'opulists voted against it
l'ewreic '1 l cquii e sliei ill's to keep
deseript ions of all prisoners.
.M.iMiAV. House met at 1 I o'clock
Anions the new bills introduced were
Jli'i ary - '!' n-rtihite sis-irntuents.
by providint; tliaf ail conditional sales,
assignments, mortira.Lres or deeds of
trust which may be executed to secure
any debt, obligation, note or bond
which "hes preferences to any creditor
of the ;;,.oer shall be absolutely vidd as
to fr e xistiiiLT sediti rs.
Mclliiy To amend 'I he Code m, as to
allow uraml-i liildi en of ceitain ex
slaves to inherit and become distribu
tors of their estates.
(Vol. -'i'o prevent a'Viays: to punish
slander and to amend j he Code in
l'. '.'ci i nce to Sunday tiains.
I. usk -ro autiu ' ie e'erks of Crimi
nal Circuit Courts to probate deeds and
take pi ivate examinations of feminine
covert.
freeman -'I'o protect stock-i aisinu'
and improve the same.
r'iice -To provide that land-owners
shall pay for om- fourtli of the fertil
izers used by tenants, unless v. lien the
land is noted lie tells the tciu'iit he w ill
not pay for any fertilizer.
j'rov.n Providing that the board of
county commissioners slmll appoint on
the lirst Monday iu A pril each year a
township road supervisor, to have
charee . f all road wo.k and to be paid
for his time.
Marc To return for tuxes for 1 '.!!
those persons whose properly was
bunied at Mm froeshom. October 10.
b'ausoii To change the a.o v. hen
road duty shall beein from to -M
years
1 he resolution re.iiii'iu the refer
ence of till appioiii iai ion bills to the
finance committee failed to pass.
At noon, incompliance w ith a resolu
tion, Pr. .1. 1.. M. Cun v n-ent of the
Piabody fund, addressed the I.euishi
turc in the hall of the House and wa
mo't In illiaiitly introduced by ia'pre
sentutive .Me. ary, of i a iiison. win
termed Pr. Curry "a 1 eai on li.irht ot
education in t h is renei at ion. "' 1 'r
Curry expressed his thanks for the
honor shown him and in the assign
ment of the subject of the address
" diicittion. " 1 Ids was the thud tiiui
he had been invited to address the Ler
isliiture. When he lini-hed tln ie v.a
treat iipi.huise, and by a risinir vote tin
.-e'uite and Mouse thankeil IT. Curr.x
for his admirable adilu ss, and he was
then tendered mi informal reception
idivernor t tissell and others thanked
him for his words.
TiT.si i i'. i ousc met at 10 o'clock.
Kills ond resolutions were introduced
as follows;
I . artness - To provide the liabilities
of railroads, by providing that any em
ploye of any tailroad who is injured,
or the representative of any person
killed by railroad accident during his
service, by the ne;liirence, careless
ness or incompetency of any other em
ploye or by any deft ct in the machinery,
etc , shall be entitled to maintain an ac
tion against such railroad, and that any
contract of agreement, expressed or im
plied, made by any employe of the rail
i ad to waive the beiielit of the above
thall be null and void.
I. usk -To allow the administrators,
executors, "Uardians, assignees ar.d ju
diciaries to charge premiums paid se
curity companies to the estates, the
same" not to exceed one-halt' of 1 per
cent per annum in the amount of such
bonds.
Ltisk To have county commissioners
designate a depository to protect the
funds in the hands of public ollicers.
1 hey may designate a batik. s.;tate or
national, and that duplicate deposit
slips shall be tiled with the commis
sioners. ( inter- lo provide that no man, wo
man or child shall be employed in any
man u facturiuir establishment for a
longer time than ten hours a day, un
less for the purpose id luakin: neces
sary repairs; the violation of this to be
a njidemeanor and the penalty a tine of
not less than "(.
J he bill rei'niiriiur seats to be fur
nished for female employees in stores,
etc., was taken up, amended ai d passed
second and third readings.
1'ill to amend the eh u ter of Trinity
Colleire by taking from the student
body 'certain forms of governiaeut f.nd
placing these in the hands of the trus
tees passed its readings.
Mi 1 1 passed allowing joinders iu ac
tions for vases.
iiiil to exU-nd until January 1st. lvr.i.
the time for settlement of the State debt
passed; the bill instructing the gover
nor to resist payment of any bonds pre
sented after said date.
Kill to pay special venire men ?1 for
attendance "at capital cases, but no
mileage, applying to I'owan county,
passed after amendments had been
adopted including Kuncombe, I'eau
fort. Swain, Kaiidolpii, ( hownu, Moore,
(inilford, T'eitie. tiranville. Edge
combe, Camden, Montgomery, Meck
lenburg, Kobesou and Wilkes.
House then ad journed until S o'clock
Wednesday evening on account of the
inauguration of President Aldermat at
Chapel Hill.
