"J »!’? ra» reading tbs paper aad
►nddcnly "topped and ►poke to me.
■arlcp: “Well, lan't It about lire? tn
arts v»:t2u* about the negro?” “Why
an?” *a5i t. 'Why, dost yoo in that
tbe waste wiilmi of Um race prob
lem mi act' leg In Atlanta taat Bra
day? The major and the preacher*,
black and white, all mads speeches,
and reamed to agrri aad crerythtag
la banana eras. So If 1 naa yon I would
write a beat oooetbtn; elae. Taka no
Hoorn Wa'-hlagton for a change aad
let Hooker go dead.”
Well they did play on the hnnnonl
eaa right smart aad I hopu tba prob
lem wall take a rest, for everybody ka
tiled nf H. Rraa Cram packer la tlrad.
and now tan the negro ant work oat
bte o.ro salrsttoa. That * all right
Wtm they call off the dogs. Ill salt
They are waking up ta tho trac ehar
acter of tba negro. A Chicago mas
who baa b?ec Halting the prisons sari
there ara stoat forty ate thousand m
H»» 'a itau city, which la about two
par ernt of the population aad that
the p.-teoj records a* shown him by
wanKsa, skbw rkc negroes to be thirty
per rrwtf of all the criminals con3net!,
and that tbs acrtn< quarter of the city
la ihn vrctlnroog aad the refuge of
neatly all the white burglars sad
thfercs that latest the city.
8u> thM‘» ause of aw business, as
my wife say*. Chicago nerds them for
wcotclpal politics. Bat I hare quit,
let the acgio go along aad sroltte. as
Cram packer aaya. I had rather look
0*4 Of ate window aad sec two Uttlc
Kiri* roaiaq up the walk band la band
It. *4 e m* than ho writs about anything
Ami it? little boy la coming, too. IllHa
wnns* I* rolling him la bis carriage
-»nti b< T7l« rna to tas as soon s« ha
grt> Ir. fee room, aad wlU nestle oa
n»r harms and say his little wotdu, and
myaraaieat cocfort is that all of
U^s* Waning m* C ak'duf-gobdiy:
TP*. J"'? h “ *WPPer-colored alrl
twriro rears old. aad she lore*
lhal baby aad watches Um at care
tally m a mother. She Is the daughter
"foar scatoo. who la the Janitor of the
•while school. Hr and his good wife
Are eurerrieoa to aU the fratlltlea of
'Jr taro, cad so are their children. If
there were many Uhe them there
wowkt ho no race problem. Those
'hr?* little children corns to see me
‘ VJP *« *»* stage me ta forget my
■»«« wd asy king fllacs*. aad I dad my
arW whispering -Suffer little children
*1 CP?* nmto "Aad a Uttlc chIM
shAU tend them.” What a pHy they
hare to grow up aad lose their inco
rcwt« and ace grkr sod tronble. How
sweetly aad are the memories of our
yoetn.
flu »**t »a»a:
°»- wowtd I war* a boy attain.
When life teemed formed of sonny
years.
And all the heart the* knew of pals
Was w«pt away ta tree*lent tears.
And another says:
1 remember. 1 rwaobtr, tba bom* I
*Ni» I nt ban.
Tba IHtbiMwvtan tba aw tamo
n error raw • vtak too aooa.
_ Ttor bwian too loo* a day.
Hoc aaa f ettoa wish tbo aicbt
Had bone mj bnatb away.
Aad ao do I remember tbe nu»c
vtodow aad the low toon day a but
• bare aarar wlahad that I bad died In
ekltdhnod. aor do I wUb to dt* bow 1
wlah «e Dm tor tba aabr «t theaa same
graadcblldrea. for 1 know I raa He
aro*rMi, to ttaMa aad comfort tt«n
tba Jaanty of Ufa. aad they
x«."i aitn air. A <MM without a
snaapa aad grandma baa aot bad Ito
abr.'r of happlare*.
VUi a beautiful war la tba last
«a» or poor Tom Hood's poam:
**i remember. I raammbar. tba fruit
traao dart aad high.
I **»<) to tbtnV their atoodar lops wars
■Ut agatast tba aky,
ft amt a tblUUh Igtrwaaee. aad bow
t** Hub* joy
To haw I'm faatbar off from baoren
.liryi when I wa» a boy."
I of w merer tbe lrttle baby boy ■
w»a rkb. We feared be woabl die. Aa
hr tor upas a pillow to Ms aeotber'a |
top. (be Mttto (year old drl ml of
cloao nd wMiperad to Mr motbor
“Sltijfa, It baby dice mayat i keen
bta; tur a 4oH7" I aoror tin of U Mr
rb'Hiek to lb It to always efarere, and
that U truth. tor etoeere maoaa wUb
mt ve-——stolid, "elare serum”—
An urr.i, epaa aad redd If im wish
HtamrU xdaga that "eMUraa am!
•tola nerer Be." aad (hto ramladt me
« Ceerre Waaftogiri. wko. tndHioa
■ay*, eat ten a dim iff mm, mm
atm bto talker tagalred fit did It.
