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THE ROBESONIAN N,l,,b3lV.,(,5X' McDIAllMID, at 82.(10 a your and $1.00 tor hix months, nn.l U read every week i.y nearly every Intelligent citizon of It won Co.; has n troiiernl circulation in all tho Ptirroutnlitm counties, including Fior uuoo, Marion, Marlboro uud Diirmurtnn in 8,.ntl, Carolina. The paper is now u he twonty-r Ulnh year of a prosperous and X Wiis existence, and is go firmly established In tin hearts of its patrons.. well as a pecuniary cut.Tpri that business ,,. Can rrtlmRt 1.8 to lu vnluo to them. A a local newspaper it ha no mtperi-r anywhere, hnv- '' a- f villi'. Mnxton and other t.we. HP XT I? D ft 0 CI TVRJTTT TmToBESOHIAH. : VOL. XXVIII. NO. 5. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 27, 189?." ME FEHCIKG. Vault I'u Xi ttiiiy, Wive and WHOLE NO. 1411. A - PAPER - OF - TO-DAY. W. W. MclHAUMID, Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Three Months 9 .SO Six Months 1.0(1 Twelve Months 2.00 x SaTcASH IS ADVASCX. Steel XnUa, Harbr, all Sixes, Wire, liiiljAcH Nil SnccEEfls IP, gm. JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING Creates many a new business; xj.nlakges many an old business; Preserves many a 1-irge bnsin ""I"" many a aim uusiuess; Rescues many a lost business; Saves many a falliog business; Secxtres success in any busiuess. I ness; TAINTS, TUMPS, SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS. ICE-CREAM FREEZERS, Msmxu TACKLES. TIMWAKS 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. II JACOWHD'WE CO, IVffmhiftfon, JV. G. To "advertise judiciously," use the columns of The Robesonian. It is pub lished in one of the iive and growing towns of North Carolina and circulates extensively among an intelligent and properous people, whose trade is well worth seeking and having. , lOCGSSooocooo O t M fQ ffl O (M -l ifl i; , 5 irtMHHHTIIMClKBQDI eosooooooeoo sooooHHfit-coir r-lr-lT-lr-li-ICOOO1 the FARMEB EXCHANGE, J. H. fttefJEILL, Proprietor, HlH the out b;tti removed into Shu ;v block. L)ck fir tho fcign. Mr. McNeill will still keep tli-j ol.l reliable FABMERS' ALLIANCE FERTILISER n e .; m o w is o o o o cs o t- cm t- m i- o o s o o i300ii-e!'L')oo HIMBO 0 l.OOCCtOOOOCOOO t- i.i C ."3 O 13 c; L"5 O O O O r-l H n co . '.ft cooooooooooo OCOOWtJl'CUCOO C-1 cc o o m O S t- O? C: Lt n n CO ooocsoooooooe l: c o c o ci t: : c c t-( CN : 13 O a o l-; o c O -i o iH i-l CN CM C-1 CO CC GO O 00 CI L- S is o S Blld otlfT tho public formed. II humi it full Guod.s, etc gnil v.i which il bo dnlv ulO ki'f-pH (stock of Dry oli 1ITGIIKST PRlcr-S PAID FOR COCNTRY PRODLX'E. ViLKiaQlOa&VVELOOaRy AND BRANCHES, AND CONDENSED ECHLDULE. SEC. 13, 1893. -ttit-ti -k-trtrirtrfiir Transient ailvertiseraents to be pub i .i. .. i .... i . . , iioui-n uup muuiu uuu uuuer, must ne paid tor in advance. All advertising lor u snorter time than three p;onthrt is considered tranHient advertisin Accounts rendered quarterly for all un eriisemeius puuiisuea ior a ijner period of time. T 1 l xjocai anvertisements appearing among reading matter will be charged 10 cents per lino for insertion. Legal advertisements, such as nd- mitiistratorb' and executors' notices, commissioners' and trustees' sales, summons to nou-residentH, itc, will lie charged for at legid rates. fxcfTt when they excead a certain limit of space, in which caso wo reserve the right to fix our own price. All such business must be paid tor in advance The charge is very small aud we cannot afford to take rinks or wait the plt-aa- ure of personi to pay. EDITORIAIi CORRESPONDENCE, Hamlet, N. C, Jan. 24, 1897. As I am delayed here by a train that is three hoars behind time I trust mv readers will pardon me for trespassing upon the holy Sabbath day by writing for The Robesoxian. As already stated in these columns I placed an order with the Dodson Print ers' Supply Co.. of Atlanta, for an out fit for my newspaper and job office on the 16th. After placing the order I recollect some important omissions und one important change, or rather, substitution. And so, through the kindness of Mr. E. St. John, Vice President and General Manager of the Seaboard System, I was enabled to make a trip to the "Gate City" at a nomiual expense and left ,TinmKt u,.u'..iUu laai, xoesaay evening. AnioDg the passengers were Messrs. W. H. Neai, of Laurinburg, W. B. Cooper, of Wilmington, and others. Mr. Cooper w as on his way to Rock- inghim and we soon found that I could t hojne from Atlanta as soon as he could get homo on an express train from Rockingham. 