Wkjivest'Ai". The House met at 8 p.
in with only 47 members present. A
bill was introduced by husk to author
ize the ( Ioveruor to appoint female no
taries public
'lh. resolution asking Congress to
rebuild the Cnit. d :-tates arsenal at
l"a vettc-vi Ile assed third reading.
The bill to a:. icnd the section of the
Code rehiting to cppeals from asfiign
rucuts of w i'i.iv. ' s-.ipi ort, also passed,
third na ling
A Kill to prevent lynch law came up.
It increa-c-s the fneo i.tnl penalties pre
scribed for those who break into
prison houses for the purpose of
lynching.
TiH iisnAY. - House met at 10 o'clock,
among the bills introduced were:
iTew- to punish wife beaters.
Hancock, by leave, introduced a bill
to restore to the State the control and
a id management of tho Atlantic &
No; tli Carolina railroad.
Sutton's bill to provide better protec
tion for rail load and steamship passen
gers as taken up. This bill was re
ported unfavorably by the judiciary
committee, but after several amend
ments it was emasculated so as to cou
luie it to trunks and was passed to its
sec, in! and third readings.
I "ids were tabled requiring the au
thorities to keep descriptions and reli
ef all criminals; requiring all foreign
corporations doing business in this
tate to file copies of their charters; al
lowing sheriffs to make tax titles.
Hanson's bill amending the road law
b- making the road ages to4"(in-1c:i-l
of is to 4 ) excepting in Pavidson
county, w as explained by the author,
or. A lexander moved to table the bill
and it was tabled bv an overwhelming
vote.
! ill providing that whenever a home
steader with the consent of his w ife sur
rendered the homestead allotted to him
he shall have right of homestead in 11113
other hi:ids he may have, but this shall
be subject to any judgment against
him Sutton said the bill gave a right
to a fecond homestead, which under a
late decision of the Supreme Court
seems now not to be accorded The
vote was yeas ':',, nays ;.', so the bill
failed to pass for lack of a quorum vot
ing. iiill to incorporate Hamlet. lixingtliH
tax rate at lo cent-, on the S100, passed
third reading
A motion was made by Sutton to re
consider the vote by which the home
stead bill failed to paus tod -.13-. 'the mo
tion prevailed. M r. Sittiou declared that
:t was a meritorious hill, saying it would
give 11 man a home, clear and free from
creditors. Mr. McCrar.v. favoring the
hill, said justice (.'lark had said a man
might take a thousand homesteads and
c mid not be touched, i ;i thr.t this gave
the judgment creditor ,;istiee.
EcM.'.v. - House met e.t 10 o'clock.
A large number of bills were introduced,
a 1 Mie follow ing were among the most
impoi taut:
Young-- To create the oilice of public
print :; to l.-t to the lowest responsilile
liidde.- all the printing and binding,
etc. ; max let i' to different persons;
shall pnrihaso paper, etc., the salary to
be SI,. ",();, term of oilice four 3 ears, ap
pointment by the (ioveruor.
hit'w To require "Coin" Hurvev's
book, "Elementary Principles of a He
pid.lic,"to be taught iu the public
hchools.
A resolution was ottered by Sutton,
of New liar over, providing for the ini
ncachment of .Judge Norwood for ha
bitual drunkenness. The resolution
specifies si charges of drunkenness.
It pnoides for the appointment of three
attorneys to prosecute the Judge.
A joint resolution providing for a
committee f live to be appointed to
consider the revision of the Code of the
State was introduced.
The bill to allow women to be no
taries public was killed.
The resolution calling for a statement
of railroad salaries was adopted by a
close vide.
The bill to allow YYah'Uga county to
levy a special tax was passed.
'1 he bill passed requiring all deeds
and conveyances to he cross-indexed
immediately after they are filed with
the register of deeds
J he bill passed togive deputy clerks
of the Supreme (Vint authoritv to pro
bate deeds, etc. , and to Like privy ex
aminations of married women; clerks
to make record of appointment of
deputies, and to cross-index all re
cords. a
Ur.v nii 'jinccls ilis Contract.
At San Antonio. Tex , rriday, Yui.
J. Pr.vaii cancelled his eoiitia t with
the lecture management and made his
last api earance as a lecturer, it is pus
siiile iini; lie wiil vi.-n a lew places of
his ov. 11 account in answer lo pressing
invitations.
ScitiMiole W.ir Captaii:.
('apt. I'ah'yT. Plocker, a captain in
the Seminole war, died at Tallahassee,
Ela he was born in Edgefield Pis
trict. South Carolina, April '.', ls-.s,
and moved to j loi i.ia about the year
1 :'.. He was also a captain in the
Confederate arniv.
doing lo Iiiiil.l a Chore!'.
John Wanamakcr, of 1 hihidolphia, is
going to build a church to celebrate his
escape from tire iu the conflagration
which destroyed a big business block
last week and da iiiiged his store to the
extent of Sim..', no-.
Ths Plague in iJoml av.
