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VOL, VIII.
RALEIGH, N. C- SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1897.
NO. 51.
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Sills General, Local, But All of Some
Importance.
I WANTS A DISPENSARY.
A Bill in the Senate to Instruct Sena
; tors and Representatives for Freti
; Silver.
. " SENATE.
Monday. At 4 o'clock the House
aet. The hall was as clean as a pin
iind the committee on microbes report
ed that all had been killed.
"JSOSJ ntioducech e--"
r jVllouse-To ' amend the eleotion
.law by imposing dnties now devolving
j upon the clerk of the court upon the
register of deeds.
Abernethy To extend the Act for
the relief of sheriffs and tax collectors
to January 1, 1808.
Dixon, of Cleveland To repeal sec
tion 708, chapter 2G3, Acts 1891.
Dayon To incorporate Robbinsvillo,
, Graham county.
Mr. Alexander, of Tyrell, offered the
following resolution, -which was unani
' mously adopted: 'That when the Leg
islature adjourns Tuesday it adjourn
in honor of Gen. Robert E. Lee, as a
fitting memorial to his life and charac
ter. The testimony in the Mecklenburg
contested election cases was filed. The
elections committee was called to meet
at once to take up the ca.se,
Mr. Candler introduced a bill to pro-
vide for payment of persons summoned
as a special venire as other jurors are
paid; also a bill to prevent public
' drunkenness. It provides that any per
son found drunk on the public highway
or at any public meeting shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined not less than $10 or bo
i imprisoned not less than 30 days or
, both, and upon complaint before any
1 justice he shall issue a warrant of ar
' rest.
Tuesday. Senate met at 11 o'clock,
i Lieutenant-Governor Reynolds presid
ing. After prayer by Rev. Mr. Daniel,
the journal of Monday was read and ap
proved. Eills and resolutions were introduced
" as follows:
Justice In regard to the probate ol
wills.
Wakefield To prohibit the sale of
liquor near a church in Burke county.
The lynching bill of Person, colored,
was taken up and discussed, but was
tabled. -
Person, of Edgecombe, introduced a
bill to establish another voting precinct
in the above county. Clark, Populist,
opposed the bill, and it lost on second
readif g. -. : '
A resolution was adopted directing
the doorkeeper to keep the Senate clock
by standard time.
The time having arrived for the eleo
tion of a Senator, all other matters were
dispensed with.
Wednesday. Senate met at 11
o'clock, Lieutenant-Governor Reynolds
presiding. After prayer by Rev. Mr.
Babb the journal of Tuesday was read
and approved. A few petitions were
introduced, which are of very little im
portance to the general public.
Bills and resslutions were then intro
duced and referred as follows:
Justice Bill to repeal chapter 277,
Laws of 180", relating to divorces; also
to repeal chapter 117, Laws of 1895, re
lating to sales by trustees and mort
gages. Walker Bill relating to probates of
wills.
Smathers To amend chapter 277 of
the laws of 189, in regard to divorces.
Newsoine To amend chapter 317 of
the laws of 1889, relating to bridges and
public roads.
Anthony To amend chapter 108,
laws of 1889, relating to pensions.
The calendar was then taken up and
a few bills and resolutions were dis
posed of: Bill to amend section 2784 of
the Code. Passed second and third
readings.
Tho President then announced that
the Senate would repair to the House
of Representatives to voto for United
States Senator.
Thursday Senate met at 12 o'clock
and the journal of Wednesday was read
and approved. '.
Mitchell, of Franklin introduced a
Eetition asking for a dispensary law fcr
louisburg and the township of Louis
burg. After the reports of the standing com
mittees, bills were jntroduced and re
ferred as follows:
A shburn Resolution to investigate
the use of the several histories in North
- Carolina public schools.
Alexander To prevent the for
feiture of goods sold on the installment
plan. .
McCaskey moved to have the reform
atory bill for young criminals printed.
Adopted.
Clark By request bill in regard to
catching fish in" Columbus county.
"Also bill in regard to the trapping
aud killing of deer in Columbus coun
ty. Abell That our Senators and Repre
' sentatives in Congress be intructed to
vote for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at 16 to 1. . .
Butler To prevent discrimination m
tv,o mirrencv n the countrv.
The calendar was then taken up and
the following bills and resolutions were
disposed of:
Bill to reconstruct committees in
formally passed over.
Bill for the relief of L. M. Morrison,
- ox-sheriff of Cabarrus county. Passed
$econd and third readings.
Bill to pay J. M. Early's expenses as
contesting Senator in 1895. Passed
6econd and third readings.
Bill instructing Senators and Repre
sentatives to vote for the free and un
limited coinage of silver at 16 to 1. Mr.
