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THE .-.-'-. . GOVERNOR'S North Carolina's Executive Makes To The Legislature THE STATE IS NOW PROSPERING The Governor Speaks of the State's Resources and Recommends Such Legislation as Development. Will Bring Highest The Biennial message of the Govern or was read in both houses of the State 1 Legislature on Thursday. - The sub stance of the message and all the most important sections are given below: INTRODUCTION. The Honorable, the General Assembly: I congratulate you as you' enter upon me uiauiiarge 01 your anyes inat you find in the State an excellent condi tion; Her citizens-of all callings are prosperQus and the revenues of the State are adequate for all the needs that you will be called upon to supply. At the close of the last fiscal year on the 30th of November there-was in the State Treasury for general purposes the sum of $333,683.30. The revnue and machinery acts passed by the last Gen eral Assombly have worked admirably and have brought into the State Treas ury-sufficient sums for all purposes of ed. Youjyj.lI therefore enter upon the discharge of your duties unhampered by a deficit and untempted by any large surplus to 'make extravagant appropri ations. . - . : Certain taxes levied by the last Gen eral Assembly have been declared by the courts unconstitutional. These taxes are adverted to in the report of the State Treasurer and I concur in his recommendations concerning them. Such changes Ought to be made in law as will enable the collection of these taxes for the future and likewise for ' the" past two years. The taxes so levied , were proper, but of course they must be levied in a constitutional manner. machinery and revenue acts are per- iiaya aa guuu txa vc ko.ii iua&c iucui un der our constitution. The whole subject of taxation is one ' well worthy your profuoundest consid eration. The burdens of government, always onerous are made more so by a wrong distribution of them.tThe , tax ation in many of our towns and cities "when 'combined with the State, county and special taxes, is found to be very burdensome and results in great loss, of revenue by reason of the .refusal of the taxpayer to. fully Jist his property whpn thft tav "rata' is sn Well as to amount to something like confiscation. I commend to your most careful consideration- the able discussion of this matter by the State Tax Commission. This commission has given much and profound study to the question of tax ation and its Opinion is worthy of the most serious consideration. ! The assessment' of, railroad property for taxation in 1898 was $33,619,860: in 1903 this assessment was made $70,- , 628,523, thus more than doubling the assessment in a period of five years. -This increased assessment of railroad property at first glance might appear to be -unjust,-but when it is considered that within! the time named the gross - earnings of the railroads of this Sta'te. have increased from $11,543,566 to $18, 10,815, the appearance of injustice passes away and leaves one in doubt , whether, the railroads are even now as "sessed at anything like their true value. The Corporation Commission has man aged the assessment of . railroad prop erty and the collection of taxes out cf the railroads with great wisdom and without creating any serious friction between these great corporations and -the State.. : , EDUCATION. . . I commendto t5he earnest considera tion of your, honorable body the re port of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and recommend the adopp i tion of1 the suggestion contained ther;L in. ThisState is extremely fortunate - n'having as Superintendent-t-f Public Instruction a broad-minded, cultured . and able man-, 'who 'is pu?hing her edu cational interests forward at a. pace which commands the admiration of our sister State. He has given much study to the subject upon which his report is"based and I cannot do better than ,to declare that I concur in his reasoning and his conclusions. I great ly deprecate any attempt to raise the race issue on the question of educa tion. There is "absolutely no justifica tion for stirring up our people on this subject. The small sum which the white-people are contributing --to the support of the negro, schools cannot for one moment justify the, continued agitation of the question of dividing ; this school fund according to the sum ') paid by each race. Having divested the negro of power it is manifestly our dty to make of him the best citizen of which' he is capable and this we can - certainly never do by leaving him to liis -own- devices, nor by withdrawing from him the small amount of taxes which we-' .devote to his education. - There are three courses open with re ' ference to the negro. The first is to let him go without any" training and inev itably drop" back into savagery; When . we make up our minds to do this the second plan will at'once be put into effect and that is for philanthropic peo ple '. throughout' the world to take charge of his education and train him up out of "harmony f and in enmity to ,the people among whom he lives. The third plan is for us to train , him our- 1. Dowie Going to Florida. Richmond, Va., Special. "Prophet" Alexander Dowie, of Zion City, 111., passed through Richmond on his way to Mimi, Fla. He was accompanied by his private secretary, Oran Reece, James 4". Peters, superintendent N of transportation of Zion City, and Frank W.. Cotton. He declined to see any one. Photographers, newspaper, men. and a few- spectators were -Vblessed" by him as the train sped South. V V .":"'.