The oilici.il report shows that there
have been t,..ii." eases of the bubonic
plague and :i.0I"i deaths from the dis
ease in the city of Eoinbay and '.)-.
eases tun! Uf I deaths have occurred at
Karachi.
Not I Vtir l.v Keiac i.
The cold snap struck Florida Vege
tation us far as Sanford was I adiv hint,
but not entirely ruined. The orange
and tlu r s.-mi ti 'i ical fruit interests
were not damaged t. inv considerable
de.;iee
The mother Willie. I am sorry to
learn that you ran your 'itile wagon
over one of the boys next door and
hurt him. Tli" urchin it wasn't my
fault. I told him to get out of the way.
My wagon's g it "United Slates Mail"
painted on both side of it. and it
doesn't have to stop for uoliody. Chi
cago Tribune.
Wi'Il-nieaningr man lias seldom said
The thin? j ree'M-'.y that he ought;
lie shafts r,. r dandy Jv.nvMnade bread
And suavely (hotels what she bought.
Washins'.iu Star.
PLES.
A Bundle of Pine Chips Picked Up
K.: and There.
GIFT ENTERPRISES TAXED.
V.'auts the C ourt House Small Poxat
fireensboro .$100 Howard--Wagon
Works Sold.
The following very important circu
lar, w hich explains itself, has been sent
out by State Auditor Ayer to all sheriffs
and tax collectors:
"The attention of sheriffs and tax
collectors is especially directed to a
phase of business which, it appears, has
oeea common in the State, but from
v iiich the State is not receiving the tax
imposed ly law. Section 15, schedule
K, of the revenue act, provides that any
gilt enterprise, or any person or estab
lishment ottering ati3" article for sale
and proposing to present purchasers
with aii3' gift or prize as an inducement
to purchase, is subject to a tax of S'ii).
"'This department notes that various
establishments are publicly announcing
gifts and prizes to be given to purchasers-
olt'ering such articles as clocks,
dolls, biin-eles, etc., through a plan of
issiiinjr tickets to purchasers, and by
other methods. Everv person or es
tablishment making such offers is sub
ject to a tax of .-s','11. anil it is the impera
tive duty of .sherill's and tax collectors
to collect and report such tax to this
department.
'"Other phases of business which, in
the opinion of this department are sub
ject to this tax, are the oilers of certain
prizes for the collection of so man3- soap
"v rappers, cigarette pictures, etc
'"it is known that cigar wheels and
similar devices are being extensively
operated in the State. All such enter
prises are subject to the regulations of
section l.i, schedule J, and sheriffs and
collectors are derelict in dutv if the3"
fail to take such cognizance of them as
is required 13- law."
At Chapel Hill, Wednesday,
the formal inauguration of Edwin A.
Alderman as President of tho Universi
ty of North Carolina occurred. Thos.
S. Kenan, of Ealeigh, was the presid
ing oflicer, the Mandolin Club furnish
ed the music and Kev. Hr. Dixon of
fered prayer. Mr. Kobert Herring
Wright delivered an address on behalf
of the students. Pr. Kemp Pattle re
sponded in behalf of tho faciilt.v. His
Excellency, Paniel L. llussell, induct
ed the president into office, and he re
sponded, 'llie congratulatory ad
dresses was delivered ly 'illiam
Kainev Harper, president of Chicago
Eniversitx-, and Nicholas Murray Kut
ler, professor of Columbia University,
New- York, and President Alderman
then made his inaugural address.
A mass-meeting was held at Ga3
toria Saturday for the purpose of get
ting a movement strrted to move the
county court house from Dallas to Cms
tonia. It was largeh attended I13' both
town and country voters, and those
present were unanimous iu favor of the
movement, i his movement has been
taking shape for some time. (lastonia
wants the court house aud will exert
every effort to get it.
The East Carolina Fish, Oyster,
v'.acie and Industrial Association lias
arranged to hold its tenth annual fair
at its grounds in Newborn. N. C. , on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday ami Saturdiu", February
-''-', '-'3, '24, 2, M aud ,7, 'lshiT. They
offer, for progress in all branches of in
dustry and art, liberal premiums.
John W. Tucker, of Greensboro, who
travels for a hynchburg, Ya. , whole
sale house, on arriving homo ITida.v,
was taken sick and three phv-siciaus an
nounced his ease one of small pox.
Fivery safeguard against the spread of
the disease is being taken by the offi
cials of that cit3'.
The shops of the C. I Nissen Wagon
Company at Winston w ere sold last
week by the Wachovia Loan and Trust
Company, for the benefit of ex-Sherilf
Teagre's bondsmen. Mr. Teagre was
half stockholder. The property was
bought by the celebrated (leo. II. Wis
seu'Watfon Works, for $-.20,000.
The Stone Mountain II ail road, for
which the Legislature will grant a char
ter, is to extend through Watauga and
Ashe count ies. These are two of tho
six counties which now have no rail
roads within their borders.
