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THE ASHEVILLE GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 28, 899
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PROGE
T ' RAlEIGH
Graduated Tax on Income of
Railways Sustained :
The Omnibus Bill Taken np-Ininrance
Bill alSnecial Feature For .
Today J
Special to the Gazette.
Raleigh, Feb. 27. -Tthe. graduated tax
on the gross incomes of railways per
mile was sustained thismomi&g by a
. ctose vote. It was generally expected
thai, the Overman resolution offered as
a. substitute for HMs tax, would pass by
a. narrow margin. When the house re
solved 'itself into committe of -the whole
on the revnue bill, Mr. Overman offer
ed a resolution simiilar (to his resolution
of Saturday, as follows: "Thait for the
purpose of raising revenue and equaliz
ing taxation tine' railway commission or
any other body succeeding to (its powl
era is hereby required and .directed, as
soon as practicable, and in time for the
levy of 1899, ibo revise the assessments
for taxation of the entire railway prop
erty of the state, and fin doing so it
should take into consideration, the val
ue of the franchise, the gross earnings
and net income of each road; th'ait said
assessors shall so increase the assess
ments when sueh increase is justified,
as w511 make each part and parcel of
railway property bear its fair propor
tion of the burdens of taxation." if
Wttien this substitute was put to a
vqte by the speaker the ayes and nays
made an equal noise. The roll call was
eagerfy followed. Before the result was
announced the ayes had a majority of
one 19 to 48. One vote changed from
no to aye, and while those wtho favored
the substitute were nervously awaitfng
the announcement of ' the -vote two
members changed their votes from aye
to no, and a member who (had not voted
said no, defeating the substitute 50 to
48.
The revnue bill then passed- 80 to 6.
Several members said they voted for It
under protest.
The Mil of-Mr. McLean, of Harnett,
to change the control of the deaf, dumb
and bMnd Institution was passed. It
changes (the name of the state school
for the blind and deaf and provides for
a board of directors to be elected by
this legislature.
Mr. Stubbs' proposed constitutional
amendment was. 'Jmade a. special order
ed toj pro
vide a greater part of the sctfool money
for white schools than to colored
schools. .
The Pamlico oyster claim bill eame
up on the report of the . committee
which cuts down to "about one third the
judgments obteilmed against the state
by the court officers. The state
brought seven hundred sufts against
persons who occupied the natural oys
ter beds of Pamlico sound, but lost.
The insurance bilf was made a special
order for tomorrow morning. .
The senate bill appropriating $5,000
for the immediate expenses of the pem
ftenft5airy was passed. The special or
der, the omnibus bill, providing addi
tional Justices of the peace all over the
state was taken up. White, republican,
of Davie, said hie hoped no negroes
would be appointed Justices of the peace
in his county. Noble, in charge of the
biH ,said no negroes were on the ltsft. -
EXAMINATION" OF WATER SUP
PLIES. Thte .house this tsflterntiokL passed the fc4
lowing bills: To protect Ithe water sup
Plies of cities land; (towns, (this -bill pro
vides two examination a year to be
xnade by .the secretary of the state board
of healfth, of water sheds),; to corporate
the Citizens' savings bank at Asheville;
to establish a dispensary in ; Columbus
county; to indarpianalte the TVansappala
cMan Railway compamy; tio . incorporate
the James L. Robimson Institute at Bry.
IS V?ty' leavinS out the appropratiiidn'ttf
fi,ooo -asked for; itne Aishevllle chapter
I Misses' Button Shoes.1 1
B We have a Jarge
-Duttdn bhoes to select; Irom suitable 3
g for school Vear ordress. ' -V" - ,
No ; shoddy in our Children's 'S
g ohoes, bough Ldirect from the rhanu- 3
E lacturers. :S;- - : ; v; K. n ;
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fnMiMnHfiffiHiiJsifsiisffiifsiisnsiHiruHiHifnnuuiii
amendmeats;-; and to' amend the , charter
of Brevard. " ' : - .-- '. ' , ' '
1' The tfollowing-bills were passed by the
stbater lo amend; and "consolidate the (dial
tor : of rurham; to aablish giiaided
sxCe fa WaynesrlKf, nft allow Cthe
ftcrara'to cdnstruct electric ihts. - f.-.
