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Council of State Con
siders Oyster and
Timber Questions.
SPEEDY JUSTICE GIVEN.
Taxation of Railroad Pro
perty Case-Girl? Who
Couldn't Get in-Increased
Receipts for Taxation
Special to Tar Heel.
Raleigh, Sept. 16. Since three
o'clock Sunday , morning, when the
bell of the City Hall and, those in
the steeples of several of the
principal churches here tolled the
death announcement of President
McKinley to a slumbering city,
Raleigh has been in v morning
with the City Hall and other public
building draped in the- colors of
death. - -
In all this town . there is proba
bly not a person who' does not
pincerely mourn the blow to the
gatbft delivered through the death
oi its universally popular head
''the most beloved of all our Presi
dents since the time pf Madison."
says Governor Aycock, ''He was a
good man in all the relations of
life; his private life is to' us all an
example and an inspiration," added
the Governor,
Senator Simmons said: ""It is
doubtful if the death of any public
man in this country has ever been
sadder or has aroused a deeper
feeling of personal loss and
grievance; had he recovered of 'his
wounds, I believe the remainder of
his administration would have
been a veritable eraof good feel
insr. Mr. Roosevelt is an able
man, and though one of the young-
pf Presidents, has had valua
ble experience in public lifej'he
will doubtless endeavor to carry
out the general policy of his pre
decessor." Anarchy Must be Stamped Out.
The assassination of three Presi
dents within the personal recol
lection of men not yet old is a
horrible record, and the alarming
growth of anarchy is recognized
f$ lip greatest danger now threat
ening this Republics The demand
for ita. suppression is - unmistak
able. Senator Simmons in alluding, to
this said that "in due time Con
gress will doubtless devise suita
ble measures for safeguarding the
lives of the heads of the Govern-
- ment whose lives are shown to be
in danger when the ordinary citi
?en'n js not and to ptamp out
Pei-oric measures seem to have
become necessary, and the people
of this country are in f aver of their
application without unnecessary.
! delav. '
A large representative meeting
of the best citizens of Raleigh,
iiTe)ftptive pf party politics
(tJiou phiefly Dgmoprats j, was held
'here Saturday, at . whiph appro
priate speeches were made and rer
solutions adopted.
A Fight Over Swamp Lands, .
The State Board of Education
refuses to recognize the option
of one Finch, who. claims certain
rights, secured under the Russell
administration, to the State swamp
lands, for "mere song," and the
bet of which he has ' been selling
at advanced prices' to others,' and
therefore refuses to sign his deeds
' oo he and and one of his custom
ers bring suit. Thousands of acres
are involved, - but the Attorney
General thinks the 'State will-win
out. 1 .
Quick Example of Justice.-
William Monroe,1 the negro who
. ftssaulted a" youijg white woman
lately married, near Charlotte', i was
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hanged there last Friday, just
thirty-three days after the com
mission of. the crime. The scoun
drel pretended to be certain of
"going to glory" from the gallows.
This is , probably the speediest
legal execution 'that ever took
place in North Carolina.. - The
thirty days were allowed by the
judge for the brute to prepare for
death, else he could 'have been
hanged four days from the;, date
of the crime, had the law per
mitted it his trial , was speedy
enough. Let there be more such
examples of "justice" and there
will be fewer lynchings, possibly
though I'must say ' I have never
found it in my heart to condemn
any relative of a good woman thus
assaulted for lynching the brute,
be he white or black.
The' Taxation of Railroad Property
Case, r v -
The Corporation Commission has
not yet filed its answer to the
application for a mandamus to
to compel the Commission to assess
anew the property of railroads in
this State this year instead of
waiting till , 1903, according to
agreement between representatives
of the State and the railroad last
winter (as explained in ; these let
ters last week). It is probable no J
answer will-be made until the date
set for th hearing, Sept,' 28. In
deed I am told by lawyers here that
the "proceedings taken by Senator
tVard of Washington county, as
counsel for Sheriff . Jackson, of
Washington pounty, is not to be
taken. seriously. For instance,
Attorney-General Gilmer is re
ported to have said that the case
really amounts to nothing which
would appear, to be very little in
deed. v-'
Increased Receipts For Taxation.
Increased collections of taxes
under the new Revenue Law is be
ginning to show the receipts at
the State Treasury. During the
past month the receipts exceeded
these of any previous August, the
total receipts for the general fund
being $178,882.65. The indication
is that the fiscal year the increase
will be as large as expected
Girls Who Couldn't Get In.
