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J V THE ROBESONIAH PhHWip.) every WiMliwrfny In LutTthprton, . '.,t,yW. . MrDIAUMID, at t2 DO n y.'iir ami 1.00 tor nix months, nml i rfitl .y.-ry wwk i.y n..).rly cvuryli.U-lUn.-iit citiz-n i. .in'xoti Co.; iuw n pMicnil eironimicii iu !. th! Hiirronmllntf couuties. incluilititr Fior MHrl.,11, Marlboro nt Durnneton w.-iity-t- uMith inr of a bronpiTous ami vhr mim . xl.-ti-ti.-" . nii.l U so ilrmly estiihlisliHu t th.; hrftrtj of in i-ulroiw. ns wll us a l-;;'ftry ei,t.T.r!, tlmt baHlnws men can .'..r.ut uto U.x vnlno to ttimn. A a local s.iip(.r it lm . no Mi rior anywhere, hav- ii!' -i Io.mI ort.T in (.v,,ry community nud I. lay. tu v!l!. Maxt-.u iin.l other town. THE RGBESONIAN. A - PAPER - OF - TO-DAY. V. W. McDlAUMID, - - - - Kditor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ThrPfl Mntbs $ .50 Hi Months 1.00 Twelve Months 2.00 CASH IN ADVANCE. KSTABUS4HED 18fO Country, Grocl and. Truth. iivii ri copies t c lsrsT Vol xxviii. no. 4. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, JANUARY '20, 1897. WHOLE NO.Ull. . . - . . ' v it V ri ? I IP I (H) id' NntfllTiT feTffo T iV Qnnraro 1 1 lift JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING l nicno Curates mnuy a now business; Eslauoek runny an oil business; 1'KI'SLUVES lllllllV H 1'irt'O lmuinnco - - --pj '.Ulk kl, RALEIGH Wcr of Both Branches of the Leg islature in Detail, He vivi:s umnv dull bnaiucus; ; ADJOURNED IN HONOR OF LEE. .i?."in.s; iwi: in:uiy a fulling business; S-ni't nr, mtccess iu auv business. T "advertise judiciously," use the columns of Tiik IionnsoMAN. It is pub lihbt.l in one ,,f tho iivs nud growing lowim of Xu tb. Caroliun ami circulates ?xtetiMvely inm,i:y nn intelligent nn.l i rojieious iH-o.l.., whom! truda is well wotlU H.eekir and Luving. The Microbes All KHlr.1." and the Members Settle Down t. Work Hetter Sntisficl. SENATE. l C CO 3 ?! -f II l 1-5 f n n f-i ci ui ;i r; "C II I J I S S S 'Z. t- l.? O l.l o a i I Ciert;iM,!5 1.7 I o l- o Lu Q c S t- c i-"5 5 O O C O S i:ui3Sics! - t-1- x x a o l-5 1 h ii li i . i i- i j s ': o s i; t- i- O X t- i:? , r- II 5 : ; S si O l- S C S C O I i i.: . : i - i.: s n - ft -f i c i- i-i ci ; I ti : v i i Ct O X 11 i- o E "- t- c i r: c. m i i imoMent ndvertiseiiients to lie pah- uauea o.io ntuuxu nua uu.ler, must bt lou t ior ia Hiivuuee. All ndvei Using ior a Buorier tuno tlian tlir.e riontb:- 1 . . is coBHiu. Tea transient inlvtrti.'-iut:. Aecouni-t rt'uaerf.l (imirterly for nil .1 .....4;. . 4 . T1. i t,. " . "'."I l ill; I 111' 111 3 JlllL'llbUUvl lut n IjHKI J'fiio 1 tI tinjo. Lucal advertisements appoarin; nruong rending mutter will bo churned IU cenm per lino for insertion. i.tgal Bdveitn-eiueuto, biich ns r.J- tuimt-tratorb and executors' notiet-H, ronimifi.'-ioners' and triMtien' bhIi-h, Biirnmons to noo-reci lentn, it?., will ir cimr- t ii;r at u-gai rafes, exerj.t when they exeead a oeitum limit t.f Hpnre, in which enso we reuervo tU ri'.'ht to hx our own price. All such huMnePH wnt be paid ron in auvancu 1 he etinrgo is very email and we eunnot nllbrd to tako tinkn or wait the pleas- nro 01 pcrsom to pny. W. I-OSTEB F11EN.. IT. W. H. XOItMEKT. French & torment, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, J tunbbr ton, - - - N. C. l'ractiee in tho counties of Hobson, itU'hmou.l, Uliiden, Columbus, Cum berhiud, New Hanover, and in State nn.l Federul Courts. l'rompt uttentioa to nil professional MiHinenn. tf l:. K. l'!l()f TOIl, J!'.. 8. MCTYHE, Proctor & GVlclntyre, ATTOliNHV.S AT LAW, huuibei ton, N. C. I'raetico iu all the oourts of tho .State. 1'iouipt and painstaking r.tteu liou givtu to all K-gal busiii.BS. tf T. VV. Costen, Jr., ATTOKNEY AT LUV, lied Spring", Jil. C. I'ractiees in the Ktuto and Federal coiirtH. Hecial attention given t) col lection of claims. tf TiK-itsDAY. .Senate met at 12 o'clock. Lieutenant-Governor Hevnolda uresid- in?r. 1 'raver by llev. Mr. Hoover. i?0i;ort of landing committees -were received, among them a substitute by xue juuu iaiy eommutee lor ihe 'Teso lution in regard to the independence of Cuba." Tho following bilbi and resolutions were introduced and referred: Mr. Walker A bill to prohibit the sale of liquor near Missionary church, in Rockingham, conntv. Mr. Robertson A bill resulatinsrnro- ccediugs in jnstiees' courts. 