Grant moved to make this bill the spe
cial order for Tuesday next at 12
o'clock. The motion of Mr. Grant was
- adopted.
Grant, by unanimous consent, intro
duced a joint resolution that the presi
dent of the Senate appoint five Sena
tors and the speaker of the House ap
point eight to consider the election law
and the subject of county government.
The bill passed second and third read
in,r3. i'ruD ay. Senate met at 12 o'clock,
Lieutenant Governor Reynolds presid-
ing. Journal of Thursday wa3 read
unci approved. . Bills of most import
iuicc introduced and r cf.crroi vcro;
Abell Bill to amond section 1337 of
The Code, relating to depositions.
Newsom Bill to abolish Hertford In
ferior Court.
Parker, of Alamance Bill to incor
porate the Pinehurst Railroad Com
pany. Moye To amend chapter 380, laws
of 1889, relating to liens on canal com
panies. Justice To incorporate the Levi
Bank, of Rutherfordton.
Mitchell To levy a special tax in
Nash county.
Rollins Bill to regulate the law in
reg ard to the dissection of dead bodies.
Early Bill to amend chapter 235,
laws of 1895, relating to fisheries.
The calendar was then taken up and
the following bills and resolutions were
disposed of:
Grant r-Bill relating to tho meetings
of committees, passed second and third
readings. - - v - "-'
Bill for the relief of N. T. Johnson, a
one-legged Confederate soldier, allow
ing him to peddle without license, pass
ed second and third readings.
Bill for the relief of J. L. Stewart, a
one-legged Confederate veteran, allow
ing him to peddle without license, also
passed second and third readings.
HOUSE.
Monday. Senate met at 4 o'clock.
Its committee on microbes reported
them destroyed. Bills and resolutions
were introduced as follows:
Clark To prohibit the sale of liquor
within 200 feet of any church in North
Carolina; also to amend the act prohib
iting hunting in Union county without
the consent of land-owner.
Person To amend the Code in re
gard to mayors ae Jng as justices of the
peace.
Anderson For the relief of ex-Sheriff
Grant, of Henderson.
Smathers A resolution that the Sen
ate at noon Tuesday gc into the election
for Senator.
The following bills and resolutions
were disposed of:
The resolution in regard to the elec
tion of Senator adopted.
Bill to prohibit the sale of concealed
weapons was tabled.
The bill to incorporate the Cabarrus
Savings Bank was taken up. Grant
thought the bill should go before a
committee before action. Smathers
said it had no unusual features and
asked that it be passed. Mitchell said
he agreed with Grant. After some dis
cussion the bill was passed.
A message came from the House con
taining a resolution that when the Sen
ate and House adjourn Tuesday they
do so in honor of Gen. R. E. Lee.
There was some discussion, as the elec
tion of Senator was to be taken up at
noon, but the resolution was finally
adopted.
TCE3D ay. House was opened with
prayer by Rev. R. H. Whittaker. Tho
day was, with the exception of inaugu
ration day, the most interesting of the
session thus far, and the galleries and
lobbies were filled, owing to it being
the day set apart- for the election of
Senator.
Bills were introduced as follows:
Sutton To regulate the registration
of grants of lands by the State.
Lusk To regulate service of process
in criminal actions; to protect game
and song birds in this State; to protect
political meetings from willful inter
ruption and disturbance.
McKenzie To exempt undertakers
who are funeral directors from jury
duty.
Murphy For the protection of hotels
and boarding house-keepers.
Pinnix -To allow ex-Sheriff Kel
ley, of Yadkin to collect arrears of
taxes.
Bill to allow Robeson county to levy
a special tax passed third reading.
A bill to put a man named Nail, of
Buncombe, on the pension lists caused
ome debate, but no action was taken
on the bill.
Wednesday. House met at 11
o'clock. Many bills were reported,
among them, favorably, the bill to re
peal the Act for aid to the State Fire
men's Relief Association; also bill to
punish public drunkenness, and bill to
require seats to be provided for sales
women in stores.
Bills were introduced as follows:
McKenzie To pay special venires in
capital cases.
Duffy To amend The Code regard
ing appeals from assignments of widows
year's support.
Wemyss To designate the duties
and fix the compensation of boards of
county commissioners.
Con'ley To incorporate tho Commer
cial Bank of Marion.
Harris, of Halifax To repeal the act
requiring sworn statements of election
expenses.
Sutton, of New Hanover To allow
active firemen at vilmington the
amount of their city poll tax.
Person, of Wayne, offered a resolu
tion to prevent the sending of any com
mittees to visit the penal and charitable
institutions of tho State. It was,-on
motion of McKenzie, referred .to the
finance committee. A resolution was
also introduced to pay $88 , to the per
sons who in November impiled the
election returns.