WMfed. "yroww | tornset toll a Ito. I
t.il li "rtf; ta;* M!*t» krTrbet." I du l,
M... .e Uoi. U mart bare ’.era a
BMtffMr little tfaa (bat a Mttto tor
Aad If bo wMmiairbtobmd
M mdtol Mrs wade
■ySBtSr'Stt:
iw-SJiuufSb'trsitc.'T;
;r«M concern. fpr ha had to ha away
m public baainaaa moat o< tha time
«od could not look attar them, lie In
herited oho hundred nod forty and aU
hand red acres of land nod bin wtf* noa
hhndrad and Mty non aa aaveo hun
dred acre* at land, and 1 reckon they
did *tv* him trouble. Ha uacer
bcafht or aold a ay, aad sat there all
fra* la hta win.
Mra.*Bot«rt E. Park, raegot far tha
Oaar*fa icom of Use confederate
■awci at Richmond, wlahaa ow to
«lva noileo that aaat month (April)
tire cnafndaret* baaaar will ho held
there for the bcaadt of the museum
and tha Jaftartoa Darla mamorlpl
arch. lire, pork atka for apedal
Georgia contributlona for the Ibor
(la room, aad oil tt* ream la of the
aouthern atatre ark for help from ev
ery man. woman aad chill, so that tha
entire aonth may ahare to the honor.
The circular !a much too loot to b*
appendad to my tetter. Vut 1 will In
rlami It to Vbe Constitution.
Aad now ptrna* alcana Ely mention
at a mi it if par renal to an old aobllrr.
IV. Lao, a private of Company D In
Hampton Logic", He haa lost hi*
bora, a large, tern beautiful horn that
while tn ramp bvJow Richmond he
deuced and poltthcrl and oagravml
-With bin Mile aal a wreath. Ho took
the hum Jurat the hand of a Texas
■tier at e butcher pen In the rear cf
Oram's army. He oeot it homo In th*
fall of tilt Ur Uir brother, who
atopuatl crer night at Columbia a*, the
Wayultlr Homo ncl iter? lost It. He
•ay*. “Major, I am Browing old,
awaiting tbe blast of the last trump,
bat 1 would llto to blow or owa horn
onto more before 1 ilia."
Do please towehody aand him that
horn C. O. D. to Piedmont, 8. 0.
STORM AT GASTONIA.
Two Oleta Seriously Haft— A Colurs
M II Wreck:*.
Gastonia, N. C.. Spaclal.—Aa U>« ro
amU of a atorm which awepi orer this
place Saturday morning a large section
at tiro wall of tha Avon Cotton Mill
waa blown down aad (our or Ire of tha
operatizes Injured. Two of theta, girls
twelve and bitten yearn ol age. ware
dangerously hart aad may sot recover.
The mill waa damaged to Uia extent
of about 15,boh. Other less actions
damage also readied.
Tba atom, ta ita greatest forea.
struck the Avon Cotton Mill, In the
rest era port of the town. The oper
atives, whose ears ware 11) rd by the
din of tp ladles and thunder of looms,
were unaware of tha atorm that raxed
without until U crushed the ooothern
wall cf tha eaatorn half of tha Bill
and Uftad oaa (Ida of tha root ard
folded It over oa tha other half. Tha
destruction cam* la a moment. Cat
hundred aad bfty feat of the wall ra
oloalag the eeccad story coltapeod
without warning and (ell inward upon
the operatitte aad machinery. as the
roof with Its enormous raft*:* and
beams, shafts, couaterahsfta, belt* sad
P>Uaye went flying oS like ao much
paper. The water cramecUuoa with tha
las* la the lower war* torn and twist
ed Ilk* green wlthca and torrents of
*jtfrf_pour1ag in from aborj^aq^
wrack, tka darkness ana the roaring
atom.
Only focr or five operatives ware
kart. Or these two 1UO* girls arc den
geronsly Injured end may not recover.
One la Sadie, the twelve-year-olj
daughter of Jeff Beatty, aad the other
Is Baaala. the flfttra-ysar-old daughter
>f John Lay. The itttlo Deatty girl
worked oa tka day shift aad had Just
come In te clean up her spinning
Irenes- Ska was found cloaked against
tha frame by tha tailing wall. Her hair
area twlsud on the spools and blood
waa flowing In Jeu from her nova,
mouth and g*eb*s oa her hand. Mias
1-ay's yaw aad one ban* were broken
and the back of her bead waa crushed
A little girt named Smith and other
opc.stives were hint, but non* ao **
Houaly as the taro named, whoso chan
ces for Ilf* are pslafnlly slender. The
reason Bora were net caught m that
fatal wall alley la that tha Bill waa
short of eight heads.
The damage to tka mill by wreck,
wind aad water la about $6,000 and It
will likely he ala weeks before It ts
running to It* full capacity.
h Oraat Fleet at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. Special.—With every trlb
atarp of Urn Allegheny aat Moaouge
belt rtran eaptjrtai awlrllag torrents
Into ibe bunks of tksaa two streams
aad rushing dowya to tha point where
they converge to fora the Ohio, Pltto
barg waa gtriiw a ruitatioa Sunday
which furred hnadrada of fiailllaa
cither to aboadoa thalr boats, or soak
(scape froa the water la the upper
sloe lee, while and aad orator spread
discomfort below. Mllle la the low
lylag level* throughout the eenoty.
nahbcrtag between M and M. were
flooded aad *tATI men are thrown out
of work Cor (bar or bvo days with a
tool at wages at am than MM.Wa.
The tend was general throe ghost wes
tern Peaasytvaala. Tha strsaas every
where overflowed thalr hawks, seating
Miri or Im dUMio to koaua tn.i
farms that lay In thHr coarse. Down
town la PWtebsrg. collars and bate
owafs of boslasa* ksnasa which are (n
the gwsersl flood bell, were toudstr.l
while la Allegheny two railroads v.c e
IsecpoTarily paralysed owtr.g to tlie
water which roetred their tracks. Pec
■da la th* tr»t aad third wards of SI
Isghsdy, bad to adopt Veaks methods
ad |pstag to aad from thalr homes.