4iJr. Miarp, ot lison -A bill to abol ish the oiltL-e of cottou weigher inEdgo couibe county. Mr. l.utler A bill to license foreign associations and other corporations. Mr. J.arker A resolution lookinsr to the )'egu!;iting of the public printing. ! ruathrrs A bill to amend the law prohibit i ng the sale of tobacco to minors ; a;so a iiu relating to hunting m liav- wood eomitv. Abell -A bill to amend sec. 1246 of the Code, in relation to probate of deeds. Parker A bill relating to tions or creating the same. 1 be calendar was taken tin and the following bills passed third readins: To iueornorate the town of Millbank. in Wilson count. The resolution relating to bribery and corruption was passed, ratified and the following committee appointed on the part of the Senate: .Messrs. Atwater and hmathers. ne ioiiow ing Dins were taken Tir under suspension of the rules and tabled. To allow physicians until March 10th to register; to define misdemeanor and the punishment for the same. J he billowing were referred: A bill to amend the constitution of tho United tates in regard to the right of suffrage, justices or the peace elected last No vember shall end the first Monday in December 1808. Also bill to levy spe cial tax of 25 cents on the 100 in Robe son county. A bill passed providing for new iurv lists next July in all counties in the State. The resolution to create a committee to investigate "charges" in the sena torial contest was ratified. Mr. Lusk asked if the expression in the original was not "charges of fraud." Friday. Dr. Dixon opened the House with prayer. The following bills were introduced: Cunningham To require a duplicate of each bill introduced to be furnished. Dewese To amend the school law so as to strike out "chairman of county Nsommissioners" and insert "register of deeds. " tokery To allow Richmond county to levXa special tax. EnsleJ;. of Jackson To amend the stock lawlsNjhat the expense of chang ing boundary"- feiico in territory re- iense1 bo pH.ul br'olirflij'-lWiSfS-f in such district or If OF ONE. Pritchard Gets Eighty-Six Votes on First Ballot. ELhEKBE IXAUGUKATED. HE'S THE 'DADDY OF FUSION." Democrats Voted for Daughton and the Populists for Cy Thompson;- Pritchard Received 17 Pop. Votes. At Baleigh, 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 gallerh and lobbies were filled, the exejfeffient, intense. corpora- prevent delay in criminal ac- the Cuban resolu the committee on Prof. O. H' Fosley, Tonsorial Artist. r.t:M!lKHTON, Jf. c. Prof. Most ly served a regular ap prenticeship 111 Wilmington, N. C, and now runs a Ihorourhly equipped hhop for whites iu this town. Try linn. Remember you vill always find l.i m in Ills shop rtajy to mervo you. Dr. J. D. IMIILLM, DRUGGIST. bb'M BEKTOX, N. C, Has a Full Line of Drugs, Patent Medicines, Brushes, Perfumery And cvorvtliing kept at a first-class Drug Store. A frenh supply of Turnip seed just re ceived. Agent for the celebrated Priaco of India Cigar. Rent flvo cent sinoko on earth. T. A. MrNClLL. A. W. MeLEAN. anil ffalzmh Attornevs-at-Law, rv.H iii Hlnf Building, up ttairn. Norl'i Corner. LUMB.'OUTON, - N. C. I'l-r c'iftM in Htaio and Fel'Tal (Vuirtu. l'i's-;;t n'ti'tition given ti ad R i'.i 1 liilsi ce.Hft, and to tions. The follow ing is tion substitute of Federal relations. li.'-iiive.l. iw tlie Senate, the IInue of K rcs'iiltri im o currii p. That woareiu sympaMiv wiin tt'i MMipid ot Cuba, who are strui::ing fur llifrly airainst such over wueln-.nif,- oihls, ami ws assure our Senators and II ) Ttwiitative in Conan-ss that any ac tion tlmt thf-y ta!;n lookinc to the iudepen ilenea of Cuba will meet with our hearty ap proval. r r.iDAY. The Senate was called to order by Lieutenant-Governor Rey nolds, l'rayer by i;ev. H. W. orris. after which tho journal of Thursday was read and approved. ibo lollov.iug bills were intro duced: Smathera To amend sees. 1199 and 120!) of The Code, relating to challenges ot jurors. 1 erson A bill to make wire fences lawful fences in Edgecombe county also to enact a curlew ordinance lor all the towns and cities of North Caro una. Moye To establish a scale of fees for registers of ueesds Anthony jlo amend sec. 1273 ol Ihe Code in regard to chattel niort gages. 4icNiel To amend chap. 439, laws of lSiio, in regard to the examination of school-teachers. Saturday. Lieut. -Governor Rev nolds called the Senate to order, and alter prayer by Rev. Mr. McNeil, the journal of Friday was read and ap . - i'ii . proven. io runs or resolutions were introduced. Ihe Senators were evi dently too deeply engrossed in the sub ject ot grip germs to draw up bills. The calendar was taken up and the following bills disposed of: Hill for the relief of A. M. Vannoy, ex-nherili' of Wilkes county, passed sec ond and third readings. Jiill for tho relief of Dr. Geo. W. Walker, of i'endcr county, exempting him from the tax of $10. Ry unanimous consent the Senate took up the House bill repealing ch. li'-ii, Jaws of iH), known as the as- iirnment Act." and it passed its several readings and was ordered to be enrolled for rat ideation. Monday. At 4 o'clock the House met. The hall was as clean as a pin and the committee on microbes report ed that all had been killed. Rills were introduced: - Uv House To amend the election law ov imposing duties now devolving upon the clerK 01 the court upon me register of deeOs. .lueriietny i extend the Act for the relief 01 sher.'fl's and tax collectors to January 1, H',iH. J 'lxon, of Cleveland lo repeal sec tion "iHH, chapter 20"!, Acts 1891. Dayon lo ineorpoiate Robbinsville, Graham county. Mr. Alexander, of Tyrcill, offered the following resolution, whi.".h was unani mously adopted: "That when the Leg islature adjourns Tuesday it adjourn in hiinor of .Jen Jtobort ii. Lee. as a fitting memorial to Lis 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 case. 