TheV'Jinr CSt'ow" : car law wa made a
special-order far tomorrow nfehL - Sena
ttxr Jeronie 'explaiinied. that the new direc
ttars of the penitentiary .. found them
selves without money to, pay necessary
expenses, even JCo secure the-retum of :a
convict His bill appropriating $5,000 for
immed'iate experses was at once pas;ed,
.i. The senate adopted this aterno)on the
riHn hiri lrw nmvi tte;
tha)t
county boards off school dbrectbre shall,
in Juce, 1901. adopt a series of ' school
books for three, years and a poice for the
eame. Until tho the preseit series is
not "to be changed. This leaves the Uni
versity PublHshing company's books and
pnioes . as cow. ; The house commiftfeee,'
some . time ago, agreed on this provided
preeemC prices be reduced - ten per centr
The committee vioted . down the school
book r ptommfiBsion twenty to twelve.
Mtoet of the We&tarh eat'orsvoted for It.
The joint appropriation committee ap
prove the appincpriatiion of $16,000 yeraly
tb the etofceguard. . ; . .
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
, TO BE ELECTED TODAY.
Bills Abolishing Old Commission v and
CreaticgNew Commission
- will be Passed 1
Special to the Gazette.
Raleigh, Feb. 27. TJie, railroad com
missionerslhip contest Is on, The cau
cus tonight - unexpectedly decided to
elect in caucus tomorrow night three
commiss loners.
. Biils abolishing the old commission
and creating Ithe new commission with
control over railways, banking, build
ing and loan, associations will- be passed
tomorrow. The commissioners salary
win be $2,000.
, The commissions of insurance, com
missioner of labor and tlhe keeper of the
capitol are also 'bo be elected tomorrow
night. The salaries ' of these officers
have not yet been fixed.
The amendment to the printing bill
requiring the contract for the state
printing to be given to the lowest bid
der lhas put the democrats lm a, hole.
The lowest bid before itha committee
was by Barnes Bros., of Raleigh, the
populist firm. The committee referred
the matter to the caucus for direction.
The caucus directed the committee to
accept tlhe -lowest bid provided the con
tractor was responsible and the work
was good. The committee must now
either see the populists get the work
or else evade the spirit of the lowest bid
amendment by deciding the contractor
not to be responsible. The caucus de
cided the Wilsons case, should be de
termined on the report of the commit
tee at a joint session, of the legislature
tomorrow afternoon. Each Wilson will
be voted on separately' 1 -the caucusi
decided not to - accept Otho Wilson's
resignation?; The committee feels that
fit is as much on. trial as the Wiisons.
The committee- could " have evaded the
trial as to Otho by accepting the theory
that Iris resignation put an end to his
case but it declined. Speaker Connor ad
vocaited this view. There will be a. hot
fight, sure. The report reinstating
Otho, wftl probably be defeated; possi
bly as to Major Wilson also. The com
mittee say the case against bath is
about the same.