Ample wsrotes hod boos roertved hy
■oat ad tha residents and bwtltem
■na* Urtatoosd. la daw far thorn to
■abs preporsltaas to stlalmte* incurs.
Tha high sat Mag* reached by tha
swallew rtran at Ptttaborg seas h.l
feat at the goveeasseat <Um at Han’t
Island. This was at « s'stoeh la th*
evening. ft bscaom la flop s ry it tha;
■ark end gradually togas to ishlk.
Tha raid wealhdr which aat In Ism
eight served to cheek the flood and
WATTS LIQUOR BILL
Prtvisim of the Hew Measure
as Pautd.
MANY NEW FEATURES IN IT.
tta Traffic and rUnnUelure CMflud
to Incorporated Towus-O.her Pro.
visions O.veo.
The followlbo It the ttxt of ih*
Watts bill:
ffctllcn 1. Tint It shall be unlaw
ful for any person r- persons, fli ji or
corporation 10 ntanufretur*, rx>.l or
mhrrw.se d.opcc: of for gmm any sp'r
U-ors »incus or ix-i i:qvors or intox
icating bitters wttMo the BUI.- or
North Caroline excryl la lnrorpovaV T
rltipe ami towns wlrecent the sale cr
u-aaufecture of liquor la not or may
not hrrsaftc.* be prchthHcd by lav. or
Nnlxtert by spavlal lUlet:: Hrorlrt-o.
this act shell net be < .is trued to forj'd
lbs sale of such sylrllucnn, vinous cr
null liquor* by drcj-.uls for sichn.-x*
upon th* written prescription of a le
gally qualified phyt'vitin haring such
s.ck person unde; bla •i*in*; Provide 1
further, that this act atixtl nat be rou
aimed as to apply to vine or elder
teauufsetjred from xrapea. bculca or
fiv.lts raised us the lands of the ir.rscu
so manufacturing, or purchased by tbs
manufacture from the grower* there
of! Provided further, that this act shall
not bo construed bo apply to b••surly
manufactured from fruit cr grapes sod
sold In original package* ol not leas
than 0*o gallons.
Boct'on T. That It shall be unlawful
for any ps.son. iciiaas. Arm or cor
port lion to manufacture, sell or other
wise dgpeae of tor gain say spirituous,
vinous or malt Uscore or Intavxioaiuig
hitters, except as hereinbefore provid
ed, la Incorporated city or town, with
out flrst obtaining XI provided by law.
a license therefor both from tbs board
of commissioners of ike county In
which said town or city Is situated,
and from thy board of aldermen or
city councllmen, or the gpeernlng au
thorities, by whatever name called, of
sell city or tewn.
Section a. That any person violat
ing the provisions of this id with ref
erence to the sale or dliposlttoa for
gain of spirituous, vinous or malt
liquors or Intoxicating billers, shall be
gnllty of a miademecnor. and, upon
conviction, shall be Imprisoned not ex
ceeding six months or aned not exceed
ing POO. or both. In th* dlerreUon of
the court.
Section 4. That any peraon violating
thr provision! ot this net with rafer
rs oa to the manufacture of spirituous,
vinous or malt llquon or Intoxicating
billers shall be gnllty of a misdemea
nor. and shall, upon conviction. be Im
prisoned not leea than four mouths
aor more than too years; and upon a
second conviction of a similar offense
the person shall be deemed guilty of
a felony, and ahall be Imprisoned not
leas than asm nor more than three
yean, and Qeed not less than ono hun
dred dollars aor more than one thou
sand dollars, or both, at the discretion
of the coart.
Section 5. Thai any physician who
tWtmr vJfpott *
aiding or abetting spy peraon or per
uona who art not bona Ida under hie
charge, to purchase any Intnxtrailag
liquors contrary to the provisions of
this set, sad any drsgglst who shall
duplicate the prescription of a physi
cian for tatoxieating liquors for any
peraon or persons not boas Ode under
bis charge, without the written direc
tion of the physician who gave the
same, ehall bo guilty of a mladomeauor,
and, soon coavtctlon. shall be lined or
imprisoned, or both. In thr discretion
of thr court, for each and every of
fence; and all drmggiata aelltag Intoxi
cating liqnora by prescription as afore
said shall keep a record thereof, which
shall bear the true dates of the tales,
aad he subject at all Umea to the In
spection at the solicitor of the district
and of the mayor and potics officers
of tha city or town ia which said drug
gist's bnslnesw la located, gad all other
persona; and nay such druggist fillip*
to keep tbo record aforesaid, or refus
ing to permit examination of such rec
ord by tbe officers named, and all other
peraons. shall ha gnllty of n mlseraea
sor, and Dned or imprisoned, or botn.
In tha discretion of the court.
Section & It shall be unlawful tor
any person to Mil wine mnnufnctwrod
from fruit or enpes grown by himself
la quantities laaa than oaa gallon, and
anld wine shall not bo drank apon tbs
firemleca where sold, bay person ne
sting tha provisions of this taction,
either by aalllag In quantities of lass
[baa oaa galtag or tqr drinking win*
oa tbs premises where sold, shall ba
gwllty of a misdeem ran or. and punish
able at tha discretion of the eoert;
Provided, that the provision of section
6 shall not apply to churches wishing
to procure wine for communion service.