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 biglnyay or at any public meeting shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction nha!l be lined not less than 10 or be imprisoned not less than 30 days or both, and upon complaint before any justice he shall issue a warrant of ar rest. HOUSE. imiRSDAY. The House met at 11 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Levi Rranson offered prayer. Mr. Sutton, of New Hanover To prevent the spread of contagious dis eases among the live stock in North Carolina. 11 provides tor three com missioners, forming the North Carolina live stock sanitary hoard. A lull passed giving Montgomery county anotner term ot court, so there will bo trims in January, April and September; also a bill to make the un lawful taking of a legislative bill o other paper a felony. A bill passed third reading to incor porate the Cabarrus Savings Hank. A lull passed m regard to suits or actions of qou warranto, providing that in trial of title to any county office or other local office it shall be sufficient for th person denring to bring such action to give bond to save the State from costs; and such suits shall be placed by the Clerk at the head of the docket or calendar, PU1 papsgtl providing that termsjof territory, but these not be liable for cost of repairs. Sutton To amend the homestead law so that whenever a homesteader with the assent of his wife shall convey tne nomestead allotted him he shall be entitled to have another allotted upon ny lands ho may have. Sutton To amend the law of homi cide. Peace To amend the law as to lynch ing, so as to allow damages to the amount of STi.OOO. Dixon, ot Cleveland To protect fe- maie clerks, by requiring that m stores. etc , where thev are employed seats ue provided for them for Use when they are not at work. Allen To amend the stock law so no election shall be ordered unless peti tioned for by a majority of the qualified voters, instead of one-fifth. Smith, 01 .lohnst on Requiring every railroad ticket sold to have the amount ot purchase money paid for it marked thereon. Sutton, of Cumberland, introduced a resolution asking Congress to rebuild the United States arsenal at Fayette- ville, which was, burned in Aprils I80.I 'iATur.DAY. The House met atf):"j0 and was opened with prayer by Repre sentative L.awhorn, one 01 the live preachers who are members. The ses sion lasted precisely ten minutes, when it ended so ihe microbe exterminators could get in their work. Two bills of merely local importance were introduced, bpeaker lineman announced several committees. Monday. Senate met at 4 o'clock. Its committee on microbes reported them destroyed. Rills 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 proMo- ltmg hunting in Union county without the consent of land-owner. Person To amend the Code in re gard to mayors acting as justices of the peace. A ndersou For the relief of ex-Sheriff Graut, of Henderson. Smathers A resolution that the Sen ate at noon Tuesday go into the election for Senator. The following bills and resolutions were disposed of: The resolution in regard to the elec tion of Senator adopted. Rill to prohibit the sale of concealed weapons was tabled. The bill to incorporate tho Cabarrus Savings I -auk was taken up. Grant thought the bill should go before a cominjtteo. before action. Jimatliera Kiiu it had 110 unusual features and asked that it be passed. Mitchell said he agreed with Graut. 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 ttkjn up at noon, but tho resolution was finally adopted. Mr. Greathead, the distinguished en gineer, whose death is reported from London, was the originator of a meth od of constructing deep tunnels which was first successfully used under the Thames River. This tunnel was built five or six years ago, and has been in profitable operation ever since. It real ly consists of two separate tunnels, trains moving oue way using one, and those in the opposite direction the other. Such a tunnel can be construct ed at any depth below the surface so far below as to cause not the slight est interference with structures at the level of the ground. Another tunnel on the same system has been begun in London, and, it is expected, will be extended twenty miles. This system is also being successfully employed in Berlin and Paris. WThen the question of underground roads for this city was first under discussion, there were those who believed that the Great- head plan could be employed with ad vantage here, but, though strongly urg ed on the Rapid Transit Commission, it did not meet with acceptance. 