A bill to provide for a stock law elec
tion in two townships in Cumberland
county was read, and then at noon the
Senate entered, to hold a joint session
and elect a Senator.
Thursday House met at 11 o'clock.
Many bills were introduced, nearly all
of local importance. Among those
worthy of mention are these:
Hancock To amend tho charter "of
Newbern. ' .
Hare To make it a felony to steal
any election bill or other official record
of election. -
White, of Alamance to protect birds
in Randolph and Davidson.
Hare (resolution) Instructing Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress
to work for the repeal of the tax on fruit
brandy.
McBryde To amend the Robtson
county stock law.
Ferguson To amend the divorce law,
so if a man is in. jail his wife can re
marry. The bill to allow clerk of Superior
Court to appoint deputies who can pro
bate wills, deeds, etc. , was takan up,
applying to Columbus, Craven, Hen
derson, Cabarrus. Buncombe, David
son, Harnett, Stokes, Davie, Chatham,
Dare, Surry, Robeson, Tyrrell, "Per
son, Wilson, Richmond, Madison, Per
quimans, ; Edgecombe, Randolph,
Vance' Granville, Polk, Caswell, Hali
fax. It was re-commmitted in order
that a general bill might be prepared.
Tho bill to resrulate appeals was
appeals to the higher court the evidence
siiXl lo scut up at tho request of cither
party to the actions It does not appTy
to magistrates' courts, city courts or
mayors' courts.
Bill to provide that guardians, ad
ministrators and executors who misap
propriate funds are liable to indictment
for embezzlement was passed, after Mr.
Lusk had explained it and stated that
it was eminently just and greatly need
ed. -
Bill to protect furnishers of materjal
or contractors, by amendiug the labor
ers .lien, was discussed, but it went to
the table.
Bill was passed to allow Robeson
county's commissioners to hire or farm
out the chain gang, no females to be
employed on the roads. It was shown
that the public law forbade such em
ployment of females.
The bill to pay a per diem to persons
summoned to court as a special venire
in capital cases the. same as other ju
rors was taken up and discussed, but
was re-referred to the judiciary com
mittee. The bill was passed exempting from
jury duty undertakers.
The bill to incorporate the Carolina
Exchange Bank at Monroe was tabled.
By leave Mr. Hancock introduced a
bill to amend The Code as to the phar
maceutical association.
Friday. House met at 10 o'clock. A
great many bills wero introduced,
nearly all local in character. Among
those of general interest were these:
Wilson To change the time of hold
ing courts in Gaston, Stanley and
Mecklenburg counties.
Petree To give deputy clerks of the
Superior Court power to probate deeds
andconveyances.
Lawhon To protect cultivated
grounds from the ravages of poultry,
by making it a misdemeanor to allow
poultry to go on or remain on such
ground after one day's notice by its
owner.
Meares To pay registrars and judges
of election SI. 50 each for services last
election day and SI. 50 each to persons
who carried election returns of election
to the county seat; that not to apply to
counties where such officers have al
ready been paid.
The bill making it a misdemeanor to
wilfully disturb a political meeting
came up on third reading, and after
considerable talk on the bill pro and
con, it was re-referred to the judiciary
committee.
The special order, bill to incorporate
the Moore County & Western Railroad
Company was taken up and discussed.
After several amendments it was passed
to its second reading by a vote of 82
to 2.
Bill to allow register cf deeds to ap
point register who can issue marriage
licenses was tabled.
Bill to reduce the pay of registers of
deeds to 10 cents per sheet for recording
election returns passed, as did a bill to
incorporate Hamlet, aud a bill to allow
Caldwell county to levy a special tax
and build a jail.
A bill to give hotel and boarding
house keepers a lien u pon al! baggage
of guests and power to sell the same
within 30 days, provided the board is
not paid, was taken up. Mr. Lusk said
it was clearly unconstitutional, as" it
violated the homestead law, that a hotel
keeper had no right to seize property
unless it was worth over $.r)QQ. The bill
had a favorable committee report, but
was tabled by a unanimous vote.
The bill to reduce salaries cf clerks of
the House from $o to 4 per day came
up with a favorable report. Mr. Sutton,
of New Hanover, moved to table. Lo6t,
ayes 27, noes 71. :
By unanimous consent Mr. Schulkcr
introduced a bill to incorporate the
town of Vineland, Columbus county.
GEN. NUNEZ GETS OFF.