MISTAKE OF THE VINDICATED
S. OTHO WILSOH
It Came at a Critical Moment for His
Fortunes Th 9 Dispensary ,
for Franklin. "''
Special to the Gazette. r
Raleigh, Feb. 27. S. Otho Wilson, the
eleek, self -confident popullist removed
by the governbr f rom; the railroad com
mission, ordered reinstated by the dem
ocratic legislature committee appears
to have made a misttaks at 'a critical
point. S. Otho bJae so far done well. He,
much abused and (ridiculed, apparent
ly without a single friend (even the pop
ulisti legisQatiora abandoned him), Was
vindicated so far cut the report d the
joint legislative committee can vindi
cate. It wari a (triumph for OUho single
handed. . His case. wWseparftte from
stock of Misses1 3
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Major WHaoa. the evidence was differ--entJr
UnttJ the redart was in ft was . not :
exi-ttiait would be, includcd'tin
it f' His case the feinWr'isald'tlhw day
before was "mot closed. ,t, His evidence
was submitted to" the committee , pri
vately. "MaJ. Wilsoa says' Jb&C did 'not
know, of it untSi the- next ' af terncbnu . It
.was expected; that there .would be two
report) wner for jeach of J the . Wilsons:
The including rof Otto with, Cha -maJor
j in the report'put a heavy burden on the
f . . . v, i-Li.
I letter; he has t carry Otho through
or rather would ihave - been obliged to
do -so but tftor a certain action .of yester
day. It is reasonably certain that a ma
jority of both hlouses are against vindi
cating Otho, and Major Wilson would
bein danger Joo, lif theViWere yoted :-on
itbgether. The committee's -recommend-
laon as to Othb will not get Jtteough
both houses, probably neither; ' Many
members stay that they criticised Otjfco
on the efcump. that th)ey beffieve Jie was
disqualified, and they are motgoingitio
put him black and give him back salary.
S. fOtlho, tt remove possible argument
that hte vindication would sagam make
Mm an aotdve commissioner, sent his
resignation to Judge Connor. So far,
the plain was, all rigM, but now Judge
Conner has placed the resignation on
file in the house, and it is taill wrong to
far ag Otho goes. His opponents have
an easy flgbt, and the major's friends
cam run Mm separaitieily. By resigning
he ends the inquiry, so far as he is con
cerned He is n longer even pretend-
ing to be cbmmissii)oin;&r ; a realigned off!
cer cant be reinstated, and ' of course
the anvestlgutoionr is as useless as the im-J
peaehment of Judge Norwood, now that
he (haa resign ea. . S.' Otlho has. cut him
self off from the relief the legislature
might have given Urn by voluMar' y
resigning. The only question is "back
alary. He can sue for that, establisJh
Ihis claim, and then come ito the next
legislature for relief. Swinson, the en
rolling clerk, was illegally discharged,
but he got nb pay. The, opponents of
Otho Say he has taken ihtis case away
from the legislature. It iis Just as well
for all concerned that he has. The fight
on the report of the committee as tlo
Otho would 8iave been a red hot affair
and some harsh things would have been
said about otlhora than Oftiho.
J. Frank Ray's dispensary bill for
Macon, establishes the dispensary at
Franklin. J. T. Barnard, J. H. Fonts,
and Dr. S. H. Lyle are made commis
sioners for ne, two and three years re
spectively, and on the expiration of any
commissioner's term the other commlsT
sioners shall elect his successor. This
is an unusual feature of such bills. All
'liquors are to be sold in packages pf
not less thanJhaaf a pint npr more than,
four gallons. A manager .shall
elected and ihis salary fixed by the com
mlseibners 4who bJhemselvis receive not
less than $50 nor more than $100 per
year.
The county and 'town are to sharethe
expense'of starting tihe dispensary and
will each receive half tlhe profits. The
sate of Mquor otherwise in the county is
prohibited, even by druggists on pre
scriptions. Druggists may buy liquor
from .tine dispensary and put it in neces
sary prescriptions. The bill is now a
law.
It seems as if the solicitorsh-ip for
Buncombe isn'tfixed as was thought.
The owners of the bridge over the
Toe river between Yancey and Mitchell
may either move lit or make it a toll
tridge at rates of three cents for foot
men, ten cenlts for horseimen, not more
than twentyi cento for. double teams
end .one cent for cattle eaclto.
It id expected that tbe suite" of Cap
tain Day against the new board of pen
itentiary direors--wi,Ill be decided this
week. If it da favonaJb'le to Ithe new
board they -will on March 1 select a
superintendent for the prison, whose
duties wtill be about tlhe same as riow.