Section 7. That It ahall ba tha duty
of Iha governing body of any city or
town, apon the petition of one-third
(l->) of the registered voters thereto,
who were read stared for Iha preceding
municipal elect too, to ardor oa election
to be hold, after thirty days' notice, la
any year la which tha petition may be
died, except within nlaaty days of any
city, connty or genera! ejection, la time
(or the notice to tie given as above re
quited. to detemlnn: 1. Whether Intox
icating liquors shall ba manufactured In
said city oe town, t. Whether bar
rooms or saloons shall ho aotabHaiied
In said city or town. S. Whether dis
penaaNae shall ba eats Ml*ad la said
city or laws. had aay sack election
mar ho ordered to determine any oaa
as two or all of mid gneeUoos. as tha
petltieeers may dost gnats in (heir pe
tition: Provided, that duck election
ahall not ho hold oftenvr than once la
two years.
Section I. Whenever such election
ahall bo held, tha same shall ho con
doc led sad hold under the earns rules
and regulations pro Tided by the lawn
of North Carolina regulating mwatclpel
c lections.
Section t. That whenever the gav
•mlng body of hi such city or lawn
nay rich election, they
rhali uitriir one to* ta detemtae the
gceetfcHt of monxfxetuio of moors, if
each sweeties Is te be rated epos; one
ban to determine Ska sale by sulooue.
K sash granting Is U be voted npoa;
and rase hex m determine the nle by
dlspeseartaa. U each gaeeUea Is tabs
rated swam Aar pefsaa entitled ta vote
for members Of fhe Oenarel Aaermbly
■hall have the right » rwhs et each
rtrrtiane hi all (he boxes preside f. end
•very eaah rarer who la In htw of tha
mpnnfachww at Mtax»*tihg Ikmmr
shad veto a ilthat oa whleh thafibe
written or related Urn words “Tor Oto
t Planes.- end ell opposed W Iha *»•
Ipetare of IntaxMattng Hguave shall
vote p ttfdMt oa whMi *an he written
or printed (ha seeds. "Agathet Me»H
fprlrar nod rmt arch rater who tt in
favor ef bar rtemi a* saloons ehaU
vwta a ticket on wkieh shall he wilt,
ten or prioted tha words. Tor Ba
lsa—' 'and all opposed to —as —all
rote a ticket en which shall ba wrlttan
or prtatsd Ua words. "Against 9s
loans:" and every such rottr who la la
favor of dispensaries shall rota a tick
er co which shall ha wrlttan or printed
the words, "For Dispensaries,' ‘sad sH
opposed to theta tholl vole a ticket oa
which shall be written ot printed the
words. "A(slant Dispensaries." Rack
tickets shall be of whits paper and
without dartre.
•retina lh. That If a majority of
Lh« votes cast la any sock election shall
ba "Against Distilleries.’' whan that
Question la voted upon. Urn It —nil he
rnlawfal for any auck person. Iren or
corporation to Bias atari ure any Intos
icatlng liquors in such city or tor s
uotll another election. But If n major
ity of the vott* met In any such elec
tion In any city or town shall ba "For
Distilleries.'' then It shall be lawful to
manr.f actors and u'l at wholesale In
toxicating llqcors In such city or towu:
Pi prided. Ural this section shall not he
tens: rued to authorial the nanef.-.e
i rc of tntoxtcat'.ng liquors in any such
town oil .- ’ upca a full compliant
with the c'aititlans anil requirements
which may now or lrurraitrr be Im
posed by lavt.
i Section 11. Thai if a majority of the
! rotes In any such election lu any city
or town shall bo ."Against Saloons.’'
then It shall be unlawful for the coun
ty commissioners of any such county,
or th" governing body of any each
town, to graqj license for tha sale nl
any Intoxicating liquors, and any per.
nun engaging In the sale of any such
liquors shall be guilty of a misde
meanor. and shall be punished at the
discretion ot tha court.
Section 12. - That If a majority of ihe
votes cast at any such election shall be
"Against Dijycncartca ' then it shall
ba unlawful to establish any dispensary
la rntch city or town unto another He
t'on shall ba held reversing such elec
tion. But If a majority of the votes tee:
at any such election be “For Dlspsn
aarlea," than Ihe hoard of commission
ers of such city or town shall cstabllch
a dispensary therein
r*1 »htacr«r It on an be
come TnMmttr lha provision of UiU
art to taUMIah a dtepeaasry Id »ny
city or town/ the goverdfog body o!
a»Ji city or town ah-U appoint thret
toc-.mlaalnncra from the -roxy; of n!d
' city or town, who la the election rated
[ fu- aald diapettsary, vh<u> duly ll
‘ aball ba to condor: such dispensary
under auch rule* cad tesuldticns, ami
with such ofeleara an I employe* aa may
be preaeribnhand allowad by the srrv.
cralng body of aald city or lotrn. ’vho
Shall Ba th* compensation of aald Cora
mltslonera and ihelr officers and cro
• ployt*.