The annual meeting of the North
Carolina Superintendents' Association
was held at Chapel Hill Mondav- and
Tuesday. A number of interesting
papers were read and the session was
instructive as well as entertaining.
Mrs. Holton Sprinkle, of Charlotte,
has been appointed State regent for
North Carolina to represent this State
at the coining convention of the Daugh
ters of the American ''evolution which
will meet in Washington I'eb. Jiud.
The Citizen Fays the hotel men of
Asheville, representing easily $1,000,
000, have formed "lhe Hotel Men's
Mutual Penetit Association of Ashe
ville," with Frank Loughran as presi-
(en i.
North Carolina will have some troops
in line at the inauguration of McKin
le3". Two divisions of naval reserves
are to attend and perhaps au infantry
battalion.
'-
The hoquet presented to Governor
r.nssell when he delivered his inaugu
ral address was sent 13" Mrs. D. C.
Pearson and Mrs. E. S. Walton, of
Morgantou.
Governor llussell offers a reward of
SM00 for John Keal. who is wanted in
ritt county for the murder of David
Craudall.
The Hendersonville and Krevard
railway, which was completed in Au
gust, 18:1.-,, is to be sold February 1st,
under a decree of court.
Workmen are now engaged on the in
terior of the annex to the Agricultural
building. Within the next three months
it will be ready for occupancy.
At Enfield. N. C, a negro pet tire to
the jail, destrov-ing the jail and cre
mating himself.
A number of improvements are being
madw at the Statu farm, near Wadee
boro. There are eleven colored members in
the Legislature.
FIFTY-KOUHTII CONGRESS.
The Proceeding llrlefly Told From
Da)' to Day.
SENATE.
Monday. In the Senate a bill 'pro
viding that no person shall lie tried in
a United States court for acts in aid of
the Kepublie of Cuba, was introduced
by Mr. Chandler, and was referred to
the Judiciary Committee; and then, in
pursuance of previous notice. Mr.
Turpie, Democrat, of Indiana, address
ed the Senate to prove that the primary
and paramount power to recognize a
new state is vested, not in the Presi
dent of the United States, but in Con
gress, under that clause of the Consti
tution which declares that Congress
shall have power to regulate commerce
that is, according to .Mr. Turpie, inter
course with foreign States. He sioke
for two hours and a half and had not
coucluded when the hour fixed for
eulogies on ex-Speaker Crisp, of
Georigia, arrived. The eulogies on
ex-Speaker Crisp were delivered by
Senators Gordon, Democrat, of Geor
gia; Gallinger, Kepublicau, of New
-". k; Gorman, Democrat, of Mnr3'
land; Kerry, Democrat, of Arkansas;
Mills, Democrat, of Texas; Carter, lie
publican, of Montana; Daniel, Demo
crat, of Virginia, and liacon, Demo
crat, of Georgia
TcE.siiAY. - Senator Turpie, of In
diana, resumed and brought to a con
clusion his speech ill favor of the rec
ognition of Cuban independence, lie
did not as was expected, attempt to
pillory Secretary Olnev for denying
the right of Congress to recognize a
new government or new nation, but
confined himself to the argument that
Spain had failed, and would fail, to
suppress the insurrection, andtaatit
was the right and duty of Congr?ss to
recognize theiudepedenoe of the repub
lic of Cuba. ( handler's bill foracommis
sion to au international monetary con
ference goes over. The lenianuler of
the day wasoecupiod by Daniel (Pern ),
of Virginia, in a speech against the Nie
araguan canal bill, as being "in fraud
of the contract." Senate then went into
executive session.
Wednesday. The Senate passed the
Militaiy Academy appropriation bill
after a long and somewhat amusing
Controversy over one amendment pro
viding for the payment of expenses of
the attendance of the West Point cadets
at the inauguration parade. 'The appro
priation carries S J, ;:.. ."'2, or S j.imio,
more than the bill as it passed the
House.
Sherman wanted the Nicaragua!) bill
to go over until the next session, but a
motion was made to re-commit before
the Senate adjourned.
Tut" Hsu ay. -- lhe Senate confirmed
Win S. F'ormaii, of Illinois, to be com
missioner of internal revenue by a vote
of 41 to 1". The free silver Pemocrats
and silver bolting Ilop'-blieans voted
against it, as also did Chandler, 'lhe
bill for a commissioner of an inter-national
monetary conference vas taken
Uli and discussed and was final l.v agreed
to let it go over until Friday foi-further
discussion. '1 he proposed sale of the
Union Pacific property was impeded.
The Senate iu executive session passed
several bills and adjourned, ('has K
Howry, of Mississippi, was confirmed
judge of the Court of Claims; ( '. C. Col-ip'-
was a'' o confirmed as postmaster a.