1 was also delight ed to meet Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Hayes, formerly of our county, now ot Geor gia. Mr. Hayes is identified with the immigration system, inaugurated and energetically pushed by the Seaboard System. Mr. Hayes is still partial to old Robeson to an extent that Mrs. Hayes, a Georgian, wishes to come to North Carolina. I arrived in Atlanta about daylight on Saturday, and in quiring for my good old friend, Mr. J. B. Wilkinson whom Mrs. Mayes told rae was keeping the "Virginia" hotel, the 'bussman told mo that the house was not open any more, and I could n.t gam any information from the "new" city directory. I took breakfast at a restaurant near by aud soon made my appearance at the office of the.Dodsou Priuters'Supply Co., where I wan greeted as cordially as though I had been a life-long ac quaintance ly Mr. Dodson, the presi dent, and Mr. Hill, the treasurer; Mr. 0. H. Johnson being still on the road. I found them all jnst as nice and clever us men could be and showed me every attention. Here I was cut short by tne arrival of the train. The day in Vtlanta was most pleasantly spent and I renewed my old acquaint an 3ts aud found many new ones. Moe next eek . W. W. McDiakmid. LAWMAKERS 11 ilifl. Bills General, Local, But All of Some Importance, STATE DEBT BILL PASSED. To Protect Funds In the Hands of Public OffleersResuluting Work ing Hours. SENATE. Wednesday. Senate met at 11 o'clock, Lieutenant-G overnor Reynolds presiding. After prayer by Rev. Mr. Babb the journal of Tuesday was read and approved. A few petitions were introduced. Avlnch are of very little im r"Y.iHb"S,nl resslutious were then intro'- be insurauee laws. I Friday. House met at 10 o'clock. A Clark -To requise the registration of s3? ma.n7 u 8 were introduced, Highest of all in Leavenbg Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report DELAWARE'S NEA SENATOR. General Kenney Announces That He li in Favor of Free Coinage Richard R. Kenney's certificate ot election as United States Ssa?.tor from Delaware has been signed by the Speakers and Clerks of ih Legislature, at Dover, and then bv Gov ernor Tunnell. General Kenney left imme ii utoly for Washington to put in his claim for W. FOSTER FRENCH. V. s. xok:ient. French & torment, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Lumbeiton, - - - N. C. rnAISS UOIND SOUTH. Leave Weldou 11.50 a. m., 9.11 p. m.; ar- Practice in tho counties of Robeson, Richmond, Bladen, Columbus, Cum berland, New Hanover, and in State and Federal Courts. Prompt attention to all professional business. tf rlVH lloeky Mount, 12.52 a. m., 10.31) p. m. Lii'iivo Jurhoro, 1Z.12 a. rn. LenvH Rocky .Mount, 1.00 p. m., 10.33 p in., C.40 a ni, l-'. l p in. Leave Vjl.sou,'J.Cj p in, 11.18 pm, G.13 n m, i.Yj p m. Jieave K"lma. 2.51) p m. Leave Fayettevlile, 4.15 p m, 1.07 a m. Ajrrivis Florence, 0.55 p m, 3.1 1 a m. Leave (J'iKstiori., 3.10 ni. 7.0J a in. Leave .! inolia. 4. Hi p m, 8.0;J a ni. Arrive NVilmin;;to:i, 5.45 p in, U.30 a m. TK.TNS (10I.NO NOKTlt. Lea'i riotenef, H.45 a ni, 8.35 p ni. Leave Fayeltevi.le. u m, 10.20 p m. Leave S linn, 1.00 a m. Arrlvo Wilson, 1.42 am, 12.10 pm. Leave Wilndiitoii, 'J.SIj n ip, 7.15 p m. l.eavo Magnolia, li).6!) a tn, M.5.5 p in. I,euv (ruid.sljoro. 12.01 a in, 10.10 p tn. Leave Wilson, 1.42 ,. m, 12.15 p m, 10.23 p lu, 12.42 p ni- Arrive Rocky Mount, 2.33 p m, 12.53 p m, 11.55 p m, 1.10 in. Leave Tnrnoro, 12.12 p m. Leave lloeky .Mount, 2.33 p m, 12.53 p m. Arrive Wehlon, 3.81 p in, 1.41a in. Train on the Hei.tiaml Neck Uranch RoaJ 1 um's Welilon 4.10 i m, Halifax 4.2 p in, ar rive Scotland Ncck hi 5.20 p m, Greenville t'.57 p in, Kiu.ston 7.55 p in. RciuriihiK leaves Kuiftrin 7.20 a ni, Hr enviile 8.22 a m, arriv ing Halifax at 11.01) a m, Weldou 11.20 am, tinny except Mummy. Trail. s o'i Wmliini;tfin Rranch leave Wa.th InntonH OO a in, ami 2.00 p ni., urrivePar tuelo H.'M u in, met 3.40 p m., returning leave l'arinele a 50 a :n. ami 6 80 p m., uirivo WiiHiim(ti,n 11 25 u in, and 7 20 p in., Uuily except Hunday. Train leaves Torboro, N. C, daily, at 6.30 11 m, arrives Plymouth 7.40 pm Returning, leaves Plymouth 7.30 a in, arrives Tarijoro U.60 am. Train on Midland, N. C Branch, leaves GoJilHboro daily, except Hunday, 7 10 am, arrivinK rlrnlthflcld H 30 am. R 'turning IcHven Bujitlilluld 9.00 u in, arrives Uolilsooro 10 25 u m. Trains on Nashvlllo Branch leave Rocky Mount at 4 30 p m, arrives Nashville 5 05 p in, HprinK Hope 5 30 p m. Iteturniiifr, leaves KpriiiK Hope H 00 a ni, Nashville 8 35 a m, ar rive at Rocky Mount at 9 03 a in, dally, ex cept Hunday. Train on Clinton Branch leaves Warsaw