-'. " -" f ' J ' ''" : MESSAGE estions selves making, him more capable, more efficient, more reliable . and with a deeper affection for us. The last . plan it seems to me commends itself both to our selfishness and our generosity. But apart from our sense of obligation to-this weaker race, I am impressed with the necessity of causing all agita tion which leads to the embftterment and estrangement of the negro, for the reason that as this estrangement and this embitterment increase large num bers of them will go out from1 among us. The greatest need, of North Caro lina today is more labor. It seems to me the hightof folly to continue to bring about conditions which lessen the amount of labor in the State. On the contrary every encouragement should be given by fair treatment even by generous consideration, to stop the emi gration, of this important part of -our labor. It is useless for us to pass law taxing emigrant agents, if we deny it the negro the privilege of giving to his child a decent public school educa tion. Provision -ought to be made for the payment of the expenses of the Su perintendent of Public Instruction. It is absolutely necessary in tne perform ance of his duties for him to travel throughout the State; indeed he ought- to visit other States of the Union to learn their methods, views and plans. TO do so will necessitate the expedi ture of from $500 to $750 in the pay ment of railroad fare. Heretofore the railroads of this State under a statute permitting it, have been granting to the Superintendent of Public Instruction passes over their lines, but for the past year or so they have refused to do this. Unless the Legislature is going to require them to furnish tho passes, provision certainly ought to be made to defray these absolutely neces sary expenses of the Superintendent. A State which so much needs education cannot afford to stint its Superintend ent in the necessary expenditure of money in the performance of the duties of . his office and in his better equip ment of that office. TAXES. . Taxes shoad be as low as possible, consistent with, the needs of the State; any' taxes levied beyond this is wrong in principle, and should not be toler ated. Taxes, should also be j uniform and just, never levied twice, on the same thing, or what is constructively the same thing, and while it is always difficult to correct errors of this kind, still the burdens of taxation should be borne alike by all, and not doubled on some, while others escape their pro portionate part. No , person, I for any purpose, should ever pledge the credit of the State unless authorized by the Legislature, in whom alone is lodged that power, and even that great body should not do so, unless in extreme cases or matters of urgent necessity. APPROPRIATIONS. From the message of the retiring Governor, and the reports of the vari-J cus departments, after passing the ap propriation bills, providing means for the protection of the State in the snit of South Dakota against North Caro lina, and enacting laws pi general benefit, there are no momentous ques tions affecting the State 'demanding the attention of the present General Assembly. The appropriation bills, how vastly increasing, which will be submitted to you, will doubtless be carefully con sidered and scanned. Our disburse ments should never exceed our re ceipts, for a State, like an individual, should not pay out more than it gets, thus fostering extravagance and waste. And in view of our present fi nancial condition, and what may be our speedy needs, only a sufficient amount should be granted to our State institution? to adequately main tain them, economically administered. These institutions ask this year for $1,5Q9,900.00, which is in excess of their last appropriation $567,900, and which, if allowed, makes our disburse ments greatlv exceed our revenue. IMMIGiRATION. In the past, as a State, we have been too modest and shown too -little a&lilssertion, thus detracting from our diginity and worth, and leaving the world little acquainted with the resources of our land, the worth ' of our people or the history of the Com monwealth, rFor