Blocton, Ala.
j. ... v . . he bill for the representa
tion of the United States on an 3- inter
national monetary confeience that may
be called, occupied the Senate a'ii:st
exclusively, aud was finally passed by
the triumphant ma Vrity of -1 to 4. I t
authorizes the President to appoint five
or more commissioners to any interna
tional conference, with a view to se
curing a iixit.v of relative value 1 etween
gold and silver as nione.v, by means of
a common latio between t he in. tals,
with free mintage at such laies, and il
also authorizes the President to call, at
his discretion, such conference to as
semble at Mich point as may be ay iced
upon. The debate washing and in
teresting. HOUSE.
Monday. The House began business
b3- passing, on motion of Air. Savers,
Democrat, of Texas, the Senate luil to
provide for an examination and survev
of a water route from the mouth of the
jetties, at Galveston, Tex., through the
ship canal and up lluffalo Payou to the
city of Houston. l he Mouse committee
on foreign affairs ordered favorably re
ported the resolution requesting' the
Secretary of State to give the House
the present status of the treaty by
which the I nited States and Great
Kritain are restricted from building or
maintaining war vessels (if the great
lakes. Following thisaction, the Mouse
iiir ,.sed oi a lot oi' miscellaneous lutsi
ness. and toward the close of the ses
sion, took up the consideration of the
Indian bill. Johnson, Pepublieati, of
Indiana, gave to the House at length
his views upon the necessity for a
revision of the currency and banking
laws.
1 iksday Another Presidential veto
was repudiated by the House. It was
a bill to restore .Jonathan Scott, a vet
eran of the Fifth Iowa cavalry to the
pension roll. He was dropped by the
bureau in ISS4, being pensioned at tiie
rate of a month for total blindness
The bill failed to receive Mr. Cleve
land's approval. Upon recommenda
tion of the committee on invalid pen
sions, the House by a vote of to V.
passed the bill over the veto. A bill
was passed to pay SltI-2 to John Mei'ao,
a Deputy United States Marshal, for
expenses incurred by him in 1S;, in
serving and caring for the thirty-six
members of thooargoof Africans landed
b3- the ship Wanderer near Savannah
in an effort to evade the anti-slave trade
law, the thirt v-six being afterwards re
turned to Africa. Mr. Hitt, republi
can, of Illinois, reported the diplomatic
aud consular appropriation bill, which
was" placed on the calendar, 'lhe rest
of the day was spent in committee of
the whole.
Wednesday. The House agreed to
the conference report on the immigra
tion bill, which embodied substantially
a new measure, being different in some
resprets from either theSenate or House
bill. Wilson, (Dem ) of South Caro
lina, spoke in favor of the bill, ( hair
man Katholdi refused to sign the report
of the committee recommending the
bill. The principal objection tu tiie
bill was the clause requiring immigi atds
to read and w rite "in the language of
their native resident country." This,
it was pointed out, would prevent sev
eral classes of people in Eu
rope aid Central America and
Mexico from paining admission to
the United States, because they do net
speak either of the languages to which
the clause limits them. It was admitted
that the language was intended to p re
vent the coming of a great body of Lus
eian Jews. The vote was taken on the
Aloptioii of the conference report anl
on a division which was agreed to, 11G
to I1". Mr. Karthodi demanded the
yea and na3-s which resulted: Yeas
l;:!. nays 117." The usual motion to re
consider and to la3" that motion on the
table having been made l3'Mr. 1 anford
and agreed to, the House adjourned
Thi i'.sdvy. The Indian appropiatiou
bill j Hesed the House with some ma
erial changes, all reducing the scope
nf the measure, Aifffeld. t 1 tli
was the subject of speeches iu connec
tion with fraud in the late national elec
tion claimed by him, therein- defeating
ljrj-an. Morton Secretary oi Agricul
ture, was criticized t3; 1 earmond
(Peiu ), of Missouri, for therecent bul
letin he issued showing the illiteiacy
and poverty of the States which voted
for Kryan, as compared with those of
the McKinley States and denounced it
as a slander upon the men whom the
Depaitmentof Agriculture were sup
posed to represent. Wednesday next
the House will consider the election
contest of Cornell va Svvanson, from
th F ifth Virginia district.
P'kipay. In the House there were
warm words between the States of Mas
sachusets and Vermont over the allega
tions of railroad wrecking in those
commonwealths. The reiort of the
conferees was rejected bv- a vote of 14.'
to T". The conferees were instructed
to insist uion the retention of the bill
of the House amendments, the princi
pal one of which forbade the issue of
stock, except for par value received.
'J he bill making appropriations for the
Military Academy va sent to con
ference on the Senate amend
ment thereto, 'lhe agricultural bill
was considered without completing it.
Hardy, (Hep.,) of Indiana, begun a
speech in favor of the acquisition of
( uha, and being refused permission to
conclude, the five minute rule being in
operation, gave notice that no bill
should pass the House bv' unanimous
consent for the remainder of the ses
sion. The House committee on elec
tions reported in favor of Koatner,
Mem.,) of Louisiana, against leuoit,
(Pep ) At the night session nineteen
private pension bills were passed.