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 Lim their five Congressmen. He ad mitted Pi itch art! was against free coin age, but said iie thought ropuusts 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, Pritebard'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 voted for Populists to come here except to vote for Pritchard. If the Populists voted against Pritchard they would never see Raleigh again ex cept cn the inap. Maxwell, of Duplin, for the Populists nominated Thompson, a man as honest as God's noonday sun. Abell, 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 live out ot six ot 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 i.epublican 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 elec tion. Wednesday the two houses met in joint session to declare the result. The following Populist senators vot ed for Pritchard: Taker. Cameron, Early, Newcome, Odum and Wake field. - The following is the vote in the Sen ate: Pritchard, 62; Thompson, 24; Lough ton 27. Fritchurd, therefore, received eighty-six votes, a majority of one. In the House, at noon, F.epiesela- 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- 011 on behalf of the Democrats in a ! magnificent speech. He stated that the .Democrats had tried to eliect 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. Rrower voted for Pritchard, but almost inaudibly. Bryan, of Chat ham, and all the other bolting Populists save 1' agan voted lor fritchara. 1 hose who did not vote were Cox, Dockery, Jones, of Alleghany, Purgorson, Rey nolds and U instead. Brown explained his vote. He said that he recognized the pledge made two years ago by the Populists and there fore voted for Pritchard. Claude Dockery asked to be excused from voting. He stated that under certain conditions he could not vote for Pritchard and that those conditions had developed. The vote in the House was Pritchard, 62: Doughton. 27; Thompson, 24. Pritchard men are jubilant. Con gressman Pearson said: JNot a man disappointed us. Every one voted as we expected. " ij. South Carolina's New Governor Goes la With Considerable Pomp. At Columbia, S. C, at noon Tuesday, in the hall of the House of Representatives, and in the presence of j a vast audience, Win. H. Lllerbe, the new Governor of South Carolina, was inaugurated, the oath being adminis tered by the Chief justice of the ,.:.ta,te Supreme oourt. subsequently tne Jieu-ten.int-ooverlior, ikUusj. csveeneyj was also inaugurated, ixk the audience' were the young ladies of the lemaie colleges, x articipaUiig iu tne inaugu ral procession were justices ot tiie t-tate bUijreme ourt wearing their judicial rotes, the circuit jiuns. tiie lacmty SSfStTue oincers ami otlit r notaoies. i.he historic nutce and sword of tate were borne iu the procession. vov xrnor iiierbe s inaugural was a most conservativ s one. x. nviug been elected by the votes of both tactions, he pledged his word to be Governor of the w'jioie people, knowing no faction. li.e came out with an earnest plea for the ORTH Bl! REUS. The News of a Week Tersely in a Column. fold FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. MASONIC OFFICERS INSTALLED. Castle Ilayne AbandonedTaxable Values-Guve the Old Man Away Their Religious Belief. moral supxiort of the people in the en forcement of the dispensary law and said he believed it the uest sy stem of con trolling the liquor tiaiiic. je aibo made an earnest plea for higher educa tion by the otate. The address struck a popular chord and he was generously applauded. At night the new uoveruor v. as tendered a reception, which was hugely attended, by the retiring chief executive at the Governor's mansion. GEN. NUNEZ GETS OFF. No True Bill Against the Prime Mover in Getting Out Cubnu 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 iurv has re- l I ported that it had failed to lind a true bill against him. ueu. Nunez had been placed under bond in the sum of l,ooU by Commissioner lagan last September on a charge of aiding in setting on foot the expedition alleged to have been carried out from the ..ew Jersey coast by the Steamer JLaurada. Several negro men employed on the steamer w ere bought by the tpanish spies anu tesuhed against v. en. unez at the hearing before the commissioner, and it was on their testimony that he was held for the gi anu j ury. ihe same negroes, with live others, appeared be fore the grand jury last r. aturuay and gave their testimony. ihe jury was evidently not saiisned with this, for "no true bill" was the verdict. ri ie Grand Lodge of Masons met in "Raleigh last week. The session was intTrnTuiSfaSl busirn ss and pleas ure. Aco'cmunication lodge of W iseousin was received re garding a uniform system of distressed iilasons. It was referred to a special committee and a full report may be made next year. Piesolutions of respect to the late Don. Williams of Tarboro, were adopted by a rising vote. A