examples, every patriotic North Carolinian glories in the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence made on the 20th of May, 1775, yet not having given, until recently proper publicity of its authenticity, outsiders believed it a myth, and spoke of it as without foundation. So likewise, we know, the valiant part taken by cur State in the civil war, in the defense oi the South land and ' its great principles, yet for years ouri true position remained in darkness, nd it became the patriot duty of our present distinguished Chief Justice with his corps tof capa ble writers, to prove to the listening world, that we- not only furnished more troops than any-other State, ac cording to population, but were also first at Bethel, last and farthest to the at Appomattox front at Gettys burg. In the same hurtful, negligent manner, we have failed to make known our great resources and hid den wealth, thus allowing our State to ifirain comparatively tekuewn, un- soufht and undeveloped The Governor-awells at length on the . State's 'finances, showing that we are in splendid shape, with no need for the State to borrow money " or go in debt. $2,000 School House Burned. Monroe, N. C, Special. The' Mount Prospect school building, in Buford township, was destroyed by fire Tues day night. The closing of the school is very unfortunate, as the people have tried so hard to build up the school and levied a special tax for this purpose. The building' was in spred in the Farmers' Mutual Insur ance Association for $1,250. . Sugg He also recommends tho most liber al appropriations for pensions that the resources, of the . treasury will permit. The Governor urges a law against trespassing on railroad property. ' V t PUBLIC RQ ADS. - Much p -ogress has been made in the building and improvement of our pub lic roads during the past two years All legislation - looking to -the further ing of 1 he good work should have your approval. - PARDONS. . As required .by law, I transmit here with the list of pardons, commutations and reprieves granted by me during the past two years, together with my reasons therefor. ; The .number of par dons is quite large, but is' no greater than in my judgment, after most care ful examination, is proper. We have sixteen Superior Court judges in this state of different temperaments andr opinions and to each of whom is granted large discretionary power in the sfmposition of punishment. It is not to be supposed that each of them imposes the samepunishment for the same offense, ev&n where the circum stances are Identical. It is recogni tion of this fact, among others, that the pardoning power is placed by our constitution "in the hands of the Gov ernor. Punishment ought as near as may be to be equal where the circum stances are alike. NORTH CAROLINA RESOURCES. We have all the chief minerals found in other States, our gran te and ir.arbie especially being of - tne 'finest tiuality and inexhaustible. Our vast iorts, on mountain and in swamps, are now needed for the world s mar ket, while our mighty, but i bridled, water powers would turn l.e ma chinery of . a thousand mills. The equitable charm of our climtr is un siii passed, offering unrivaled induce n ents to. both pleasure un.l health seekers as well as those woir g per il bin. lit homes nrdc-r good I:iwa iun. ly administero-1. Publish abroad in detail these mighty resources and add to them Hie positive asurance that all who come shall be gladly welcomed, aided and protected; taxed no more than is necessary for the economical admin istration of government and given every opportunity to build thems3ves up, and we will soon have an influx of i strong and capable men in our State, establishing everywhere diver sified interests and greatly adding to our wealth and power. Let capital feel that it will not be robbed, because it has wealth, or does business as a corporation; and convince labor that no matter how humble it may be, its every right will be respected, and they will come and be with us. HOSPITALS FOR THE INSANE. I transmit herewith the reports of the various hospitals for the insane. The information which they contain will, .put you in possession of all the facts needf uffor your guidance in the performance of pour duty to this af flicted class of our citizens. There ought to be ample provision made for the care of all the indigent insane. The constitution requires it, humanity de mands it and the platforms of all parties pledger themselves to accom plish it. The state is able to bear the necessary burden for bringing about this result and nothing short of its accomplishment will satisfy the pub lic conscience. I cannot too strongly urge upon your honorable body the necessity of making adequate provis ion for the care of the insane. PENSIONS. No braver men ever went to the front in battle than the North Carolina sol diers in