Eectkin It. No liquor of aay kind
■hall ba sold In aald dispensary os
Sunday or election days, and said <l!a
• pessary aball never be open or liquor
sold therein before sunrise or alter
atintet on any day. Tbo prl'ta at w'-t -t
aald liquor aball be sold shall he Cved
by said diapeaaary hoard: Provided, all
take aball ba tor cash and at a prodt
not to exceed *0 per centum of the coni
thereof. No liqoor shall be eold In raid
dispensary except la unbroken pack
ages or bottles, which ahall contain
not less than one-halt pint and not
mors ibaa offs quart; and It aball be
j nnlsarfot for anld manager or oLhrr
, person to orhn any auch package or
bottle la th4 premise*, and the aald
manager Bui not allot loafing, loiter
■m -r.-AiflPjy on Premise* sod
said preal^eVaftcr Ulai ordered to'du
•o by aald mtngger shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and flood not mors
than fifty dollar* or Imprisoned eo:
more than thirty day*. It shall be tbr
doty of th* manager to keep a register,
un which shall ba kept a record of the
name* of persona to whom any liquor
Is sold, the quantity told, price paid,
and dales of tale; 1'rovldad further,
that aald register shall bo open only to
the Inspection of the diapeaaary board
•nd Its amployes, and the oooluita
thereof ahall not ba published. No In
toxicating liquor* shall be eold to any
minora, and lbs dispensary board mail
make auch rules and regulations not
I aeons! stan t with this art a* may ba
proper tar the management of the dis
pensary. If th* manager or dark shall
procure say Intoxicating tlqoora from
any person other then thane that the
dispensary board ahall direct, and offer
the mm ftr salt, or shall adulterate
or cause tc,bw adulterated any Intoxi
cating. spirituous, vinous or malt II
qaors by mixing with coloring matter
; or any drug, or Ingredient whatever, or
ahall mix tbe asms with water or with
liquor Or different bind of quality, or
•ball make a false entry in any book
of return required by this act. he aball
•* getity or n misdemeanor.
I Hectic* lb. That Id any tows In
which a dispensary la established
under th* provisions of this act it ahall
be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to tall or otherwise dis
pose of for gain any Intoxicating U
quoro other than la the maInner pro
rlded for ml* in th* dispensary aa
aforesaid, hay person violating this
section shall be guilty of a misde
meanor. and flood or Impriaoard. ot
both, la the discretion of the court.
Section 1* That aald diapeaaary
com mine loners aball make quarterly
■ettlemeuta with the governing body of
aald etty or town, and that aald gov
erning body ahall. within ten days
after each aetrlemrnt. pay one-hall of
I hr net proflu of sate dispensary Into
the treasury of the county In which
•aid rlfy or rows la located, fur the
benefit of th* yoblk schools of ante
cesaty.
wctluo 17. Thai any onwr ar ear.
ploys of a dispensary established a alar
tha prorlslocs of this art who ahaU
rlolal- aay of tho ru!*a aad rseaHtlons
prescribed hy tha »OTeiwia« body of
tho nlty or town la which ahlJ dir
pessary to located, ar by tho dispensers
cooiarlaatonora aa horrto presided for.
which aid re Ira aad rnpwlaUoaa ars
hrroby dor tar rd to bo ordloaacot of
ooM tlty or town, ahall bo (ullty of a
mlsdemsaaor. aad ahall, upoa coorlc
flow, bo flnrd or tarpr'.aoaod. or both,
la tbo discretion of tho court.
Borttoo II. That tbo * or orals* body
of aay city or town la which a dlspsa
»ary (hall ho oatabllsaed oador Ur pro
rtotoae of thto art. (hall hare power tor
Ba tho tanas of offtoa of tho dispensary
«o— too kroon provided for bornta. aad
dot mates tbs aaooat of boa da rvostr
«d fma said ces: ml as losers aad afB
cars, tad ahall (btvo) the power to re
wiora aay or all of soch rocaatoatoaars
aad aay officers ^QT|SWiptoroa^appalwu
OMM lkO«|.
Boatloa iff. That aafhlaff hi this sat
■hall bo isaotnid to lapaal, altar dr
anoad aay watM sot prohfbttla* or
mwlilla* tbo htoaafartwrh aad sale of
Matron La aay locality, towssMp
eoaaty ar toeorworated city ar toon.
tootlea 10 That thto an Wall ha la
torso Crom aad after July 1. IffM.
The Wert#* Bio«d»> WN.
Tho world sow aaaaoBOO tjmtm,
W panaris of loharoo yearly, or Mllr
100 tcoe. Thto to worth |ff*o.o**,oo*.
to otbor wordo. tbo world's ataabo hfl
It Wot **00,000 a waoh.
•
TBE LEGISUTUKE
Mouse and Scuta Vigorously at tba
Work Assigned Thrns.
THK REVENUB BILL.
At 11:15 Monday the House west
Into committee of the whole to rwauaae
consideration of the revenue MIL
Judge Urabam ashed to be relieved of
tbe chairmanship of the committee of
the whole some remarks to maha on
the bill. Ha bed been unable to agree
fully with the majority of the finance
com ml Use on some of the provisions
rerummtned. hlr. Smith, of Gates, was
ipX In ted chairman.
Section 1. relating to corporation
taxes payable to Stale Tirusurer was
adopted.
Section 5. relating lo "tax exemp
tions repealed'' was considered next
Th>a attilou la d.algncd to repeal all
taws exempting Irons taxation all prop
erty liable to taxation exuxpt property
belonging to the Slate aril municipal
cc-pf-rattuns. hod property held for the
benefit of chiirrhcn, rellgiooa societies.
cjc.-itaLlc. educational or benevolent
I Institutions or orders, and ulao evute
| '.erica. PrcriJeJ, Thai no property
! whatever held «*i' r.aed fur laveatmcnt,
: »p: illation or reut. ehitt be exempt.