for Clinton daily, except Hunday, at 11 10 a ni. nud 9.15 p. in. Returning leaves Ciiuton 7 00 a 111 and 3 00 p m. Train No. 78 makes close connection at Weldou lor ull points north daily, all rail via Richmond. Also ut Rocky Mount with Nor folk and Carolina railroad for Norfolk and all points North via Norfolk. II. M. K.MERSON. General I'a-wnirer Agont. J. R. KKNLY, T. M. EMERSON, General Manager. Tralllo Manager. E. K. PKOCTOlt, JI!. S. MC1XTYF.E. Proctor & fclntyre, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Lumbeiton, - - - N. C. Practice in all tho courts of tho State. Prompt and painstaking atteu tion given to ail legal business. tf fi W. Costers, Jr., ATTORNEY AT L1W, Red Springs, - - - N. C Practices in the State and Federal courts. Special attention given tcol lection of claims. tf Prof. O. H- 03 ley Tonsorial Artist. TjCJIBERTON, v. c. Prof. Mosely served a regular prenticcsLip in Wilmington, N. aud now runs u thoroughly equipped shop for whites iu this town. Try him, lleinember yon will always find him in his bhop ready to servo you. ap GENEBAL B. B. KBNNET. (Free silver man elected United States Sena tor from Delawaro.) the seat, which is also contested by Colonel Henry A. Dupont. The election of General Kenney Is clatrne I as a victory by the free silver ppo plo, although they did not advocate his eleo tion at first. In the last campaign he was very quiet on the money qu?sdon and by some was recarded as a gold standar.t man. After his election he said that hs was in favor of tho free coinag e o! silver. Dr. J. D. HcrMLAH, Olympian Gamed Will Bo Hcpcatod. Tho Greek government will lntroduco lu the Legislative Assembly during Hie coming session" a bill providing for tho holding of Olympic games In the Sla dlon every four years. If this bill be comes a law It will assure the repeti tion of the games which so many were Interested ln this year. M. O. Avaroff, the wealthy Greek merchant, who In part restored the Etadlon for the entries this year, has written to the Crown Prince of Greece, offering 8, 600,000 drachmas (about $080,000) t .wards Ita reconstruction la,aartle. DRUGGIST. LUMBERTON, N. C, Has a Full Line of Drugs, Patent Medicines, Brushes, Perfumery, And evorytlring kept at a fiist-cla83 Drug Store. A fresh supply of Turnip seed just re ceived. Agent for the celebrated Priacc of India Ciar. Best five cent smoke on earth. T. A. McNEILL. A. W. McLEAN. Ksdll and- KGLn Attornk vs-at-La w, Ofiiccs in Shaw Building, up duir", North Corner. LUMBERTON, - N. 0. ices id State anl Feder.il Courts. Prompt nitention given to nil legal business. OLNEY ON THE TREATY. llofore the Forelen Kelations Committee ln Support of Arbitration Agreement. The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela tions, Washington, listened to Secretary Olney for more than an hour. The Secretary, who drew the general treat y of arbitration be tween this Government and Great Britain made an elaborate argument in favor of the ratilicatiou of the treaty assent to the Senate. Much of the talk about the committee table was of an interlocutory character, and sever al Senators, notably Messrs. Morgan and Davis, iisked numerous questions of the Sec retary, inlea md to Ratherfrom him his idea of the scope of treaty. The questions pro pounded indicated quite plaiuiy an antag onism to the text of the convention, and the intention of Senators to insist upon its amendment before reporting the instrument to the Senate. No aotion was taken, and it is intimated that action caunot possibly ba kad for some wueks to come. Woman Frightened to Death. White apa placed an unsigned note on It. A. t arker's porch, in Pitt oounty, "forth Carolina, telling him if he did not leave the county in thirty days he would be killed. His wife found the tiote. She went into spasms and died in a few hours. Tarker had convicted one Walston for killing his hog and hauling it away. The authorities are laying to discover the anonymous let ter writer. Prut Worried Over Ugly Pictures. The Ohio Legislature is to consider a bill to crohibit the promiscuous dis tributions by patent medicine venders of namphlets andbills describing symp toms of disease. There are cases of well persons having worried themselves into a decline over lancieu symptoms, and people of weak nerves are no doubt much worried by seeing: these ugly pictures and uglier descriptions of disease. 