No. True Bill Against the Prime
Mover In Getting Out Cuban Expe
ditions. Gen. Emilo Nunez, the prime mover
in getting out all expeditions from this
country to aid the Cubans in- their
struggle for freedom, has no more to
fear from the grand jury of the United
States Court for the southern district
of Florida, for the grand jury has re
ported that it had failed to find a true
bill against him. Gen. Nunez had
been placed under bond in the sum of
$1,000 by Commissioner Lagan last
September on a charge of aiding in
setting on foot the expedition alleged
to have been carried out from the Jsew
Jersey coast by the Steamer Laurada.
Several negro men employed on the
steamer were bought by the Spanish
spies and testified against Gen. Nunez
at the hearing before the commissioner,
and it was on their testimony that he
was held for the grand jury. The same
negroes, with five others, appeared be
fore the grand jury last -Saturday and
gave their testimony. The jury was
evidently not satisfied with this, for
"no true bill" was the verdict.
Georgia Judges Get Oil.
The committee which has been in
vestigating the conduct of Judges Sea
born Reese and Joel Sweat has made
its report. Judge Reese, who was
eharged with being drunk on the bench,
was exonerated. Tho committee re
ported that there was no ground for the
impeachment of either judge, but some
of the members will express censure of
Judge Sweat for conduct unbecoming a
judge in his course toward Mrs. Crosby
and Miss Bradley at Indian Springs.
Appeal to the Kail road Commission.
The recommendation of the reduction
of rates on fertilizers in Georgia is
viewed with alarm by railroad em
ployes. It means a reduction in rail
road earnings, and they fear as a result
a reduction in working time and wages.
To avoid such an unfortunate condi
tion, the employes of the different lines
of railroads in that State have prepared
an address to the railroad commission,
which will be accompanied by peti
tions. Coast Fortification.
Genr Craighill, chief of engineers,
has just returned to Washington from
an extensive tour of. inspection of for
tifications and river and harbor works
on the South Atlantic coast. The prin
cipal points inspected were St. Augus
tine, Miami, Key West, Tampa, and
Charlpston, S. C, and Wilmington, N.
C. Work is . going on vigorously at
each of these "places, cither upon forti
fications or rivers and harbors and sat
isfactory' progress is noted generally.
fl MAJORITY OF Oi.
Pritchard Gets Eighty-Six Votes on
First Ballot
HE'S THE 'DADDY OF FUSION."
Democrats Voted for Daughton and
the Ibpullst8 for Cy Thompson.
Pritchard Received 17 Pop. Votes.
At Raleigh, N. C, Tuesday prompt
ly at 12 o'clock Lieutenant Governor
Reynolds rapped on his desk and an
nounced the hour had arrived for the
election of a Senator. .The -galleries
and lobbies were filled, th excitement
intense.
Senator Smathers, of Haywood, arose
and put in nomination Senator Pritch
ard. He'said Pritchard was the "dad
dy of fusion" and the Populists owed
him their five Congressmen. - He ad
mitted Pritchard was against free coin
age, but said he thought Populists
owed him their support- anyway as a
debt of gratitude. He said the- Popu
lists were present by Republican votes
and they ought to vote for the Repub
lican candidate, . .
Pritchard's nomination was seconded
by the negro Senator from Edgecombe,
who said he wanted a colored man for
Senator, but not ten negroes in North
Carolina votod for Populists to come
here except to vote for Pritchard. If
the Populists voted against Pritchard
they would never see Raleigh again ex
cept on the map.
Maxwell, of Duplin, for the Populists
nominated Thompson, a man as honest
as God's noonday sun.
Absll, of Johnson, on behalf of the
Democrats, nominated R. A. Dough
ton, of Alleghenny. He referred to his
ability and legislative experience and
his earnest and sincere advocacy of free
coinage.
Wakefield, : of CaldwelL, (Populist)
stated that five out of six of his con
stituents were Republicans who favor
co-operation. He seconded the nomi
nation of Pritchard, and said it was
selfishness gone to seed for Populists
to expect the Senatorship in this con
test Atwater, of Chatham, seconded the
nomination of Thompson. He said the
Populist party breathed breath into the
dead carcass of the Republican party.
The nominations having ' been con
cluded the ballot was proceeded with
as follows:
Pritchard, 24; Thompson, 17; Dough
ton, 7. Pritchard having failed to re
ceive a majority there was no . eleo
tion. ' '
Wednesday the two houses met in
joint session to declare the result.
The following Populist Senators Vot
ed for . Pritchard: Baker. Cameron,
Early, Newcome, Odum and Wake
field, r
The following is the vote in the Sen
ate: Pritchard, 62; Thompson, 24;
Doughton. 27. Pritchurd, therefore,
received eighty-six votes, a majority of
one.
In the House, at noon, Representa
tive Luck, of Buncombe, placed Sena
tor Pritchard in nominetion in an eulo
gistic speech. He said he never re
gretted having voted for Marion But
ler and that he was a worthy Sena
tor. Representative Schulken nominated
Dr. Cy Thompson. He invited all
Democrats to come to the support of
him.