The foriiolug was emended by add
ict tbe weeds -unless said rent shall
br used exclusive fur charl.able or bc
ticvolusl purposes or tbs Interest upou
the loaded Indebtedness of said re
ligions. rbarltabl* of benevolent Instl
U lions.' That amendment was ae.
cepted by the chat: mao of tbe Oaanco
committee.
Mr. x’r'rerehn, ol Ottllford, moved to
ati.end by exempting the property of
fair ecaoriatlona. Mr. CatUs moved lo
amend the amendment by saying this
exemption xhull out apply to lairs
where games of chance and other Itn
nicr.il and take attractions are allow
ed. The amended amendment was
leal.
c-viuon ». ice inucruanoe tax provis
ion. was opposed by Mrases. Brittain,
of Randolph; King, of Pill, sad Wli'.ts,
of Hal'fax. Jcdgc Graham and Gov
ereor Doyghtoe explained the section
and it arts adopted.
Section 7. providing when heir*, leg
atees. etc., are discharged from liabil
ity w*s adopted.
Ecctlon S. providing that It tax 1s
not paid at the end of two yearn after
death of dccendcut, 0 per i sot per an
nutii shall be charged thereon until
paid, eras adopted.
Section *. providing for the deduc
1 tida of tax by executors, ste.. was
adopted, and the commutes at 1:19
rose and made its report to tbe Hones
PASSED THIRD HEADING.
To authorise commissioner* ot Hsn
derton tounty to levy special tax to
repair court home. Amended by Hoey
to leave the matter ot '.taulng bonds
to voto of the people.
To allow the city or Charlotte to fund
Its r.ox>nc Indebtedness end !u lory a
Spo.-lal lux to tarct same.
To amend and revise tbe charter of
the town of Chinn Grove.
For the better working of tbe roads
of burke county.
To estabhah graded schools la Nash
county.
To author):** the Issue of bonds by
Gaston county to improve tha public
roads.
To Incorporate the town of Boles
Creek. In llamelt county.
House bill: To repeal chapter Sit,
laws list, relating to Rutherford dls
ia*s. To. obiud chapter as.
law* 1177.
Senate hill: To amend chapter tSt.
acts 1*01. relating to Hutasvllla.
Senate bill: To prevent the depreda
tion of domestic fowls In Forsyth.
The Sonata Mil to revise the pilotage
taws of the port ot Wilmington came
up. Banalor Brown said that he In
troduced this bill by request, but he
did cot consider It a local bill, iu that
it affected att the peep's who shipped
there. He did not expert the blit to
pass over the Henator from Bruns
wick's opposition and he would not re
sist that Senator, but he thought It
ought to pus.
Senator Bellamy mad* a speech
against the MU saying tb« enemies of
the pilots are the lumber trust and the
Vlrglnla-Garollu* Chemical Company.
The bill would ruin tbe pilots and Wil
mington.
Mr. Pbarr. as n member of the mi
nority of the committee, favored the
bill.
Mr. Brown eeld tbe Mil warn favored
by many leading business men of Wil
mington and shippers through tha
port. The hill was deferred till next
Wednesday.
House hid: To extend limits of Hob
good. •
House hill: To restore local self
government to Perquimans
House bill: To amend the stock law
la Asho county. Ur. Wellborn said
that he was opposed to th* bill aad
demanded a roll call. This was given
and he voted aye.
House hill: To make place of deliv
ery of liquor the place or tale la High
Point.
House hill: For etoek law etoetloa in
Allrjrhany.
Hoase bill: To repeal ebaptnv Ml.
laws of 11M. effecting etoek law In
Johnston
House bill: To restore aetf-govern
mwnt to Pasquotank.
Houee Mil: To liquidate debt of Mad
ison county
House Mil: To bridge acme Tow
river.
To amend and consolidate charter of
Burlington.
To eatabtiah graded school at Haw
Rtrar.
Tb* limn* bu mad* good prog;»t*
on tb* Kerens* Hill. Inml Mtion
»n* dl*po**d na Wadocadar.
THE BKXBION BIT,U
Tb* paaatoa blit waa cnoaldered a
order at 11 o'clock. It aaka for
lb* him appropriation a< waa glraa
two year* apo. dMO.dto. Mr. Parerr.
of Halifax. ebalnaaa Of tb* commlffra
oa paaaloaa. mad* aa Hoqjcni appeal
tor the old soldier* Sarerel r'nift
ppaorbm war* made aad tb* Mil su.
ad aaeoad aad third readings.
At tb* nlgbt aaaalvn ot tbo Hour*
Mr. Walton latrodaead a MB to pro
▼Ido for worlilai tb* publir road* cl
Caawoft aad Oatawta. Tbo bm to
amend tb* pabllr oeboot law with ret
erase* to tb* olaetloe of cowafy boards
of adoration pooped deal reaUia^.
Aaaaadmanta to exempt Tadkla. Ctw>r.
oka*. Wbkaa Darla, Haacomb*. Barry.
Barmla, Alnaader aad McDowell war*
rodad doara.
BO la ware paaaad ad follow*: To la
mpoon* tb* Ralctpb Treat. Bar# rad
Dapdtlt Company: rarorlag panto a* of
Appalachian Barb Mil by Coaprcaa;
rrptrdlaa tba alrrMa* of bated But*#
Baaatora by a direct cat* at tb* peo
ple, to armarea Mrda la Caloa coaaty.