2,500 PEES0NS KILLED. Half of the Population of Klsham Island, in th Persian Gulf, Perisliecl. A special dispatch received in London from Teheran, capital ot Persia, says that 2,500 persons perished as a result of the earthquake which occurred on Elsham Island January IL Kifsham Island Is the largest ln the Persian milf. and is situated about 10 mllss from Its entrance. IU population Is estimated at 1,003, mottly Arabs. duced and referred as follows Justice Bill to repeal chapter 277, Laws of 1805, relating to divorces; also to repeal chapter 117, Laws of 18J5, re lating to sales by trustees aud mort gages. Walker Bill relating to probates of w7ills. Smathers To amend chapter 277 of the laws of 1895, in regard to divorces. Isewsome To amend chapter 317 of the laws of 188!), relating to bridges and public roads. Anthony To .mend chapter 198. laws of 18SI), relating to pensions. 1 he calendar was then taken up and a feAV bills and resolutions were dis posed of: Bill to amend section 27S4 of the Code. Passed second and third readings. The President then announced that the Senate would repair to the House of Eepreseutatives to vote 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 petition asking for a dispensary law fcr Louisburg and the township of Louis burg. After the reports of the standing com mittees, bills were introduced and re ferred as follows: Ashburn Besolution to investigate the use of the several histories in North Carolina public schools. lexander To prevent the for feiture of goods sold on the-installment plan. McCaskev moved to nave the reform atory bill for young criminals printed. Adopted. Clark Bv request bill m regard to catching fish in Columbus county. Also bill in regard to the trapping and killing of deer in Columbus coun ty- Abell Tnat our senators ana .Repre sentatives in Congress be intruded to vote for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 10 to 1. Butler To prevent discrimination in the currency of the country. 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, ex-sheriff of Cabarrus county. Vassed second and third readings. j Bill to pay J. M. Early's expenses as contesting Senator in 18D5. Passed second and third readings. Bill instructing Senators and Repre sentatives to vote for the free and un limited coinage of silver at Hi 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 ings. Feid ay. Senate met at 12 o'clock, Lieutenant Governor Reynolds presid ing. Journal of Thursday was read and approved. Bills of most import ance introduced and referred were: Abell Bill to amend section 1357 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 880, laws of 1880, relating to liens on canal companies. Justice lo incorporate the .Levi Bank, of Rutherfordton. Mitchell To levy a special tax in Nash county. Rollins Bill to regulate the law in regard to the dissection of dead bodies. Early Bill to amend chapter 233, laws of 1895, relating to fisheries. The calendar was then taken up and the following bills and resolutions were disposed of: Grant Bill relating to the meetings of committees, passed second and third readings. iiill icr the relief oi is. T. Jolinson, 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. Saturday. Senate met at 10 o'clock, Lieutenant-Governor Reynolds pre siding. The journal of Friday was ead and approved. ine louowung bills and resolutions were introduced and referred; Grant In regard to tne supervision of the public schools. Justice Bill for the reliet ot sheritls and tax-collectors. Parker, of Randolph To amend chap ter 453, laws of 1893, in regard to trus tees and assignees. Grant said this was a serious question and moved to print. Adopted. The calendar was taKen up ana tne follow ing bills and resolutions were dis posed of: Bill m regard to the county line oe- tween Chatham and Alamance counties made special order for Friday next. Bill to establish a uniform standard of time for North Carolina passed sec ond and third readings. Bill to place James frhelton, of Surry county, on the pension roll, lost on second reading. Bill to amend chapter 27G, laws of 1891, in regard to selling cigarettes to miners. It prohibits the sale of chew ing tobacco and snuff also. McCarthy opposed the bill; also Mr. Sharp, of Wilson. Mr. Smathers, the author of the bill, spoke in favor of the bill. Mr. Moye, of Pitt, opposed the bill. Mr. Sharp, of Wilson, moved to table. It was re-referred. Bill to incorporate the town of Bridgersville, in Wilson county, passed second reading. Monday. Senate met at 4 o'clock p. m. The bill was favorably reported amending the divorce law so as to add the words: "Unless the wife re-marries then the husband may also re-marry, " and add the words, ' 'Unless the hus band re-marries then the wife may also re-marry." Bills were introduced