The opening of the new scholas
tic term at the State Normal and
Industrial College took place pn
Thursday pf thjs week.. ' The 8plen
did equipment of this admirable
institution is better than ever, and
if domitory space permitte'd more
that a thousand ambitious Noith
Carolina girls would appear in
Greensboro this week. As Presi
dent Mclver has been compelled
to deny the applications of many.
There have been several additions
to the faculty since last yea,r, an$
a grea ypar- of the best of in
struction for all the students ad
mitted awaits them. The whole
State is proud of the State Normal
and Industrial College, and its ac
tive; competent, talented President
and able faculty. .
Minor Mentioned.
Disease has been playing havoc
with valuable stock in this section
lately, as well as in Hyde and
other Eastern counties, At the
Central Hospital for- the Insane
here, there .was . , a beautiful
"drove", of ' about .one hundred
of the. finest milch cows, which has
been collected arid improved grad
ually by the late Superintendent
Kirby and they were the pride m
that able head of th institution,
now it is announced that . . about
half of them have been ordered
killed because of the appearance of
tuberculosis , in .. the herd. The
'mosquito theory" was completely
knocked out by .the reports of the
State Veterinarian and a specialist
from Washington. '
,- Tbe CounpiJ of the State bas had
under consideratisn i during . the
last few days the oyster taxation
and timberd . questialnohs fruits
MlcOinleu
ful sources bf action in the State's
interests a- well as discussion.
Somebody Ahas been picking old
Commonwealth even tov the pin7
f eathere, 'in spots, r and it's high
time means were devised to stop
xne stealing. , "Present coinpafly ;
(the existing administration) is ex
cepted from these remarks.?." , f;. '
The trimming of the 'county
pension lists "'had hot been , com
pleted at last advices. : ; In many
cases fully half the names accepted
by the county board' have been
eliminated. .This process will, of
course, Work , a proportionately
larger pension for each deserving
pensioner. ' . , , . !
The National , Association . of
Railroad Commissioners which held
their annual meeting at Asheville
last Aveet elected the following offi
cers for the next1, year: President,
C. C. McCord, of Kentucky; Vice
President, N. W. Baptist, of Ten
nessee; Secretary, John A. Webb,
of Mississippi j Assistant Secretary,
W. M. Barr, of Louisiana. The
next jneeting will be held at Hot
Springs, Ark.
State Superintendent Toon is
absent from Raleigh this week,
attending "educational rallies" in
Wilkes, L-edell and other counties.
The North Carolina Division of
the United Daughters of the Con
federacy will hold their annual
meeting at Charotte; October 9-10.
Reduced rates over Southern Rail
way. ' '
-The ; Presbyterian Orphanage
management ; at Barium Springs
solicits contributions of wheat or
flour from special friends or those
kindly disposed toward the father
less little ones. The crop of wheat
was almost a failure this year ' at
the Orphanage farm. '' ' .
The Atlantic and, North Carolina
Railroad stockholders meet at New
Bern September 26th,
: Llewxam.
WINS DISTINCTION ABROAD.
J. P. Spence Elected Superintendent
:of Newbern Graded Schools.
Mr. J. P. Spence left Tuesday
for Newbern where he assumes
charge of the graded scjhobls of
that city.1 Mr Spence 'was elected
to this position by a very flattering
vote,';. ftnd the , Tab , Hp extends
ppngratulfttions both to Mr. Spence
and the citizens of our . sister
city. They have made no mistake
in the selection. He is one of the
most scholarly men in North Caro
lina, and Pasquotank Co. is justly
proud of him. , ;
The Newbern paper makes the
following favorable comment.
"The newly elected 'principal of
thg white (graded School in New
bern, who will be here the last
week in the month to assume
charge of his important post.
"Mr. Spence comes to us after
thorough training andi valuable
experience as ah educator. He
did preparatory work in; the At-'
lantic Collegiate Institute of
Elizabeth Cjty; his honje., Then he
took the ull course with distinc
tion at v Wake Forest College,
Crozer Theological Seminary, and
Virginia Business College. " He
has had. about five years exper
ience as' a teacher, two in;; country
public schools f an ? three : as prin
cipal of: "Springs High School,
"Varrenton -j Male Academy, and
Northside' Graded School, of Dan
ville,. Va. Tor about eight months
he ' ' served-' as . pastor,, at Kijlftton,
but being forced to; "resign , 0n ac
coat a 1 RervousVprostration, he
went to the " Orthopoedic, Hospital
in Philadelphia,' where he remain
ed four months. After leaving the
hospital he spent - six weeks visit
ing Graded Schools in Philadelphia
and Chester, and in Camden, N. J.