NATIONAL liOAKl) OF TKADK
Adopts the Iieport of the Commit tee
011 JSuiiklng Laws.
The National Board of Trade at its
meeting in Washington adopted the re
port of the committee on banking laws.
It was tho opinion of the committee
hat there should be established a con.
sistent and deliberately planned finan
cial system. The plan presented was
briefly as follows:
First That gold coin shall remain the
standard money.
.- ecoml-T hat steps shall be taken to
retire all United States notes in such a
way as not to disturb business relations;
that national banks should be allowed
to issue currency to the par value of the
bonds aud the tax on circulation be
reduced and that banks be allowed
to issue currency based on assets, un
der such national supervision and re
striction as will make it safe, elastic
and redeemable in gold at bank of is
sue and at the city of New York.
Third That such banks of issue w ith
a capital of So.oo i or more bo author
ized to be established in towns and
villages of less than 3.0J0 population.
HAVE 1WHTEI) COMPANY.
Populists Sever Connection Willi the
Kepublicaiis at Kaleigli.
A Raleigh, N. C, special, dated Jan.
says: "The Topulist majority in the
caucus last night severed all connection
with the Republicans, aud today form
ally declared co-operation ended. The
Republicans say that results now de
pend upon the individual action of the
Populists. They say they expect the
ranks of the Populist bolters to be in
creased by desertions from the major
it Senator iiutler says this is a false
hope; that there are forty-one of the
niajorit.v, and that they will stand solid
Ex-tlepresetitative Krower says that
some Republicans are disfatis'fied be
cause the Republicans declined to act
with the Populist majority."
Champions' Southern Tour.
A dispatcn from Baltimore says:
"Manager Hanloti has completed the
schedule for the spring trip and exhibi
tion games of the champion baseball
team. I nless there should be some
unexpected hitch the itinerary will be
as follows: Leave Baltimore March
! 4th. arriving at Macon, Ga , 1. th,
practicing there until the 2t,th: games
Mivannah, Ga , March "-'Tth and C. tli;
Charleston ;!t,thand;;lst; Augusta, Ga ,
April 1st and 2d; Atlanta, April ; d and
;.th; Athens, (Ja., l,th; Charlotte, N.
('., 7th; Richmond. Va , Mh aud 1th;
Norfolk, li.th; arrive at Baltimore April
lith: at Union Park with Norioik, Kth
and b.th; with Syracuse 14th and 1; th;
with Princeton University llth; with
Toronto 17th and li.th; in Washington,
w nii ( leorgetown L niversity, "Jdtli; at
Union l ark, with Georgetown, April
21st. The championship season will
begin on April 22d, and the opening
game at Union Pin k will be arranged
for with more elaborate cvremonies
than ever before. "
McKinle.v's Birthday.
Friday was Major McKinley's birth
day aud he celebrated it la- tendering
the iiortfolio of War to Gen. Russell
R. A I ger, of Michigan, who accepted
it. ( 1 en. Alger authorized ,the corres
pondent of the Southern Associated
i less to say that he had accepted the
portfolio if V ar. Hi was asked if a'l
differences between himself and Sena
tor .- herinau had been arranged.
"ies,"' said he, "we are on good
terms and will work together in har
mony. "
liiilling and Loan Associations Col
lapse. During the last ten days seven build
ing and loan associations have closed
down business at Knoxville, Term., ami
others are expected to follow-. A Su
preme Court decision is said to be the
cause. Among the above busted asso
ciations is the Southern Building and
l oan Association, aud it is said that
."?2U'ioi)i of stock was held in Raleigh,
.V C, alone.
Large numbers of Sicil'.m innnigr.inrsj
continue to arrive at New Orleans.
From one steamer 1,2(10 of them were
landed, and there were many pictur
esque scenes as the excitable strangers
enmc ashore. Many of them knelt
down and kissed the flinty boards of
the wharf. Then they aros- and made
the fiigu of the cross. The fervor with
which relatives and friend.s greeted one
another was remarkable. Bearded men
rushed into each other's an-is and 5;Iss
ed with the abandon and vigor of long
parted lovers. Everybody talked at
once, and the noise was terrific.
Folving Her r nrves.
"True." observed the King of MwptKa
as he gazed upon the captive, "fehe hat
a well-rounded form, but "
Ue stroked his chin.
"That la no reason wh3" she should
not make a good square meal." Ex
change. Mr. Troubles "When we were nrtt
married, Harry, you never uttered a
com ola int." Mr. T. "When we were
I first marred, June, I had cash enough
to employ a cook." Pittsburg Chron
I icle-Tekgraph.
Wm. McKinley Making His Selec
tions Slowly But Surely.
THERE WILL BE SHIFTING.
The Who.'e Situation Has Been Thor
oughly Canvassed, ad Every Avail
able Man Has Been Susgcoted.