Parker, of Perquimans, who was
hardly able to stand, seconded the
nomination of Pritchard. When he
nominated Pritchard and stated he was
the choice of the Populists of- Eastern
North Carolina, the applause was deaf
ening and lasted several seconds. Par
ker is a bolting Populist.
Dr. Dixon, of Cleveland, nominated
Lieutenant-Governor Rufus A. Dough
on on behalf of the Democrats in a
magnificent speech. He stated that the
Democrats had tried to effect a union
of all the silver legislators, but the
Populists had passed the offer by un
heeded. The voting in the House was about as
expected. Brower voted for Pritchard,
but almost inaudibly. Bryan, of Chat
ham; and all the other bolting Populists
save Fagan voted for Pritchard. Those
who did not vote were Cox, Dockery,
Jones, of Alleghany, Pnrgorson, Rey
nolds and Umstead.
' Brown explained his vote. He said
that he recognized the pledge mada two
years ago by the Populists and there
fore voted for Pritchaxd.
Claude Dockery asked to be excused
from voting. lie stated that under
certain conditions he could not vote
for Pritchard and that those conditions
had developed. 1
The vote in the House was Pritchard,
02; Doughton, 27; Thompson, 24.
Pritchard men are jubilant. Con
gressman Pearson said: . "Not a man
disappointed us. Every one voted as
we expected.". v
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Cheered Cuba Wbre.
At Charleston, S. C, Monday, an au
dience of 2,000 to ?,500 people filled the
Academy of Music to listen to the elo
quent speeches expressing. sympathy
for Cuba and demanding the recogni
tion of the insurgents and to cheer
Cuban .Libre, 'llie auaience was a
most sympathetic and responsive one
and the pent-up enthusiasm frequently
burst forth in cheers which made the
rafters of the picturesque old building
vibrate.
Collector of Customs.
The President Monday sent to the
Senate the nomination of Thomas D.
Bynum, of North Carolina, to be col
lector of customs for the District of Al-
bermarle, N. C. -
Great Fire and Explosion.
At Mobile, Ala. , the planing mill of
the Dixie Mill company was burned.
During the progress of the fire sparks
from the mill set fire to the city maga
zine, and a tremendous explosion.
which broke glass in many houses in
the northern part of the city and as far
out as the convent in bummerville.
about nine miles from the scene of the
explosion. At the time of the explo
sion there were o,000 pounds of powder
and 300 pounds of dynamite stored in
the magazine. Two wero killed.
WHITES TO .GOVERNORS.
Comptroller Eckles Wants Them to
Recommend Changes In Legislation
to Secure Dank Statistics.
James H. Eckles, Comptroller of the
Treasury, has Bent a letter to the Gov
ernors of all the States asking them to
recommend legislation to secure uni
formity in the collection of banking sta
tistics in the different States.
The revised statutes authorize the
Comptroller to make a statement in his
annual report exhibiting the resources
and liabilities of banks and banking
companies and savings banks, organ
ized tinder the laws of the several States
and Territories. There is no other
oflker in the United States charged by
law with the duty of collecting and pub
lishing banking statistics. It is neces
sary therefore for the Comptroller to
have the required information.
At present a number of the States
make no provisions for the submission
of reports from banks and bankers to
any officer of State.
In North Carolina the statistics of
banks and banking are collected by the
State Treasurer, who requires each
bank to publish regularly a full state
ment of its resources and liabilities. The
statistics are therefore easily available.
COXEY'S LATEST.
He Plans Slass-Meetlngs for February
!22d.
The most important feature of the
conference of the leaders in the Com
monweal conference, which was held in
St. Louis, Mo., is a resolution of Gen
eral Jacob S. Coxey, calling for a sec
ond assembling of . the unemployed
workingmen all over the country for the
purpose of making such a demohstra-
tration as shall appeal to the legislative
branches, not only of Congress, but of
every State, in the hope of inducing
legislation that will ameliorate the pres
ent condition of the workingman. In
short, General Coxey 's resolution' is a
years ago, which resulted in the famous
marcn of the Commonweal army to
Washington.
This resolution, which is destined to
become as famous as Coxey's first proc
lamation, calls upon the unemployed
workingmen of every city and hamlet in
the United States to assemble in the
public square or other public places on
February 25. Washington's birthday,
in open mass-meetings. The purpose
of these meetings is to demonstrate in
the most practical manner the extent of
distress and destitution prevailing
throughout the country by reason of
the scarcity of work.
WILL WIPE OUT ARMENIANS.