as follows: Person To establish and maintain an insurance iUnertmcnt nt convi'!ate the names of partners in business con ?erns, etc. McCaskev To authorize the Gover nor to appoint two additional justices .'f the peace in any township whenever Ji his discretion he may believe the mils of justice will be promoted by such additional number, their terms to 2nd the first Monday in December, SJS, for those first appointed and those (or each succeeding term shall begin on he date given above; whenever the Governor thus appoints justices one shall be of a political party different !roin that of the majority of the justices Ei said township, and such appoint ments of additional justices shall lie ma te by the Governor whenever the lesident judge certifies it to be desir able. There was some discussion of a bill to incorporate the town of Bridgersville, a-Tnte, JV-rnJSuHer said there uuiivroa is Towns so as to m;nt, tni people living in their limits from road uuty and ;illow the sale of whiskey. The question of visiting the Univer sity Wednesday to attend the inaugu rotion of President Alderman, came up. It was decided that the Senate attend in a body and that there be a night session at 8 o'clock Wednesday. Tc-bsd ay. Senate met at 12 o'clock, Lieutenant-Governor Reynolds pre siding. Bills were introduced as follows: Parker of Randolph To amend the charter of the Asheboro & Montgomery Railroad. Jjyon A bill to amend the charter of the town of Durham. Mitchell Bill for the relief of Con federate soldiers and other persons. Person Bill to pension all ex-slaves who did service for the Confederacy; to suppress lynch: nj and to recover damages. Bharp To prevent fishing un private ponds. Parker, of Randolph Resolution to pay off judgement against the Univer sity of Xorth Carolina. Butler Bill requiring county com missioners to appoint time and place for ail sales under process of law. A resolution was adopted inviting Hon. Roy Stone to address the General Assembly on the subject of good roads Friday, February ith. till passed second and third readings relative to the reduction of salaries and fees. This bill calls for a committee of five, three from the House and two from the Senate to make salaries and fees conform to the prices of farm products. Bills on the second reading: To amend chapter 277, laws of 188.5. This amendment in to make a two years de sertion a legal ground for divorce and to give either party the right to marry agiua. .butler offered a substitute to repeal the said chapter 277, laws of ltk. Scales supported the substitute, as he did not want to see Xorth Caro lina a Dakota or an Oklalo a Justice, Smathers aud Ashburn spoke favoring the substitute. Rajr spoke in favor of the amendment. The hour of adjournment having ar rived, the matter went over until 8 o'clock Wednesday on account of at tending the inauguration of President Alderman at Chapel Hill. HOUSE. 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: McXeime To pay special venires in capital cases. Duffy To amend The Code regard ing appends from assignments of widows' year's support. Wemvss To designate the duties and fix the compensation of boards of county commissioners. Couiey To incorporate the Commer cial Bank of Marion. Harris, of Halifax To repeal the act requiring sworn statements ot election expenses. Sutton, of Newr Hanover To allow active firemen at Wilmington 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 the State. It was, on motion of McKenzie, referred to the finance committee. A resolution was aho introduced to pay $83 to the per sons who in November compiled the election returns. A bill to provide for a stock law elec tion iu 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 worth v of mention are these: Hancock To amend the charter of Newberu. Hare To make it a felony to steal any election bill br other official record of election. White, of Alamance to protect birds in Randolph aud Davidson. Hare (resolution) Instructing Sen ators antt Representatives in Congress to work for the repeal of the tax on fruit brandy. AIcLiryde To amend the Robeson nearly all local in character. Araon 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 and conveyances. 