the civil war; no more heroic women ever suffered with quieter patience than those of our State during the period of that awful contest. They offered their lives and gave of their substance everything to the cause o fthe Southern Confederacy. At the time they were, in the main, young and in no need. Today they are old, and want the necessities of life. The Statoe is paying out $200)00 . annually as a recognition of their services; but this, is not enough. Still further pro vision remains yet to be made. The first, second and third class pensioners are not in so much need as the fourth class pensioners. Provision should be made for the gradual raising the pen sion for each member of the fourth class until it shall reach $25. If, in your wisdom, you can see your way clear to do more than this I shall be glad. The state will rejoice, and we shall all still remain in debt to the glorious men and women who made history for us from 1861 to 1865 in such fashion that we can never be weak nor craven without falling away from the high estate to which they raised us. ; CONCLUSION. After four years of service to the State I cannot retire to private life without expressing to the people through your body my appreciation of their generosity to me. They have at all times been quick td manifest their support of every proper suggestion on my part and they have been most gen erous in overlooking the shortcomings of my administration. Nor can I leave without expressing my deep gratitude to my associates in the State govern ment for their effective, loyal and cor dial support for. every measure which has looked to the . betterment of con ditions i-n the State. I wish for each of them a long and prosperous life filled with service. To those who have come in more intimate contact with me in the performance of the duties of my office. I wish to convey the sense of my deep obligation for their diligent and f aithf ul performance of their du ties and their constant fidelity to me, I retire from office with pleasant recol lections of all those who have aided me in the work which the people laid up on me and herewith beg to express to them my thanks for the great service which they have done the State. . CHA-RLra B. ALCOCK. Executive Mansion, Crttgh, N. C, Jan. .5, 1905. New Railroad Opened. Mobile, Ala., Special. Advices of December 28 from PortO Barrios, Gua temala, Central America, state that the Guatemalan Northern Railroad, projected by a syndicate headed by Sir William Van Horne, from Guate mala City to Porto Barrois, has been opened to freight and passenger traf fic, and trains are running regufaf iy between Porto Barrios and El Rancho, 45 miles from Guatemala City. LEGISLATURE AT WORE Work That is, Being Done By tht North Carolina Lawmakers. , Senate Proceedings. : Lieutenant Governor Turner called the Senate to order promptly at -noon, with nearly all the fifty Senators in their seats. . The opening prayer was made by Rev. Dr. L McK. Pittinger, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd. The oath of office was administered by the presiding officer; the.6Senators being sworn-in according to. thenu merical order of the districts th represent., . ! The election of officers of, the Sen ate was then entered upon. -Mr.- A. J. Maxwell was nominated for chief clerk by Senator Ward, of Craven. There was other nomination and all the Senators (on roll call), in cluding the Republicans, voted for Mr. Maxwell. . Forty-four Senators vo.ted, all for Maxwell, and he -was immediately thereafter sworn into office. Senator Vann nominated Mr. Wal ter L. Cohoon for reading clerk, and he was also elected without opposition and sworn in. Mr. Cohoon received 45 votes. v; Mr. L. .Brown Pegram was nomin ated by Senator Aaron for door-keeper. There w?.s no other nomination and Mr. Pegram received 49 votes and was sworn in. - Senator Eller placed in nomination for assistant door-keeper Mr. Robert N. Staley, and he . was duly elected without opposition, receiving 43 votes. Senator Toms nominated J. W. Simpson for engrossing clerk and he was elected without opposition. Senator Burton nominated Senator C. A. Webb for President pro tern., and Senator Bryan nominated Sena tor Pearson, of Burke. Senator Webb received 40 votes and Senator. Pearson eight. The chair then declared the Senate duly organized, and ready , for business. Senator Burton offered the usual resolution to notify the House that the Senate was duly organized, AdQpt- ea. Senator Eller introduced a joint res olution providing for the canvassing of the vote for State officers and the inauguration of the Governor-elect and other State, officers. The resolution providesfor'the canvassing of the vote and the inauguration of the Governor the sametday next WednesdayJanu ary 11. After some discussion the res olution went over. In the House. Sharp at noon