reso lution was adopted to secure a portrait of B. N. Duke and place it in the Duke building at the Oxford Orphan Asylum. The next meeting of the grand lodge, which is the 111th, will be held at Ox ford the second Tuesday ill January, 1S;;8. W. A. Withers, in a neat ad dress, presented a past master's gavel to F. M. Moye Officers were installed as follows: Walter E. Moore, grand master; Richard J. Noble, deputy grand master; Beverly S. Royster, senior grand Warden; H. I. (.'lark, junior grand warden; William Simp son, treasurer; John O. Drewery, sec retary: Steward McQueen, grand chap- ain; Ueniumm W. Hatcher, grana lecturer; Francis D. Winston, senior grand deacon; Thomas J. Reid, junior grand deacon; John L. Currin, grand marshal; J. F. Filson, grand sword bearer; M. S. Willard, grand pursuiv ant; William L. London and James r. Griffith, grand stewards; .Robert ti. Bradley; grand teller. A serious wreck occurred one re cent Sunday at Windsor station, near St. Louis, on the St. Louis & San Fran cisco Railroad. As is usual in such cases, charges of specific carelessness and blame attach to some one for the accident, but the unusual feature of the case in question is that the railroad oincials freely acknowledge the blame and allow the public to know where the responsibility lies. If railroad otti cials would always do this they would receive much more sympathetic con sideration at tiie hands of the public when trouble occurs. It is extremely irritating to feel that railroad com panies are trying to suppress facts con cerning accidents or endeavoring to evade responsibility for them. Those who were to blame for the accident should not escape punishment for their carelessness, but the public will feel much more lenient toward them for the reason that there was no at tempt made to suppress facts. , Georgia Judges Get Oft. The committee which has been in vestigating the conduct of Judges Sf born Reese and Joel Sweat has made its report. Judge Reese, who was charged with being drunk 011 the bench, was exonerated. The committee re ported that there was no ground for the 4iniei.ehment ot 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. Castle Ilayue Abandoned. The penitentiary farm at Castle Hayne is to be abandoned, and Mr. L,eazar. S'lliwinloniloilt ff fli llpnitontlnTv 1 very much pieased with his Wadeshoro faun and with this increase in force ex pects great things, lie expected last year to lose f-lu,0i;0 on it, as it was his first year there and the land had to be opened up and prepared for cultivation ; but he only lost .":4,u00 and now has on it SS.000 of improvement. When he went there he found only fiOO acres of cleared land; there are now 1 , r 0t) acres prerared for cultivation. 1 bough plow was not put into the ground until Maveh, over 200 bales of cotton and some 2,8u() bushels of corn, besides other small crops, were raised. '1 his year he thinks the yield will be at least 00y bales of cotton and 10,600 bushels of corn. Ihe entire farm comprises 2,3 u acres of very fertile soil, suitable to both corn and cotton. The Proceedings Briefly Told From Day to Day. SENATE. Thcrkday. In the Senate today a new phase of the Pacific Railroad prob lem was in the form of a resolution of fered by Mr. Morgan, instructing the judiciary committee to inquire whether by the very fact that certain of the bonds of the Union Pacific and Central 1 acific Railroad Companies had fallen due and were not paid, the property of those companies had not become and was not now the property of the United States. The resolution went over with out action. The House bill for the homesteads on the public lands in Oklahoma Territory, which hffs been the "?inotii 1 1 .42. iW ; ness since iMju-r.i, t 4U came to a vote and after ree hours' debate was passed yeas nays 11. The bill for an examination of the im provements at the Pass of Aransas, Texas, was taken from the calendar and passed. I'm henate then adjourned until Monday. Monday. Ihe lcaragnan canal bill wits taken up and is now the order of business 'i he army appropriation bill, appropriating over S-"2J,ouo,tiOO, was passed without question or remark. I he House bill to establish railroad bridges across the Cumberland and Tennessee 1.