A special from Canton, 0., under date
of Jan. 24th, says: 'There is a grow
ing impression that the Cabinet will be
practicably complete! within two or at
least three weeks, with the possible ex
ception of one place. Though Major
McKinley may decide within the next
ten days upon the eight men who are to
form his official family, it does not fol
low that the final apiortionment of
places aud portfolios will be made with
in that time. Most of the men who are
selected for the Cabinet w ill doubtless
be fchifted about from time to time ami
the final cast of the Cabinet may not be
arranged before March 1st. lhe Secre
tary of State is, of course, decided upon,
ami the Secretary of the Treasury will
be as definitely determined aud so will
the Secretary of the Interior, but the
portfolios of the War, of the Navy, ot
Agriculture, of Justice and the Postof
fice department will be a good deal
shifted about. 'lhe President-elect
desires to fill the more iiniortant places
in his cabinet as soon as iossible in
order that some thought ma3' be given
to the work of choosing assistant secre
taries and the organization of the de
partments. A good deal of work in the
progress of cabinet-making will proba
bly be made this week Major McKin
ley has practically finished the sifting
process and he has listened to as many
suggestions on one hand and protests
on the other as he has time for. The
whole situation has been thoroughly
canvassed. Every available man in the
countr3' has been suggested for appoint
ment to the cabinet and a legion of al
most unknown quantity has caused the
President-elect to be informed that if
he so desired he would be told where
he might discover some hitherto unsus
pected timber for his cabinet. "
TILLMAN AMENDS HIS LAW.
Thinks Ile Has It Fixed Now So That
It Will Pass.
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
ha? introduced in the Sec ate a bill to
meet the defeat in the South Carolina
dispensary law, pointed out by the re
cent decision in the United States Su
preme Court. The bill provides: "That
all fermented, distilled or other intoxi
cating liquors or liquids, transported
into any State or Territorj", or remain
ing therein for use, consumi tion, sale
or storage therein, shall, upon tho ar
rival within the said State or Territory,
be subject to the operation and effect of
the laws of such State or Territory, en
acted for the control and policing of the
liquor traffic, absolutely, to the same
extent, and in the Fame manner as
though such liquors or liquids had
been produced in such State and Terri
tor3", and shall not be exempt there
from by reason of being introduced
therein in original packages for private
use, or otherwise; and such .States
shall have absolute control of such
liquid or liquids within their borders
by whomsoever produced and for what
ever use imported: provided that noth
ing herein contained shall be construed
as affecting the internal revenue laws."
SECOND PRIZE ARTICLE.
"The Material Prospcrty of theCaro
olinas and How to Promote It."
Several weeks ago the Greensboro
(N C. ) Record offered for the Greens,
boro Stock Mutual Eire Insurance
Company S-"0 in gold for three prizes
on the subject, "The Material Prosper
ity of the Carolinas and How to Ad
vance It." Tho contest was limited to
those living iu the Carolinas, anil the
result as announced in the special edi
tion of tho Record shows that South
Carolina carried off the first and second
prizes, the first being awarded to Mr.
E. W. Screven, of Columbia, and the
second to J. C. Garlington, of Spartan
burg. All articles were sent in under non
de plumes, and a committee composed
of II. W. Cobb, president of the Greens
boro Industrial and Immigration Asso
ciation; J. Y. Jo.vner, Professor of Eng
lish literature in the State Normal and
Industrial School, and Rev. II. W.
Smith, D. 1)., passed ujion them.
Dying of Cold and Hunger.
The widespread suffering of the army
of unemployed persons iu the West and
Northwest has been greatly intensified
by tho terrific blizzard and icy temper
ature which prevails over an enormous
territorial area So serious in the situ
ation in Chicago that the mayor has de
cided to issue a proclamation for lucad
for the starving, and a request will be
made to nave tiie churches thrown open
to afford temriorary shelter to the cold
and hungry A similar situation pre
vails in many other cities throughout
the West, and the blocking of traffic by
the heav3- snows will tender the condi
tion of thousands !most unendurable.
American Cuttle In England.
The Chief of the Bureau of Animal
Industry of the Agri t.ltural Depart
ment at Washington i.- in receipt of a
circular from a commission agent in
London giving the total number of
cattle receive! at Deptford, England,
during the vear IS'.iO from the United
States as ia7,00; price, $'). 13; fcheep,
19,000; price, ?-.21.
Savannah Wants a Garrison.
The Savannah city council recently
passed resol ut ions -al I i ng for a garrison
for Fort Pulaski at the mouth of the
Savannah river, and urginp that the
fort be put;in condition for the defense
of the city.
tlreatcr lileago.
The city council of Chicago, 111., has
adopted a resolution providing for a
commission to prepare for the presen
tation to the Legislature plans for the
abolishment of tow nship organizations
in Cook county and the creation of
Greater Chicago.
Shot by an Insane Man.