Principal Clerk Frank D. Hackett, called the House to order and requested Rev. R. F. Bumpass, of niurion aireei m. Hi. cnurcn, to oner the opening prayer. At the end of this it was announced that Chiejf Justice Walter Clark would administer the oath of office to the members. The latter, as is the custom, came forward to the desk in batches and were sworn. There were . very few spectators in the galleries, but the lobbies were well filled. The swearing in of the members and the subscribing to the House roll was a tedious process, consuming an hour an da half of time, and when this for mality was concluded, on motion of Representative Woodward of Wilson, seven members who had left their cer tificates of election at home, were al lowed to be sworn in. Prominent in this group, was ex-Member of Congress W. A. Branch, of Beaufort At 1.30 Chief Clerk Hackett announc ed that every member of the House of Representatives was present and duly qualified, and the next business would be the election of a speaker. Speaker Pro Tem W. A. Graham announced that the nomination of a Speaker was in order, Mr. Mitchell, of Bertie, placed in nomination O. H Guion, of Craven, Mr. Cunningham, of Person, seconded the nomination. Mr, Butler, of Sampson, presented the name of JTA. Crisp, of Caldwell, as the Re publican nominee for Speaker As to all other positions, Mr. Butler said, the minority had been treated fairly by the majority and would have no can didate. Mr. Rector, of Henderson, sec onded Mr. Crisp's nomination. Mr, Woodward, in a neat speech, presented the name of O. H. Guion, among many other compliments, saying he was one of the finest products of the east. Mr Winborn, of Hertford, said that as a candidate himself for the high honor, he felt honestly that the caucus acted wisely last night in selecting Mr. Guion paying him a high tribute. Other speeches seconding the nomination of Guion were made by Warren, of JOnes, and Robinson, of Guilford. The vote On roll call, being the first of the ses sion was: Guion 95: Crisn 22. The second ay was largely occupied in hearing the message of Governor Aycock read. A few bills were intro duced and the appointment of com mittees announced. On Thursday in the house bills were introduced as follows : Bill by Co field, that after February 22, no new bills be presented to the House was referred to the committee on rules Cowles, of Wilkes, to amend the con stitution of the State. Referred to ju diciary committee; to amend chapter 339, laws 1903. Referred to judiciary committee. Winborn, to amend the constitu tion; to provide for high grade schools. Referred to committee on education. Stewart, to reform the divorce law of North Carolina. Referred to com niittee on judiciary. Rector, to amend the road law ' of Henderson county. The Speaker announced the follow ing as committee on part of the House committed on the inauguration of the Governor, January 11th: Laughing house, of Pitt, chairman; Murphy, cf Rowan, Hasten, of Forsyth, Warren, of Jones, Robison, of Guilford. Senate Committees. Following are the Senate .commit tees: Proposition and Grievances Duls, Bragaw, Thorn, Arendell, Jones, Tur ner, Turrentine, Shaw, Williams, Long of Iredell, Taylor. . Privileges and Elections Stubbs, Gilliam, Zollicoffer, Eller, Empie, Alexander, Miller. ' -Claims Sinclair, Aaron, Fleming, Ward, Watkins, Edell, Crisp. Judiciary Mason of Northampton, Gilliam, Zollicoffer, Burton, Mason of Gaston, Scales, Duls, Foushee, Stubbs, i Vann Webb, Ward, Fleming, Wright, Bragaw, Willlaists, Toms, Long of Ire delL Empie, Elleiy Boddie, Qpxe, Grady, Sinclair, Pearson, Bryan. Internal Improvements Ricks, Long of Person, Watkins, Toms, Stringfleld, Bryan. . ; -: ... Education Scales, Bragaw, Mason of Northampton, Boddie, Grady, Mc Culloch, Long of Iredell, Duls, String field, Pearson. Military Affairs Grady, Williams, Coxe, Toms, Bragaw, Fleming, Thorn, Ward. Agriculture McLean, Everett, Thorn, Beasley; Ricks, Moore, Shaw, Tjarrentine. Boyles. Banks and Currency Everett, Wat- kins, Long of Pearson, Bragaw, Ricks, Odell, Empie, Bryan. . Corporations Wright, Empie, Ellex, Coxe, . Bragaw, Zollicoffer, Gilliam, Foushee, Ward, Crisp. Finanee Long of Person, Zollicof fer, Mason of Northampton, Pearson. Engrossed. Bills Boddie, n Coxe, i tv,w Ai-.n.. t ' t t Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylums Turner, Mason of Northampton, Elling ton, Foushee, Everett, Grady, Som mers. , Insane Asylum Arendell, Aaron, El lington, Webb, Mason of Gaston, Odell, Long, Miller. Federal Relations Toms, Mason of Northampton, Zollicoffer, Scales, Wright, Sinclair,. Pearson. Fish and Fisheries Beasley, Vann. Arendell, Turner, Ward, Grady, Toms. Pensions and Soldiers' Homes Stringfleld, Ellington, Everett, Long of Person. Mas'on of NorthamDtin. Ricks, Turner, Turrentine. Watkins. Crisp. . Railroads and. Railroad Commissions -Foushee, Mason of Northampton. Vann, Burton, Mason of Gastonia, Mc Lean, Wright. Scales-, Sinelair, Taylor. Public Roads Ellington, Foushee. Shaw, Moore, Thorn, McCulIoch, Bryan. Counties, Cities and Towns Vann. Webb, Arendell, Odell, Bragaw, Duis, Jones, McLean, Watkins. Public Health Jones. Moore. Beas ley, Coxe, McLean, Shaw, Sommers. Manufacturing Odell, Watkins, Long of Pearson, Turner, Ever- lller. Scales- f Alexander, Watkins, Wil- liamsNZnbbs. Sinclair. Arndell. Crisp. ElectioiiK&aws Burton. Webb. Gil ham Stubbs, Scales Odell, Foushee, bnaw, Pearson. 