H has e had - ealk to r simportant
pastorates " in " Philadelphia and
CSamden' where he served as supply
while in the Seminary, but . under
the circumstances . he.: has felt it
his duty, to devote himself to the
training of the young for useful-.
ness in life. , He is about 32 years
of age and' gives promise of a high
ly successful career."
; Any one sending six" yearly cash
subscriptions to the Tab Heei, will
receive one Ticket : good for : each
day of the Fair. .,-.'.----
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Headauartersfor
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Rice,
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Hominy, : ?
IFced" Staffs.
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JLargest establishment " of its!
kind in 'Eastern 'North 'Carolina
fresh ground Meal. Corn
and Tccd Stuff in
any quantity. . ,
Highest y. prices y paid! ;for i Cat
ton. Cotton v Seed . Meal , and
Hulls for sale. . Orders by mail
receive prompt attention. v '
ELIZABETH CITY MILLING GO.
Goal reather.
old W eather.
You can spell it either way
and be right as long as
you buy. at the right place
and the right time and 1 be
ready when it comes. ,
Frugal peoole buy early
in the fall. , There are
many good reasons -for1 it
chiefly because it is
cheaper, it is cleaner, , it
is lighter and we are
brighter when we get the
orders early.
But soon or late we are
yours to serve.
Crystal Ice and Coal Co:
P. S. We have never seen as
nice coal before as we have' this
season. You will say so when you
see it' , . j
ELIZABETH CITY BRICK
COMPANY,
Manufacturers of and WhoIeT
sale and Retail Dealers in
Pressed BflCk
Correspondence solicited
from Contractors. Shipments
made by Rail or Warten
J. B. Blades, Pre't.,
W. E. Dunstan,Sec'y
and Treas.
C. J, Ward, flanager.
Elizabeth Gity, N. G.
MONUMENTS,--
Tombstones, Tablets, -h
Iron Fencing, x Posts . '
. and Galvanized Pipe .
for Cemetery Lots,
-BURIAL VALLTSw-
Farm, City . Homes, :.
Lots, Business Sites. .
Marble Co., and Real Estate Ag'cy.
Lock Box No. 329. . ,
; 59 & 61 Poindexter St. . 1
Elizabeth Gity, N: "0.
N. Q . Qraridy & Co; ,
Commission Merchants.
; Special Agents for Fertilizers
and, Cpfton-Seed' Meal . and
Hulls..-' , r'; " -
Dealers in No. .1 Hay, Corn,
Oats and Hominy.- - -
Buyres of Country Produce.
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Remember the Dates of thei'Great
Eastern Carolina " Fair Oct '22 to 25.
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:. . Big Display of Machmery-1
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ill ill IE Mil
ments. Prize Cattle, Prize Poultry, Prize Sheep, Prize Swine. :
vviiu west nows. ah Kinas
rarm ana uaraen.
The fish and fisheries exhibit the largest ever seerY h'rr
North Carolina.
BOAT
Arrangements being made
AuiomoDiies.
-Great Ladies'
Beautiful display of Flowers and plants. AH kinds of
birds and animals.
REAT RIUNNlNp
READ TROTTBN II tt"
REAT P
AIL kinds of Shows. All
Rates on all lines. Don't forget
24 and 25.
. Thousands of Dollars given in Premiums.- Everybody
will be there. : Magnificent Music. ' Gfand -Military Display.;
Grand Parade of Prizewinners Daily. Refreshments of all
kinds. I ' -' ' 5 ' J
Largest and Best Fair Held
in Eastern North Caroling.
Adults, SOc.
4Eirst ay,
Gome One? Gome All and Enjoy Yourselves. For Parti
culars, address . ' r" v . '-'
Walter L. Cohoon,
- : , J ... - . ; ' : Gen! Manager.; -ir- ; -
! H. Ti Ayidlett,
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kinds of Exhibits. Reduced.
the dates October 22, 23,
Children, SSc
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