Tb# Ham* want tala ooaualita* of
Um wkaio for tb* farther raoaldrratvo.
of tb* rwraao* Mil. Mwloalag with rrr
tfoa U. relating b> th* Ua oa Stare
bank* aad prfrat* hratora. Tb* se>
Ik* arevhiod a to* at tl oa rr»re tv
did dollar* omptayad aa eapftal Drew.
rf movod to amb* tb* ua fd cute la
■Wad at |1. Tb* aowadmaat waa .ort
and tb* OTtUoa adapted.
Sectloa M levying ■ tax ot SIM oa
Manta ot nocking kouoea woo adopted.
Section >7 which provides that a tax
of MM ha placed on ell breweries and
a tax of 440 oa agents of brawarlca In
each plara tka bwaiaaaa Is carried on.
waa adopted.
Saction It aa adopted Imposes a tax
of MOO ax license oa each oil company
doing business In tbs State and 40
cants oa sack 4100 worth of sales.
flection 41 provides a graduated las
en dsalsra In futures according to the
population of tbs town where boatarsa
Is carried oa: la towns of leas than
1.000 MO: mors than 4.000 and laaa than
10.000 |1M; more than 10,000 and lees
than 14.000 1100, more than 11.000 MC0.
This rates to tradlag la what la com
monly known aa "futures.”
Section M la In rafartnco to the tax
oa liquor dcaleri. It Impairs a lax ot
4140 aemt-aanually on dealers selling
In quantities cl leaa than See gallon#:
4va gal’.oaa and more. 4230: rcctltylag
MOO; malt liquors exclusively. HO.
These amounts are to be roilrclcd
every six mentba. Each county shall
l*ry a like lax rnr coua:y purpose*.
Mr. Mortoa cored to ament by
making tbs annual tsx Mfn on retail
dealers: |500 un roclifylag; 4400 on
1 wholesale: twn-thirds to gu lo tbs
I Stoic and ooc-thlrd to tbe county. Tula
{ he declared, la dcnble tho license tax
and aa much aa lbs busts res will
■land.
Mr. Graham moved to amend by re
quiring dealers In liquors to pay le
cents tor every gallon of liquor sold.
S cants for every gallon of wloc. 4
rents tor every gallon of malt liquors.
5 cents for every gnlloa of medicated
bitters or other beverage that will pro
duce tnloxiatloa.
Dealers shall makko monthly reports
and it ahull be considered perjury to
make aay false return, punishable by
heavy fine and Imprisonment. Judas
Graham estimated that tbe tax would
raise let 000 a year.
Mr. Oattls moved to amend by mak
ing tka lax on retail dealers 110 Orach
six months instead of 4140. Mr. Mor
ion's amendment waa loot. Mr. Ore
ham's was withdrawn, and Ur. Onllla’
was adopted. Section 00 as amended
was adopted.
flection 41 and 01 relating to dealers
In lies bear, medicated bitters, drug'
gists selling liquors, ar* (he same as
now In tone.
Section 45 places a tax ou grain deal
ers based upon the number of bushels
consumed.
Section 04 oa adopted provides for a
State liquor tax lo be appl.el onc-balf
lo the Treasury, and the other half to
tbs treasury of the coonty board of ed
ucation.
Section 44 leaves an annual tax of S
pec cent, oa recelaba from dispensaries.
Mr. Kiasland moved to exempt the
Wayneavllle dispensary.
PABSKD FINAL# RHADIXa.
An »ct to incorporate the Baba of
Wbltakcrn
An Act to regulate fishing In Roa
noke river.
TRV3TKE3 OK THE 8TATK UNI
VERSITY
The Senate and Houw mot a: 31
o'clock in joint ecmlun to eleu. tres
tee* of the Slate Vntveraity. The fol
lowing wer» rhooen:
M. J. Hawklna. cf Warim; B. H.
Aj infield, of Oulllord; Victor 8. Bryant
ot Durham: C. Thotna* Bailey, o?
Wake. W. H. A Burgwyn. of Halifax:
R B. Oeccy. of Paauuotnak; Jthn W.
Graham, cf 0range; Chat W. Worth,
of New Hanover: T. O. James, of Pitt;
R- B. Rcdwlae. ot Union. R. A. John
son. of fVrhmonit; J. O Aiafneon. of
Mawilnct natter UnrpUy. ol vtowanf.
Prod I- Cair. ot Oreenr . rerrtn Rnn
be«, of Waire: t han Mr Nance. cf Bun
combe; I.ee T. Mann, of Gaatoa; Cto.
Rountree, of Now Hanover; z. V.
Walter, of Davidson; K. D. Wleaton
of llertle.
| Owen H. Oulon. of Craven, was «|ec
| ted In place of W. T. McCarthy. d«
-wnacd. for term ending Nove mber SO,
MUS. The following for «anr term.
William R. Kenan, of Nee/ Hanover,
la place of William ,i ChPilbmirn. dc
- ceaeed; J. Allen Holt, of Clullfotil. la
I place of Georgs B. Butler; A. H. Gall -
| way. of Rockingham. In plr.ee ol Tf ct.
I B. Kuogh: A. W. Graham. of Orenvltle.
• In place of Kdwerd H. Mead.-.wr; Th-.r.
S. Rolllna. of Madison. In place of \\*
W. Rolllna.
The iouowine for the term* ending
November 20. 1#C7: Dnfel T. Ilq-dglns’
of McDowell county.ln piece of Job#-.