An American Gives Ills Idea of Their
Future. ;
-W. William Howard, who went to
Turkey in lh3rinterest ot i'fce-Araaenian ,
rescue f und, arrived in New York on
the St Louis Saturday. He states that
he sent 12,000 Armenians to Russia,
Bulgaria end Egypt while abroad.
"England and the United States have
contributed nobly to the relief of the
Armenians," he said, "but neither
France nor Germany has yet contri
buted." Mr. Howard thinks that after all, the
European powers will not interfere, and
that the Armenians, goaded to despera
tion, will uprise and commit some overt
act, and suffer extermination as a con
sequence. This Year's Elections.
There will be only five gubernatorial
elections in the United States this year.
Rhode Island leads the way on April 7,
and on the 2d of November will be fol
lowed by Iowa, Massachusetts, Ohio
and Virginia. The gubernatorial term
in Rhode Island and Massachusetts is
one year in length, in Iowa and Ohio
two years, and in Virginia four years.
New York would have chosen a gover
nor in 1897 if the old constitution had
been retained, but under the new . in
strument the gubernatorial term is
shortened from three to two years,
Gov. Morton, who was elected in 1894,
being the first executive to fill the office
for the briefer period.
Private Donations.
The aggregate amount of money giv
en by private individuals to American
educational and religious institutions,
to charities, libraries, hospitals, mu
seums, etc. , during 1896, as collated by
the Chicago Tribune, was $33,670,120.
This shows a gain of $4,000,000 over
1895 and S13,000,000 over 1894. It is a
wonderful showing and it only tells a
small part of the whole story of the giv
ing of the year; for it takes no account
of gifts less than $1,000, Colleges re
ceived one-half of the whole sum, or
$16,000,000, and the charities came
next, receiving $10,10),000.
Woman Frightened to Death.
Whitecaps placed an unsigned note
on R. A. Parker's porch in Pitt countyj
North Carolina, telling him if he did
not leave the county in thirty days he
would be killed. His wife found the
note. She went into spasms and died
in a few hours. Parker had convicted
one Walston for killing his hog and
hauling it away. The authorities are
laying to discover the anonymous let
ter writer.
Worried Over Ugly Pictures.
The Ohio Legislature is to consider a
bill to prohibit the promiscuous dis
tributions by patent medicine venders
of pamphlets and bills describing symp
toms of disease. There are cases of
well persons having worried themselves
into a decline over fancied symptoms,
and people of weak nerves are no
doubt much worried by Beeing these
ugly pictures and uglier descriptions of
disease.
Heavy Snow Storms.
Heavy snow storms prevail through
out Great Britain and show no signs of
abatement In Scotland tho snow cov
ers the ground to an average depth of
two feet Thero has been heavy loss of
farm stock in Scotland and Northern
England as a result of the storm and
the severity of the weather.
The blizzards in the West and North
west have been severe, and at this writ-
l'ni. 4l-tA aTiacni'ra rrA i ta fiflll rTk T?oil.
! roads are blockaded by snow and there
i is great suffering. Reports say the
J present winter breaks all records fpi
heavy snow falls.
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Miflll
BUDGET
A Column Devoted Exclusively to
the Race.
NEGRO BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
AfrO'Americans Hold the Fort Tho
National Crib Going to Peices
Other Notes.
An Afro-American Financial Accum
ulating Merchandise and Business As
sociation was organized in .Pittsburg,
Pa. , June 22nd,' 1896, for the purpose
of accumulating money to establish
business among the race. This asso
ciation promises to build three 'large
buildings, not to cost less than $40,000
each. In these are to be carried on all
kind of merchandise, and our young
men and women will be thus employed.
Its object is to accumulate $o00,000,
which is to be divided into shares of $52
each, and any person can purchase one
or more shares for 10 cents each, lor
which the association gives the pur
chaser a membership certificate. This
certficate entitles the person to any em
ployment which the association may
need; also when the holder of tho cer
tificate has paid in $52, his or her cer
tificate will be endorsed as a paid up
certificate; and the holder will cease to
ray any further dues; and on this cer
tificate he or she draws annual divi
dends of all monies over the current
expenses, and when the husband die3
the wife receives the same: when the
wife dies the children tako up the same (I
1. . ? i
ceruncaie ana receive tne same divi
dend as long as one of them is living.
Single persons holding certificates re
ceive the same privilege, and when they
die, whoever they designate will take
up their certificate and receive the same
dividend.
Already $35,000 worth of stock has
been taken. The association has two
coal -yards running, four teams and
14 persons employed now. It will open
a brick yard and stone quary in Eaht
Liberty this spring and employ 125
men and 40 teams. It will open coal
yards next fall in Al'.eghana, Braddock
and McKeesport, Pa. Men, women,
boys and girls are asked to take shares.