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 pa y registrars and judges of election $1.00 each for services last election day and $1.50 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 con, "il wa's" 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 of 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, and 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 upon all baggage oi 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 $o00. The bill had a favorable committee report, but was tabled by a unanimous vote. The bill to reduce salaries of clerks of the House from $a to S4 per day came up with a favorable report. Mr. Sutton, of New Hanover, moved to table. Lost, ayes 27, noes 71. By unanimous consent Mr. Schulker introduced a bill to incorporate the town of Vineland, Columbus county. Saturday. House met at lu o'clock. Bills and resolutions were introduced as follows: Murphy To protect game and song birds. Nelson Resolution instructing Sen ators and Representatives to vote for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 1G to 1. B arris, of Hyde To repeal the road law in Hyde. Deweese To require corporations to file charters. Daniels To promote temperance. Deweese To authorize sheriffs to make tax bills. Hauser To amend the railroad com mission act, by electing the railroad commissioners by popular vote; to make the rental of telephones from $12 to $18 yearly, and make the rates of passenger fare 1 and a cents per mile; to make telegraph charges 15 cents for ten words and 1 cent for each additional word; also bill to suppress trusts and mm PURE ploye or by any defect in the machinery, etc., shall be entitled to maintain an ac tion against such railroad, and that any contract of agreement, expressed or im plied, made by any employe of the rail- road to waive the benefit of the above thall be null and void. Lusk To allow the administrators, executors, guardians, assignees and ju diciaries to charge premiums paid se curity companies to the estates, the s&X&S not to exceed one-half of 1 per bonds. " u Lusk To have county commissioners designate a depository to protect the funds in the hands of public officers. x ney may designate a bans, btate or national, and that duplicate deposit slips shall be filed with the commis sioners. Carter To provide that no man. wo man or child shall be employed in any manufacturing establishment for a longer time than ten hours a day, un less for the purpose of making neces sary repairs; the violation of this to be a misdemeanor and the penalty a fine of not less than $00. The bill requiring seats to be fur nished for female emulovees in stores. etc., was taken up, amended and passed second and third readings. Bill to amend the charter of Trinity College by taking from the student body certain forms of government and placing these in the hands of the tru tees passed its readings. Bill passed allowing joinders in ac tions for wages. Bill to extend until January 1st. 1899. the time for settlement of the State debt passed; the bill instructing the gover nor to resist payment of any bonds pre sented after said date. Bill to pay special venire men $1 for attendance at capital cases, but no mileage, applying to Rowan county, passed after amendments had been adopted including Buncombe, Beau fort, Swain, Randolph, Chowan. Moore. Guilford, Bertie, Granville, Edge combe, Camden, Montgomery, Meck lenburg, Robeson and Vv ilkes. House then adjourned until 8 o'clock Wednesday evening on account of the inauguration of President Aldermat at Chapel Hill. CRUEL. ''Did you hear ihat Bigg was arrested by the Society for the Prevention ot Cruelty to hildren?" "o what was he doing?" ' Tryiug to sing his baby to sleep.'' NEWS ITEMS CONDENSED. WRITES TO GOVERNORS. combines, by imposing penalty of for feiture of charter by those out of the State, and for those in the State not over 5,000 fine or imprisonment; also resolution requiring the Governor to get information as to the largest salaries of railroad officials and employes, whose salaries exceed &-2,500. Comptroller Eckles Wants Them to Recommend Changes in Legislation to Secure Bank Statistics. James H. Eckles, Comptroller of the Treasury, has sent 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 Southern Pencil Pointers. Charles Blackburn, a bright yonns man of 19, has been bound over to the Suierior Court in tne sum oi 91, uw bond for setting fire to the Charlotte (jN. C. ) Observer building ana aneinpv ing robberj' on the night of January 2. A genuine case of small pox has de- The river and harbor committee of the House iassed through Charlotte Sunday night in a special car, en route to New Orleans, to make an examin- Mon 01 the levees around that city. Jack Burney, a negro, was hanged at Valdosta, Ga , before an immense crowd for the murder of another negro. At Enfield. N. C a negro set fire to the jail, destroying the jail and cre mating himself. At Batesburg. 