-...J 1 N'V rivers iii iveuiuciiy was iitisrseu mo , '" .j nomination of David it. Francis, of SrS'n umrh" .Missouri, to De oecretary 01 uie An terior, was Confirmed. I'etfer. Populist, of Kansas, pre sented a memorial from hi State pro posing that the power of the Supreme Court shall be so limited as to require the court, in case of an intended decis ion against the constitutionality of i n act of Congress, to furnish Confess with an advance copy of its decision as in the case of a Presidential veto, so that t 'ongress may have the right, by a two-thirds vote, to amrni the constitu tionality of the act. The bill to provide for a representa tion of the United States by commis- sioneis at any international monetary comarencc was introduced. Mr. iettigrew. Silverite. of South Dakota, ottered a resolution calling on the s ecretary of State for information as to the doings of the Venezuelan boundary commission. Tuesday Ihe Nicaragua bill was undar consideration in the Senate today for two hours. Turpie, lem ) of In diana, denounced the bill. Mr. Hill, (Deni 1 of New York, spoke for an hour and a half on a joint resolution relating to the electric sub-ways in the Distric of Columbia The matter went over without action. M onday next was fixed Upou as the day for the delivery ol eulogies upon the late Speaker Crisp, ASK th reeovere dyspeptics, billon, sufferers, victims of iever and acrue, the mercurml diseases put ient, how they re covered health, cheer ful spiriti and Rood appetite; vhev will tell roil oy .4Js moss Live Regulator. The Cheapest. Purest and Best Family Medicine in the World I For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, Jann- Heartburn, etc. This unrivalled remedy is MEKCUliY. or any mineral substance, but M I ..,...' -m ill PUKKLV VbbiiiHu. , containing those Southern Koots anu ii.'li ti-11 nn flil-wise r uviuciiiw coumric where Liver Diseases 1 It v. ill cure a'l Disease. cau I ivrr ahJ Huwels. The SYMPTOMS of Livi-r Complaint are hittpr nT hiiil 1:,Ktn in th mOlltht PaiD in IQB Back, Sides ir Joints, often mistaken for Kheu- j matism; soar atomacn; una 01 npnvc, Bowels alternately costive and lax; Headache: j Ixiss of llemorv. with a Gainful sensation of 1 having failed to do something which ought to have been done; Debility; Low Spirits, a thick yellow appearance of the Skin and Eyes, a dry tougn otten mistaken ior ionsumpiiua. Sometimes many of these symptoms attena the disease, at others very few; but the Liver is generally the seat of the disease, and if not Regulated "in time, firreat suffering, wretched ness and DEATH will ensue. The following highly estBemed persons attest to the virtues of Simmons Liver Regulator Gen. W. S. Holt, Pres. Ua. S. V. R. R. Co.; Rev J. R. Fclder, Perry, Ua.; Col. E. K. Sparks. Al bany, Ga. ; C. Masierson, Ksq., Sheriff Bibb Co., Ga.; Hon. Alexander H. Stephens. "We have tested its virtues, personally, and know that for Dvsnepsia, Biliousness and j Throbbing Headache it is the best medicine the world ever saw. Wetried forty other remedies but ncne crave v relief: but the Ketru- lator not onlv relieved, but cured us." L.B. TtLEOUAini anu Messenger, Macon, Ga. MANUFACTURED --il.Y BY J. II. ZEIL1N & CO., Philadelphia, Pa. c orn HOUSE. Thtjiist y. A number of private and ether bills were passed. Ihe lull to make oleomargarine and all other is a vigorous feeder and re sponds well to liberal fertiliza tion. On corn lands the yield increases and the soil improves if properly treated with fer tilizers containing not under 7 actual Potash. A trial of this plan costs but little and is sure to lead to profitable culture. All ab mt Potash the results of its nse by actual ex periment on ihe best farm in the Uiiited States is told in-a little book which we pub.ish aud wi'ii p;isdly mal free to any farmer iu America wliou-nl wiiic fr 'x. GERMAN. KALI WORK,' ' 93 Nassau St., New Vuiic Appeal to the Kailroad 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 emploj'es of the different lines of railroads in that State have prepared an address to the railroad commission, which will be accompanied by peti tions. Cheered Cuba Libre. At Charleston, S. C. , Monday, an au dience of 2,000 to 2,500 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 The audience was most sympathetic and responsive one and the pent-up entnusiasm irequentiy burst forth in cheers which made the rafters of the picturesque old building vibrate. Coast Fortification. Gen. Craighill, chief of engineers, lias 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 Pensacola in Florida; Savannah, Ga ; Charleston, S. C. , and Wilmington, N. C. Work is going on vigorously at each of these places, either upon forti fications or rivers and harbors and sat isfactory progress is noted generally. Georgia Jail Deliveries. A special from thens, Ga , to the Evening Constitution says that six prisoners broke jail and have not been recaptured. One of the escaped men was charged with criminal assault and three others were charged with murder. The fifth was indicted for bigamy and the sixth for burglary. A special from Milledgeville sajTs that six prisoners es caped from jail there, too. They were all under sentences ranging from three to ten years. Taxable Values. An abstract of the listed taxables for 181)0 has been furnished by A uditor Fur- man to State Treasurer Worth for the use of the T egislative Finance Commit tee. Cn this the 18.17-SiS will be based. The valuation of real estate and per sonal property iu 1 S0r wasti0,8(l,i:i1, and for 18-jtJ, .2y0,a4,0'.ui, a shortage of 1,121,135. The railway taxes of 18!)G are ?2G--576,006. One cent on the glOO valuation would raise ?25,031.;o less the cost of collection, and S?23;,0(:0 yearly may be expected from schedule B and C taxes, and other privilege taxes, leaving S02 i,000 to be raised. 