You pay 10 cents for a share, then 10
cents a week. After two years you
can, if you wish, draw your money out
of the association. You can also bor
row money out of the association. Rev.
J. II. Thomson, of 38 Arthur street
Pittsburg, Pa., is the President and
general manager. The Afro-Americans
will watch the workings of this associa
tion and if it proves a success, similar
associations will be likely be establish
ed in other soct ion of the country.
Star of Zion.
Afro-Americans Hold tho Fort. "
A crreater than the silver question
now stirs Salt Lake City. Shall the
24th U. S. Infantry of colored . men bo
permitted to occupy Fort Douglass in
place of some white regiment? The
lbth Infantry has been ordered else
where. Its officers were white and
charming. They and their families
mixed in the best society of Salt Lake
City, and had become a considerable
part of the social life and activities of
the town. And now Negroes bold the
Fort Society is up in arms and Sena
tor Cannon has been posted off lo
Washington to persuade Secretary
Lamont to take away his "niggers,
and pat some other white regiment
there, if the dear ICth must go. But
Lamont says that it is too near March
4th for him to raise the issue about his
ears. Once more it maybe remarked
that Mason & Dixon's line does not
bound the limits of caste prejudice
The Natnal Crib.
The army of cworcd men who are
anxious to be assigned a place at the
national crib when. President McKin
ley takes the reins of government is
growing amazingly largo. Lvery lei
low who made a speech at tho cross
roads or wrote an article for publica
tion during the campaign expects a
place. And all the men who 100 or less
years ago won notoriety because recon
struction made it possible for them to
be elected in States which they today
five a very wide berth, are now, as they
ave been for years, hungry for a job.
They seem to be like an old man at a
camp meeting who exclaimed: "Let
the good Lord call when He will, I ex
pect to die in harness. " It would be
more praiseworthy if come of these
gentlemen would Btart out to try to do
something practical in a business way
for tho people upon whose name they
have traded bo long. Philadelphia
Tribune
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Going to Pieces.
The Afro-American League of Cv!i
fornia, the strongest surviving organi
zation of the league kind, is about to go
to pieces upon the rock of political and
sculduggery. State President, T B
Morton, it is alleged, has been selling
out the league to everybody inclined to
bny, and the colored men of California
who have made the organization a
strong one. are thoroughly disgusted
with the outcome. It is to bo hoped
that this discouraging state of affairs
can bo remedied by the removal of the
guilty head and the substitution of a
man of more honor and ler.s financial
need; but the usual result of such con
ditions indnces the fear that the Afro
American League of California has
reached its greatest crisis. The Ele
vator. The appointment of Miss Albreta
Moore to a place a deputy collector in
the South Town (Chicago) office was a
"home run" h't for tho Third Ward
Republican Qua of tho Windy City.
Cleveland Gazette.
T. T. Allain, a bright colored Re
publican, who was a member of the
Louisiana legislature years a;ro, and
since then has been a factor in the poli
tics of Illinois, will seek the iositiou
of fourth auditor of the Treasury. San
Francisco Elevator. . .
":From a copy t! the Pretoria Trcnn we
learn that Mr. Orpheus McAdoo's Ju
bilee Singers are meeting with consid
erable success in the South African Be
lublic. In an interview Mr. McAdoo
announced his intention of returning to
the United States to eecure ccme new
artists, leaving his present company in
charee of his wifo.;--Nv Yj Age,
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
The Proceedings Hrlcfly Told Frost
Day to Day.
SENATE.
Tuesday The Nicaragua bill was
nndar consideration in the Senate today
for two hours. Turpie, (I)em.) of In
diana, denounced the bill. Mr. Hill,
(Dem.) of New York, spoke for an hour
and a half on a joint resolution relating
to the electric sub-ways in the Distria
of Columbia. I ho matter went over
without action. Monday next was fixed
upon as the day for the delivery of
eulogies upon the late Speaker Criep.
Wednesday, The Senate parsed the
custom house bill for tho erection of a
new custom house at New York at a
cost not exceeding five miir.ou dollars.
They are still hammering at the Pacific
railroad matter. As.ttkthe lines be
tween Venezuela and British Guinea,
it was referred to the committee on for
eign affairs. Turpie (Dcm.), of Jn
diana, continued 'bis onslaught on the
Nicaragua canal bill. The legislative
appropriation bill was passed.
Thursday An unsuccessful attempt
was made by Mr. Hill, backed by Mr.
Chandler, to have a bill considered aud
passed fixing tho teim of all postmas
ters at four years. Mr. Hale.
(Rep.) of Maine, objected and tho bill
was not taken up. Turpie bocan his
third day's argument againrt the Nica
raugan canal bill. Mr. M organ, (Dem.)
of Alabama, wanted a day hd for tho
final vote, but objection was made by
Turpie and Vilas. Finally, a vote of
yeas and nays showed au abf enco of a
quorum, so the Senate adjourned until
Friday.