A. RobebUng. resigned.
The following for the term puling
November 10. ISM: rylrre S;cp j, n',
of Mccklcnh-n-g. !a ptace of Warren G.
Ellloit. ttsicncj.
M.. M. o. iTirrrtil wi* re-elected
Stole librarian, and th* juint r»c-.t.,
adjourned.
A Mil to regj; i Inspection
"Cl branding of crtior. aeed meal waa
dlacuaved at so ere letigik. Mr. McNeill,
ot Scotland, oppooprl the bill, saying
be bettered It discriminated against
the farmers Messru. Danghtrldgn. of
Edgecombe; White, ol Hall fax; Whit
aker# of Wake, and Scott, of A lamas re.
all large farmer*, favored the bin, be
lieving there wae so discrimination In
the Mil. The bill paewd Its peverat
reading! and waa cant tn the Senate
without engrouement.
ha act to Incorporate Bethel Baptlat
rbnrvh. In Orange county.
nor* of th* Rmnm Bill
At 11:10 th* loau went Into com
mute • of tho whol* on tho revoau*
bill with Scoot or Oleon In the choir.
Mr. Hoedersoa had charge of th* bill.
Stctloas 1. *. I, 4 aad t were adopted.
Schedule AA. the tnhortteae* tat. was
adopted without opposition. Section t
requiring the tax to he paid at tbe end
of two tun after do*la of decld'':il
with tlx par tut. THx trad am faded
by adding "iiti|e«r tho payment la pro
rooted by litigation trror sold nerve.*
Hertlone p to 11 wore adapted, her
thnx H. requiring tax-payer (o allow
hla Incaa* on list. Mr. Hick*, of*
Granville, opposeJ th* enqueatlraal
fentnrao of th* hlaak*. Mr. Hcndornoa
offered the fntlOT/lng aobstlUi'.o:
"Section 11. Th* tax payer eban lie;
hi* lot time for the year ending June
Brat tram any and nil mure** la ex
rea* of on* thousand dollar*.
"Soetloa 11. What quretloo blank
shall ooaialn le regar < to income. The
hlanlt for lilting taxes dial! tontala
tto following quonllon: 'Wlr y«,-r
groat Income from nalarlc*. fo«. tra
profaaaloa aad proporty nol textd. any
or all of thorn, for th* yarn* ending
Jon* But. M oxeoc* of OB* Ibo-nssr-t
dnilxraT If to, what woo that dauonnf* “
Thoao w«*o adopted
Soetloa IP lamoaoa a State tax on
efreunca, that charge mor* than BO
rent* admire ten Tnrlooing ra*«rr*
•eau, at |PM. and on each *M* gbow
KB a day. On other ouch show* under
enaraa* KB a day. Tim bill a Dow*
eoualy rommladtener* to Impoee n
rouxty tax not exceeding II 0*4 Mr.
Woodard oppuord in* latter, raying
rtrrueo* war* educational InxUtuUoon
W many p«epla. Mr. Wahb anld th*
rtmum mad* a dead oot tor th* cow*
ty oommloelcnsTs. and ho thought lit*
tax should b* Said. all emradmoeir
war* defeated and th* original see
tteua adopt mi.
K gfloa BO. oxompttag eatertela
meutt glee* solely for religious
" --
or educational purposes
Sect too 51. Imposing a Ux nl |E oa
lawyers, doctors. dentate. oculists,
photographers. optician*, osteopaths
or any parson practicing any pretend
ed art for kttHxf for fee or reward.
Mr. Woodard wanted the part "or any
persom practicing any pretended art
of beat log' stricken out. This wag lost.
Mr. Warren eenl an amendment pro
riding that no additional county, city
or town license Ux should be Imposed
was loaL
Mr. R pease moved to allow any
county to Impose a Ux not exceeding
|10a on persons not Itconaod by the
Rtate board of medical examiners.
TTht* was lost. Mr. Webb opposed
Mr. Spence's amendment, saying
there were some useful cistoupaths In
Buncombe. Mr. Mann advocated atrlh
In* out the word ••pretended" and he
pibteatsd against the legislature going
out of lit way to cast a alur on Chris
tian Scientists and other*. Mr. Ti-avta
aaltl no one would say that hi* art waa
a pretended one. no tint*** dm word
was loft out nothing would be derived
Mr. Hicks, of Orr.uTill* (raid If pre
tended waa left out and uothlng sub
j stHuted It waa a recognition of tbeeo
cuts. Mr Wellborn said there art*
ought tn be prohibited. Mr Hlrku
amendment to aubatUote "profrased"
for "pretended healing" area adopted
The section was then adopted.
Senator Pharr's b, I Introduced rc
i quires railroads lo receive cars lea
! dered at the etdetracn for any ware
1 bouse connected with the railroad by
‘ tiding.
Bewta'a Proposition.
Washington. Special.—Mr. Bowen,
the Vaocautlan plenipotentiary, his
proposed to the allied powers that the
I Csar of tluaala be Bated In name three
arbitrator* who. as "The Hague" t.!
: buns), shall decide the question «I
preferential treatment The suggestion
, has been appro ted by the Btste Dr
. partment. Mr. Bowen anbmltfed lo tUu
, a)lies the representatives ibe topics cl
the proposed protocols submitting the
Vansruelaa case tn The Hague‘trli/u
mxl.
If the wife la a slave to fnshlou the
poor hnaband must of necessity be ■
stave to tbs almlrMv dollar.
SEABOARD
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