'Ihe Auditor says that a levy of 25 cents on the 100 will raise this amount. Vices and Virtues of Chinatown. If you made with me a complete tour of Chinatown, visiting every place where a Chinaman dwells, when you had returned you would sum up what you had seen about as follows: Places where opium was smoked by Chinese In their own private apart ments: about one-fourth of the whole. Places where opium was sold to white visitors who smoked and slept on the premises, and which is commonly call ed an "opium Joint": possibly three In your whole tour. Places were gambling was in prog ress: about one-twentieth of the whole. Places where men were pursuing the ordinary vocations of life: nearly tliree-t'Jtrrt'h. Century. 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 hre 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 6,000 pounds of powder and boo pounds of dynamite stored in the magazine. Two were killed. Visible Supply of Cotton. The total visible supply of cotton for the world is 4,165,087 bales of which 8,819,787 bales are American, against 4,055,002 and 3,627,802 bales respective ly last year. Beceipts at all interior towns, 82,342 bales. Beseipts from the plantations 171,179 bales. Grop m sight 6,061,393 bales. To Answer Within a Month. Hon. Wm. J. Bryan has been in vited to deliver the final address before the Washington and the Jefferson Lit erary Society of the University of Vir ginia. He says he will give a definite answer within a month. Gave the Old Man Away. A couple of revenue agents who were in Charlotte last week from a trip to Stanly, went to a clothing store and bought a suit for a boy six years old This they had shipped to a lawyer at Albemarle, who will see that the boy gets it. The boy's father runs a dis tillery and the revenue agents were en gaged in stamping the barrels. After they had finished the boy who had been an interested spectator, wanted' to know if they were going to put those pretty things on the barrels in the barn. The officers went to the barn and uncovered four barrels of blockade tlmt. Vin1 been hidden ftwav there. That's why they sent a suit of clothes to the boy. Observer. Their Relig O 's Iieliei. Secretary White, of the Baptist State Mission Board, has completed a can vass of the legislators giving their re ligious belief. In the Senate there are Iii liantists. 12 Methodists, 2 Luther ans, (i Presbyterians. 2 Catholics, 2 Dis omies. 9 no belief. In the House there n.i e H2 Patitists. 30 Methodists. 13 Epis copalians, 13 Presbyterians, 1 Catholic, 1 Oisciule. x Reformed church, 18 no belief. New Populist State Chairman. The Populist State committee met m Raleigh and accepted the resignation of Hal. Ayer as State chairman. It was tendered, to take effect the day before he became Auditor. W. h.. t ountain, of Tarboro, was elected to succeed him. imitation dairy products subject to the laws of the .vtate or territory into which they are transported was called up. After considerable discussion over the bill a vote was taken, which res ilt ed in 12u years and UO nays. The Pres ident's message vetoing the bill to create a new Judicial district in Texas was referred to the committee on the iudiciarv. 1 ; xipay. Ihe House spent the main part of the day on private bills, and the night session was devoted to pension bills. At this session about a dozen bills were passed Saturday. Jhe House in accord ance with an order entered 6ome weeks ago, turned aside from the considera tion of public business and listened to eulogies upon the life and services of the late ex-Speaker C risp, of Georgia. The occasion was marked by an unus ually large attendance of members, while the galleries were rilled by auai tors who listened with interest to the obituary eloquence. Monday. ihe House spent the day in consideration of miscellaneous mat ters, business of the District of Colum bia occupying the greater portion of the session. The bill amending the patent laws along the lines proposed by the Americrn Par A ssociation to give to the Lnited States the benefat of devices patented by naval officers was passed. Tuesday. The House spent the whole of the day's session in committee of the whole considering private pen sion bills. Favorable action was taken upon fifty-two of them, one being the Senate bill to increase to S100 a month the pension of Major General Juliu3 H. tahl. THE ... FARMERS' EXCHANGE, J. H. ftlcHEIttr Proprietor, THE STOCKS IN VOGUE. Cruel of and Barbarous Methods Punishment in Ch'na. In China, parracides are cut to pieces, the murderer being fastened to a cross. and while thus suspended, cuts an! Slaking Silver Dollars. The issue of standard silver dollars from the mints and treasury offices for the week ended Jan. 16th was $247,749 and for the corresponding period last year was $233, 4uo. The shipment of fractional silver coin from J anuary 2d to 10th aggregated $213,000. Precautions Taken. The great epidemic of the bubonic plague in Bombay has impelled the authories of the marine hospital service at Washington to take steps to secure tho utmost possible vigilance by all officials of the United States to pieve"' its introduction into this country. $4,000 Stolen From Express Car. An express package containing $4,000 was stolen on Saturday from a Southern Express car on a branch of the Georgia Bailroad between Winder and Social Circle. The route agent has been ar rested. Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court of the United States has decided that that part of the South Carolina dispensary law provid ing for the inspection of liquors imported into the State is unconstitutional. Mr. Wm. Smithdeal, of Salisbury, was a loser to the amount of $38,000 by the recent failure of the Yadkin Falis Manufacturing Company, and a few davs ago he confessed judgment for a number of personal debts. The Governor has accepted the resig nation of Adjutant General Cameron- Mai Edwaad M. Hayes, Seventh Cav alry, U. S. A., is designed to act as Adjutant Uenerai tnerein. A joint stock company has formed at Asheville to build a there for the colored race. been hotel wm Kentucky Bank Failures. The First National bank, of Newport, Ky. , has gone mder. The bank is in the hands of an examiner, and will be re-organized. Ihe capital stock was 200, ouO. The German .National Bank, at Louisville, with a capital stock of $251,500, has also closed its doors. Brief iScws Note's. " The largest soap factory in the South is located at Attulia, Ala. The anniversary of the birth of the ,reat soldier, Pobert E. Lee, was ob served last Tuesday with appropriate memorial services, etc. One of Governor Carr's last acts was th nardon of John Osborne, of Ashe, who, about a year ago, killed James Mnm-efield and was sent up for fifteen years. At. North Wilkesboro a large steam nniierir is beinsr built bvSmoot & Sons. rl he nlant will cover several acres of ground. Kenston. having issued and placed S8.000 of bonds for the purpose, expects r. . . , 1 1 1 4 : to nave an electric iigni piam. m upeiu- tion in sixty days. Mohammedanism. O hrlstianlty would make much more rapid progress If Its followers were as devout and loyal to their faith as are the Mohammedans to theirs. Only death or sickness pre vents the latter from attending the ceremonies at the temple five times in each day. Antranlg Azhderian, Arme nian. Scranton. Pa.ai ritikker I dreamed last night that ron srave me ten dollars. Btryker- Good! that makes ns square. I owed vnn n tAnnevr. VOll knOW. BOStOU Transcript IS THK STl CK3. made by the executioner In the fleshy part of his body, and he is ultimately decapitated. Offenders of high rank are strangled. The- victim us sent to prison with a silken cord, and is left to execute himself. Decapitation has be come quite a fine art. The big block is nrwt- nspd. The neck of the victim is simply stuetched to its full length, and by one blow, literally a short, sharp shock, the head is soon rolling on the rround. For minor offenses all sorts of punishments are used, and the stocks, as shown in the accompanying ihustra tion. from a sketch, long since abolish ed fn this country, are in constant use, The Chinese stocks are peculiarly dis agreeable. The Holy Book. Our source of Talth Is the Book, the word or uoa. ine Darce of our faith does not emanate from an old man sitting on the banks of the Tiber, nor in a company of bishops with a czar at its head, nor in a com pany of Protestant bishops and preach ers, but in the Book. Rev. H. A. Buch tel, Methodist, Mount Yernont N. Y. , Has been removed . into the Shaw block. Look out for the sign. Mr. McNeill will Btill keep the old reliable FARMERS' ALLIANCE FERTILIZER and other grades of which the public will be duly in formed. He also keeps on hand a full stock of Dry Goods, etc. HIGHEST PRIC.33 PAID FOR COUNTRY PRODUCE. WIRE FENCING. Poultry Vetting, Wire anch Steel lVailsT all Sixes, Barbe Wire, PAINTS, PUMPS, SASH, D00R3 AND BLINDS. ICE-CREAM FREEZERS, , FISHING TACKLES. IN FACT A COMPLETE LINE OF GENERAL HARDWARE. ALL CORRESPONDENCE RE CEIVE PROMPT ATTEN TION. WE ASK FOR A CONTINUANCE OF YOUR VERY - LIBERAL - PATRONAGE. fj. JACOBI HD'WE CO, Wilmington, JV. G. The Wide Worlds The field la the world. The place where religion Is to live and grow ia not some cloister nor some walled-in church, separated from . ordinary life. The field for religion is the big outside, everyday world---EeT. C. R. Brown, Cougresationalist, Oak land, OaL - r' 1
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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Jan. 20, 1897, edition 1
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