Of course "he will not, be called a "?u
perinftendeut" but a supervisor, manag
er or aomie such name. The su3t is ex
pedited under the law recently passed
for the purpose of determining the title.
There are stantlang rumors about the
Rateigh waiter supply. Tine analysis
blow a fair percentage of suspender
buttons, leather, brass shoe nails, sul
phuric acid, tc., and a small per cent.
xf pure water. .
, WV At Bright; of Murphy, is in the
FIGHT SUFFRAGE" AMENDMENT.
Special to the- Gazette
Raleigto, ' Feb." 27.-If tfie, expressions
of twoV prominent liquor dealers of h
stoata represent the views of the others,
the'XigulorirteaJerHvuQiiatSto "will, by
ftonrialvactlon'or : by. (informal agree
ment' flghib'itihW passage '-of ;the "suffrage
ameridmenit - The' rnikribers spoken of
aboversay tfaatt the aigitart)brsJ'of the dis
perisary and ' projhlbiltfibn agitation are
saying thatiwSth the negrto out it will
be asy. to carry thfings their way as in
South Carolina," and they believe the
agtors wre cowedJ TJte llquw dealers
say mey don't wMi ito loppose any pub
aac'meaBure or" act difrerenitlly f rem oth
er private citizens buifc they must pro
tect their business at any- cost. Th jn?"
gro,' they say, " generally vetoes with
hieir: cause. This, of course, 5s a direct
admisstion that a majority of the white
people are agtafinstfc s saloons,; but tlie
dealers saythejr must faceyfacfts. The
dispensarybusiniess and, ttta effects-are
alive. : Action. Iby ttneJ deal era win meet
with' prtompt,retalTation, ot -course. .
h i -!
Bering Powd
er
Made
Lrom
pure
cream of
tartan
the food
against alunu ;
Alaoi
bating powders are the greatest
ers to health of the present day;
menacers
DR.PRESTON'S C0I1SEI1T
Physicians Have his Consent
to Examine His Patients
PATIENTS ARE IMPROVING.
Ail Seem Thoroughly Satisfied With
the Treatment.
Blistering the Chest ia the Third Stage
U-edbyDr. Preston is Baing Ta
ken up by 0 -her Physicians.
iwerycune Usait hasr taken Dr. Pres
ton's treatment for consumption!, since
ue came to A'shevilie, speaks im the
igncsc teems of him. Those Jtrea(ted in
ine nret si?age say they are well, and
"Ji'it naa a cavaty in lung say
f ey are wonderfully improved and com'
1 1 n n .1,. . .
-"uc w stow Dejer ever "day, and' so
iLuvy nave every reaecia to bel'reve that
;ney wj!1 .get well. Th'ese cafes may are
Mune ou or yu .days before they are en
nrely cured, bull after the 21' days
"-"t-.ment they can sreturia home and im
trove as fast there as here, "She only
iireiiLment necessiary then is to 'keep the
cnc-3t buttered tor a reasonable length
or time.
binoe Dr. PresLon .has recommended
vLidi.ermg ton thiTd stasre cases, the pro
fessioa1 altl lover the country are a'doptiing
tins iireatmient, but the germ must be de
f iroyed first before blistering -will do
much good, and Dr. Preston only can
de&aroy the germ' of .consumptionj. Let
him cure you and return home tka your
loved ones, free from ith'is dlisease. There
are many o'f these unfortunates in this
city that aT deceiving themselves by
trying to believe hey have brochltis or
some other innocent disease, (but the
truth must come sooner or llaltier. Re
member that Dr. Preston's tereaitmlent for
coaoumpton is his own, and entirely dif
ferent from other treatments. The doc
tor can give you niames of patients that
he cured five years ago. They aire alive
amid well todlay.