8. C. Jacob RisMger was run over and killed in attempting to cross the railroad track to attend to his horser. At Norfolk, Va , an enthusiastic Cuban meeting was held, and at the conclusion of several addresses of prom inent speakers and Cubans, a league was formed to aid the patriots. The lower House of Tennessee's Leg islature passed a bill by unanimous vote to prohibit the sale" of cigarettes or cigarette pajers in the State. It will become a law. Robert L. Taylor was Thursday, for the third time, inaugurated as Govern or of Tennessee. A large assemblage witnessed the ceremonies, and both the incoming and retiring Governors made eloquent addresses. Several miles distant from Birming ham, Ala , Friday, robbers held up an express train on the Southern Ra lway and secured the contents of the express car. The passengers were not inter fered with. At Charlotte. N. C. the head of one of the boilers of the Charlotte Cotton Mill blew out, scalding the fireman and shaking up things generally. ai uanionega, us , me goiu iever ra- nn nnri rirli imnM nrA hAinfr nrwned no and old ones found still profitable. A man by the name of Sam Palatka, a Pole, has been arrested for wrecking the train that caused the death of twenty-eight souls at Cataba River, near Birmingham, Ala. He said he had two accomplices. He pretends to be crazy. At Eufalia, Ala.. George and Joe- Grant, brothers, quarreled over some trouble, when the former seized a shot irun and emptied the contents m tne iatter's side. Comptroller to make a statement in his Dockery To provide for public road annual report exhibiting the resources supervision (250 copies ordered print- and liabilities of banks and banking 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, Dave, 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. The bill to regulate appeals was taken up and passed, providing that in appeals to the higher court the evidence shfdl be sent up at the request of either party to the action. It does not apply 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 material 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 1 jury duty undertakers. The bill to incorporate the Carolina j Exchange Bank at Monroe was tabled. By leave Mr. Hancock introduced a bill to amend The Code as to the phar maceutical association. White, of Alamance To make the terms of registrars of deeds four years after the election in 1898. Gallop To prescribe the time in which mortgages may be recorded. The bill to reduce the clerks' salaries in the House to four dollars a day was passed; the amendment to reduce the salaries of members to three dollars a dav was lost, as the Constitution pro vided for the compensation of mem bers. Representative Dockery introduced a resolution that each member return to the treasury one-fourth of his salary. There was an hour and a half of dis cussion, and the resolution was finally lost. The Populists voted against it. Deweese To require sheriffs to keep descriptions of all prisoners. Monday. House met at 11 o'clock. Among the new bills introduced were: Mcharv To regulate assignments, by providing that all conditional sales, assignments, mortgages or deeds of trust which may be executed to secure any debt, obligation, note or Dona which gives preferences to any creditor of the maker shall be absolutely void as to free-existing creditors. McRay To amend The Code so as to allow grand-children of certain ex slaves to inherit and become distribu tors of their estates. Cook To prevent affrays; to punish slander and to amend The Code in reference to Sunday trains. Lusk To authorize clerks of Crimi nal Circuit Courts to probate deeds and take private examinations of feminine covert. , ... Freeman To protect stock-raising and improve the same. peaCe To provide that land-owners shall pay for one-fourth of the fertil izers used by tenants, unless when the land is rented he tells the tenant he will not pay for any fertilizer. Brown Providing that the board of county commissioners shall appoint on the first Monday in April each year a tnwnshin road supervisor, to have charge of all road wovk and to be paid for his time. Hare To return for taxes for 1896 those persons whose property was burned at Murfreesboro, October 10. Hanson To change the age when road duty shall begin from 18 to 21 years. The resolution requiring the ence of all appropriation bills finanr-e committee failed to pass. The bill to allow a woman a divorce if Vim- husband is in the penitentiary, was tabled. It seems to have been drawn to cover a special case. At noon, incompliance with a resolu tion, Dr. J. L. M. Curry agent of