At Bell's Crossroads, Colleton county,
S. C., C. C. Stephens shot and killed
Jas. Bell, his brother in-law. The
origin of the ill-feeling is said to have
been caused by Bell's objection to a dog
owned by Stephens sleeping in his bed,
at which Stephens took offense, with
the above result. The jury of inqueft
returned a verdict of insanity.
At Baltimore, Md.t Mrs. Emma
Trw ia was acquitted of the charge of
being an accessory in the murder cf
ter huebaccL
THE CONFEDERATE HE-UMION.
The Date Moved Up to June U2d,
J3d and 24th 875 Camps.
J. B. Gordon, general commanding,
has issued au official order, in which h
6ays:
1 he general commanding hereby an
nounces that "Our Host," the veterans
of Nashville, Tenn.. represent that
chilly weather is liable to occur iu that
latitude iu the early part of May, aud
that June will be a much more favor
able season, Inith for the visiting vet
erans, as well as for themselves; and
that also in June the Centennial Expo
sition will be further advanced and
much more enjoyable for those who de-s't-e
to visit it, aud for other local rea-
sons best known to themselves, which
are so urgently advanced, the depart
ment commanders concurring, that the
date is hereby changed from Mav.th,
nth and ah to June :2 l, 2..d and 24th,
iM:7, Tuesday, Wednesday and 'Ihura
da.y, respectively. All Confederate or
ganizations and Confederate soldiers
and sailors, of all arms, grades ami
departments, are cordially invited to
attend this seventh general re-uuiju of
their comrades.
With pleasure and pride, he also an
nounces that 87. camps are already en
rolled iu the U. ('. V. organization,
with applications in for over loO more.
Ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors ev
erywhere : e urged to form themselves
into local associations, where this has
not already been done; and all asiocia
tions, bivouacs, encampments and other
bodies not members of the U. C V. As
sociation are earnestly requested to
scud 111 applications to these headquar
ters without delay, in time to partici
pate in the great re-union, and thus
unite with their comrades in carrying
out the laudable aud philanthropic ob
jects of the United Confederate Veteran
organization.
MR. BRYAN'S BOOK.
The Last PaseH of "The First Battle"
Have Cone to Press.
The last pages of "The First Battle,"
W. J. Br3-an's book, have gone to press.
The book emliodies a story of the cam
paign of WM, its imiHirtant events and
isnnes, and includes the most note
C 'thy incidents of Mr. Bryan's famous
tour. It also contains the principal ad
dresses and documents relating 10 the
silver movement and some of Mr. Bry
an's siweches. Considerable spaco is
given to his connection with the bilvcr
HON. W. J. BRYAN.
agitation while in Congress and prior
to the Chicago convention, and to a dis
cussion of the election returns and au
analysis of the nil it ical situation.
One of the interesting features of the
book is the biographical sketch written
by Mrs. Bryan, who thus describes
their first meeting:
"My iersonal knowledge of Mr. Bry
an dates from September, lHT'.l. lie
was then entering uon his junior 3ear.
I saw him first in the parlors of the
Youug Ladies' School, which I attend -
j ed iu Jacksonville. He entered tho
room with several other students, was
taller than the rest, ami attracted my
attention at once His face was pale
and thin;a pair of keen, darke3"es, look
ed out from beneath heavj- brows; his
nse was prominent ;too large, I thought,
to look w ell ;a broad, thin liped mouth,
and a square chin completed the con
tour of his face. He was neatly, though
not fastidious-, dressed, and stood
firmly and with dignit3'. I noticed par
ticularly his hair and hiB smile. Tho
former black in color, fine in quality,
and parted distressingly straight; the
latter expansive and expressive. In later
years this smile has been the subject of
considerable comment, but the well
rounded cheeks of Mr. Bryan now check
its onward march, and no one has seen
the real breadth of the smile who did
not see it in the early da3 S. Uron no
occasion a heartless observer was benid
to remark, "That man whispers in bis
own ear," but this was a brutal exagger
ation. Alabama's Dispensary Bill.
The Montgomery (Ala.) Dispatch, of
the 2-".th, says : "When a bill propos
ing to inaugurate in Alabama a whis
key system similar to that in South
Carolina came up in the Senate today a
motion to table it was lost by a vote cf
P4 to 12. The vote w as a surprise and
caused a great sensation. Some amend
ments promised by friends of the meas
ure caused action on the bill to be de
ferred until to-morrow. It apiears cer
tain that the bill will pass."
Bis Cnrjro or Pitch Pine.
The British ship, Euphemia, Captain
Kinnev, cleared from Savannah, Ga. ,
for Santos, Krazil, 1,02",977 feet of
j itch pine lumber. This is the largest
cargo of the kind ever shipred from
Savannah to a foreign port The vessel
w ent to sea drawing 2te feet, the deepes
draught of any vessel ever leaving that
port.
Thousands of Cattle Dead.
Prominent Btockmen of the Indian
Territory and tho Pan Handle repoit
that the recent blizzard has resulted it.
the death of thousands of cattle on tho
range. For the first time in number
of ysr nMf