Friday. Tho recognition of Cuba
was brought up by Mr. Turpie (Dem ),
of Indiana, saying lie would call up
Cameron's resolution Monday and ad
dress the Senate on tho subject Tho
arbitration treaty was discussed at
some length, but was finally declared
out of order, nnd the matter was
dropped. The Nicaraguan bill wa
taken up npraij.
Natcruay. Tho Senate devoted it
f elf to the bushier of clearing the cal
endar of pension bills and of other bills
to which no objection vrai offered. Of
tho former a'l wc-ro i aEed without a
ringlo exception. There wero 104 of
them and it xcqiicd only V minutos to
dis)oso of them. Of tho latter class of
bills there were somo 10 pasrc.1. Among
the above appropriations was a bill to
build a lighthouse at the pitch of tho
Cape Fear river near Wilmington, N.
C, to cost 87,000; S100.000 additional
for the publio building at Norfolk, Ya.
lIoljSE.
Moxdat. The House ppent the day
in consideration of miscellaneous mat
ters, business of the Dihtrict of Colum
bia occupying the greater portion of
tho session. Tho bill amending the
patent laws along the lines proposed by
the Amcricrn Bar Association to give to
the United States the benefit of devices
patented by naval oflioers was passed.
Tcesday. Tho House ppent tho
whole of the day's ressiou in committee
of tho whi)l. ;j-.u"V :ig private pen
sion bills. Favorable action wan tuLea
upon fifty-two of them, one being the
Senate bill to increaso to $100 a month
the pension of Major General Julius 1L
Btahl.
Wednesday. The House taken up
the contested election case of Jacob
Yost vs. II. St. George Tucker, from,
the tenth district of Virginia for tho
possession of a scat in tho Fifty-fourth
Congress, and a majority cf tho com
mittee was in favor f-f Tucker. A
partial agreement of the conferees on
the army appropriation bill was reported
and agreed to, .the House insisting
upon further disagreement to the
Senate amendments still in dispute
Bills wero passed authorizing lh
construction of bridges across the Cum
berland and Tennessee rivers in Ken
tucky; authorizing the Secretary of
War to grant certificates showing tho
service of telegraphers in -t ic war for
the union.
Thursday Today after members of
the House, including lifty-thrco Re
publicans, had voted in accordance
with tho recommendation of tho ma
jority of tho committee on elections
that Mr. Tucker was entitled to retain
his seat as a member of tho Fifty-fourth
Congress from the tenth Virginia dis
trict, which was contested by Air. lost,
(Dep.) two hours were 6pent in making
the voto effectivo and finally settling
the matter.
Friday. Tod ay was private bill day
in the House, and tho only work of
public interest done was tho passing of
the Texas judicial district bills over
tho veto.
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Haste Wastes Time.
A gentleman who Lad an Impediment
In his speech was dining in a restau
rant, and was being served a great
favor by tho proprietor of the estate
llshmcnt This man was n bustlings
nervous person, with an exaggerated
opinion of the value of his time.
Soup was serve. The guest waited
a moment and at the first opportunity,
began to say to the restauraut-kecpen
k "I c-c-c-an't e-c-c-ea "
"Well, what U It, tr?" asked tho
restaurant-keeper, Impatiently. (
"I c-c-an't eat my oup- -"
The man snatched up tho pbto of
soup and waa off after another, which
In duo time he brought; but again tho
guest began to murmur:
T c-c-c-an't cat ray soup '
'Well, pray," asked the restaurant
keeper, "what may bo the matter witU
this soup, that you wo unable to cat
nr
T c-c-c-can't ea-ca-eat my soup, I
t-t-tcll you," answered the guest,'
"vr-vv-vrltliou-ou-out a ep-p-p-poin ta
eat It wlthi"
Then the rcsta:irnr.t-k(eper coropTe-l
ht nded that ho would Laro eared time
and temper If ho hid waited for hi
tainm?ring guest to linUh his icax
tcucc.
Olympian Games Will Do Repeated.'
Tho Greek government will introduco
In the Legislative Assembly during the'
coming session a bill providing for tho
holding of Olympic games in iio Sta
dlon every four years. If this bill In
comes n law It will assure tho repeti
tion of the games which so many were
interested In this year. M. O. Avaroff,
the wealthy Greek merchant, who In
part restored the Etadlon for lha
games this year, has written to t!w'
Crown Prince of Greece, orirfrli-
&00.0C0 drachms s (about ?C00.C0C) lo-,
jvajda It rccoatxvtloa,! cyuWo. J