the Peabody fund, addressed the Legisla ture in the hall of the House, and was most brilliantly introduced by Repre sentative McKary, of Davidson, who termed Dr. Curry "a beacon light of education in this generation." Dr. Curry expressed his thanks for the honor shown him and in the assign ment of the subject of the address 'Education. " This was the third time he had been invited to address the Leg islature. When he finished there was great applause, and by a rising vote the Senate and House thanked Dr. Curry for his admirable address, and he was then tendered an informal reception. Governor Russell and others thanked him for his words. - Tuesday. House met at 10 o clock. Bills ond resolutions were introduced as follows; companies and savings banks, organ ized under the laws of the several States and Territories. There is no other officer 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. Admiral Bunce's squadron of evolu tion is to blockade Charleston, S. C. early in February. Judge E. T. Merrick.. ex-Chief Jus tice of the Louisiana Supreme Court and one of the best known lawyers in the South, is dead. He Plans Mass-Meetings 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 demonstra 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 revival of the agitation of a couple of years ago, which resulted in the famous march 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. All About the North. Evangelist Reed, in imitation of "Sam" Jones' abusive methods, told the church people of Shelbyville, Ind., that their town was "one of the worst outside of hell," and they have de manded an aiwlogy. The town of Mingo Junction, O., has been destroyed by fire. Loss, $50,000. A gang of firebugs and robbers, of boys under 16, has been arrested in New York. Rev. Merie St. Croix Wright, pastor of Lenox, Unitarian Church, New York, has declared that man has the inherent right to commit suicide. "As we have the right to live so have .we a right to die; that no man can take from us," he declares. At Lancaster, Penn., Abe Henson, one of the members of the gang of thieves and outlaws who reside on the Welsh Mountains was shot and killed by his step-brother, Jerry Green, who is also a noted criminal and member of the same gang. 91 Iscellaneous. refer to the TTni-tnfiss To provide the liabilities of railroads, by providing that any em ploye of any railroad who is injured, or the representative of any person tilled hv railroad accident during his bv the negligence, careless An American Gives His Idea of Their Future. W. William Howard, who went to Turkey in the interest of the Armenian rescue fund, 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 j 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, Immense quantities of corn have been ruined by wet weather in Nebraska. Robert G. Ingersoll has permanently retired from the practice of law. Hundreds of Eastern people, it is said, who secured divorces in Okla homa, are slipping away from Guthrie without paying the costs. Isaac Pitman, the noted inventor of the system of stenography, is dead. England's iron and steel trade is im proving. The imports of foreign . I metal in 1896 were $20,000,000 higher than in either of the two preceding years. Unless he should change his mind in the meantime, President-elect McKin ley will call an extra session of Con gress for Monday, March 15. This in formation was given to Congressman elect J. C. Sturdevant, of Crawford, Erie district, by Major McKinley in Canton a few days ago. Washington. ' ness or incompetency of any other em- being the first executive to fill the office I h, for tE tofer cfriojj . Chief Justice Fuller announced Mon day that the Supreme Court would take the usual February recess, beginning Monday next and ending Monday, March 1. The news of Jeter C. Pritchard's re election was received in Washington with rejoicing by Republicans. President Cleveland end Mrs. Cleve land will extend the courtesy to Maj. and Mrs. McKinley of an invitation to dinner the day preceeding the inaugura tion, and it is probable that the invita tion will be accepted. Rev. Dr. Thos. J. Conaty, of Wor chester, Mass., was installed Tuesday at Washington, D. C, as rector of the Catholic University. A large and dis tinguished audience witnessed th. ceremonies in the Hall of Philoso phy. The Postoffice Departmenthas issued a lottery order against the Southern I Mutual Investment Company at Cincin- nau ana Jjouisviue. The treasurer reports a shortage of fcinall silver notes. Consul Beil. at Sydhey..thinki Ans- fehoes. y. when a woman him without beir-' f