The sooner you begin tre!a!tm'ent tflie
sooaar you can go home. The phys;i
clans htave Preston's consent to examine
hte patiifenits iod Tepfork. -their -progre as.
DAMAGE BY RAINFALL
The heavy rainfall of Sunday proved
a trifle expemeiive to the city, besides
causing some damage to private proper
ty. ' ..
Sunday afternoon a telephone mes
sage was received at the city hall that
a big washout had occurred hear Albe
marle Manor. The street department
force was sent !to Inveetligate, but no
Serious damage had been done. A hole
had been dug to receive an electric light
pole. The water had filled the hole
and caused the washout.
The bridge in "Cripple Creek," in th
"Scratch "Ancle" section, suffered from
the rain-storm. The foundation at one
end of the bridge was sapped away by
Khe water and the bridge is now. im
passible.
A retaining wall on Phillip stx-cot wai
washed out for a distance of twelve
yarda A large quantity of earth was
carried away by the fal'Mng rocks.
The scene resembled a landslide In min
iature. Public Statement From
A Public Man
Hon. W. IX. Ohley, Ex-Secretary of State of
West Virginia, writes n open letter.
Chaelkstoit, W. Va., Mar. 9, 1898.
Tq whom it may concern ;
'I most heartily recommend Pe-ru-na
as of gTeat benefit in cases of catarrh
It ia especially beneficial wherever the
mucous membranes are affected. As a
tonic it certainly has no superior.
W. H. Ohlkt, Ex-Secretary of State.
Hon. W. H. Ohlet. . ,
Pe-TO-na has cured thousands of oV
stinate cases of catarrh, and is perhaps
the only efficient remedy in existence
for "catarrhal diseases; but there -are
countless multitudes of people who are
still struggling with catarrh and need
help. To such as these the unqualified
recommendation of Pe-ru-na by bx
SecretaryOhley is. directed.
is scientific andpurely vegetable. AU
druggists sell l " t , .-.r :. - r
Safeguards
'li ne Manor ;
lphe Finest Private Inn South. Locattd in a reaidencei
, -?pacfc.tttn jninutes from center of Asheville on uleo.tTioi
car. Private baths:? electric
L'wood fireplaces. In connection with The Manor are two
artistic cottages, rirst seasoi.
MRS, CHAS. n.
Knox
ats
Spring Styles for 1899. in Stiff . and
Alpines, just received. These are the
pretties shapes ever gotten out by
these "Style Leaders."
SHIRTS, SHIRTS.
We Feeeivei today tlte
gircaitetf rMime f ceaiit
ihniirH ever Ihiwim iua Alieo
bom a&Mi BaegMgee9 wifla
Mar amd vuffls alfaelied.
Me iairc t ee tBieflnn,
TAILORING DEPARTMENT.
Hsu iM jpairt f onio Duqd
ailie we Baave ettalb
Mflnedl a veiry nicceltill
ILadlSe9 TaSiiPBniig JD)e
parteeoDtt mnl -wMB
hieii'eafiter amialke it a
specfaBity.
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Dop't forget the place,
-liiiloc!;
Clothing
4:1 IPatloii
me cqunaoie ure
ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE U. S.
II Outstanding Assurance
j iec. 31,10.90
Assurance- Applied
ini898,., 1
Examined and Declined
1 r a. w j. loouiaiiv. auu, IUOUktUf vv W mi
y Income, If 50,249,286 78
Assets Dec. 31, 1898,... 258,369,298.54
Assurance Fund ($198,
898,259.00) and all
- -Tr . I'll i '
a oiner naoiiuies
160,550.27)......
J .Surplus ,
Paid Policy holders
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H, B, HYDE, Pres, J.W, ALEXANDER. V-P,
FRANK W.'DANNER, Gen'l Agt. N. C. and. Richmond,
'. 920 E. Main St. Richmond, Va,- ;
Albemarle Parkv
Charlotte Street.!
lightC steani heat and orien-l
opened January 1,189?
PLATT, Manager.
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