1 Constitutional Amendment Flem ing, Burton, Stubbs, Gilliam, Mason of Northhampton, Mason of Gaston, Sin clair. Shell Fish Ward, Beasley, Arehdeil, Grady, Bragaw, McCulIoch, Empie. Appropriations Mason of Gaston, Everett, Scales,- Ellington, Webb, Thorn, Boddie, Aaron, Empie, Taylor. I Congressional Apportionment Wil liams, Stubbs, Gilliam, Grady, Boddie, Eller, Empie, Odell, Mason of Gaston, Webb. Judicial Districts Bragaw, Fleming, Boddie, Toms; Coxe, Empie, Eller. Joint Committees. Library Empie, Burton, Gilliam, Turner, Elligton. Justices of the Peace Aaron, Gil liam, Shaw, Moore, Jones. Public Buildings and Grounds Wat kins, Ellington, Long of Person, Ever ett, Odell. V Trustees of the University Coxe, Eller, Scales, Gilliam, Sinclair, Bod die, Webb, Turrentine, Pearson. Enrolled Bills Long of Iredell, Coxe, Boddie, Alexander, Aaron, Beasley, Grady, Jones, Bryan. Printing Turrentine, Ellington, Moore. Codification of Laws Zollicoffer, Gilliam, Foushee, Scales, Eller, Bur ton, Boddie, Mason of Northampton, Mason of Gaston, Bragaw. Rules Webb, Mason of Northamp ton, Zollicoffer. The first named Senator is chairman of the committee. Friday was a busy day with the Leg islature. Many bills were introduced, mostly however unimportant ones. The bill to regulate the liquor business in Asheville and Buncombe county passed third reading. The bill to require all bills to be typewritten failed to pass. A number of additions to committees were announced, In the Senate Saturday a number of bills were introduced. The proposed measure to allow the Governor $1,000. per year for expenses was referred back to the committee on receipt of a tele gram from Governor-elect Glenn that he wanted no increase in salary. House. ?n the House Saturdav VcNinch in troduced a bill to regulate the divorce evil in North Carolina A number of local b'lls were also introduced. Mr. McNinch, for the judiciary com mittee, "reports that the bill referred to it providing for the repeal of the law of 1903, l.nown as the .anti-jug law. respectfully asked that it be re ferred to the committee for the regu lation of the liquor traffic. This was done. . Monday in Both Houses. Monday was a busy day in the Legis lature. The following bills were in troduced and referred to the committee indicated Graham, of Lincoln, to amend the law, providing that only half- fees shall be paid where no true bill is f pund by grand jury in Lincoln county. Referred to finance committee. Harrison, to protect game in Hall- fax county. Referred to committee on propositions and grievances. Crisp, to incorporate Granite Falls graded school, in Caldwell! ' county. Referred to committee on education. Harrrison, to protect consumers of barber shops. Referred to committee on propositions and grievances. Allen, to repeal chapter 736, laws of lflOl. Referred to committee on pro positions and grievances. Allen, to abolish office of standard keeper for Currituck county. Put on calendar, . Taylor, to regulate the fees of cer tain officers in Brunswick county. Committee on salaries and fees. Stronach, to prevent misrepresenta tion in connection with sale of mer chandise. Referred to committee on finance. iButler, to re-establish the' office of treasurer for Sampson county. Re ferred to committee on finance. Graham, of Lincoln, to amend Xaw relating to drainage in Lincoln county. Referred to committee on agriculture. "Butler, to authorize commissioners of Sampson county to pay any surplus remaining from bond fund into the county treasury. Referred to commit- tee on iffiSnce. ;r;- j : ;' . . -Rector, to allow commissioners of Henderson county to sell real estate. cities and town, ; ' i Turlington, to amend private, Jaws of vva, iwuuug iu uuuu isauc auu poll tax in town, of Mooresville. 1 Referred to committee on finance. . . ' Graham, of Granville, to" amend the pension law so that the minimum al lowance for fourth class pensioners shall be $20. Referred- to committee ! on pensions. - r in me ssenaie tne ioiiowing wer among the bills introduced Eller, to ameud charter of the town' of Salem. . Fleming, to authorize commissioners of Pitt county to levy a special tax. Wright, to amend section 1,027 of The Code. - Toms bill to supply the clerk of the Supreme Court of Henderson coun-- . v "X tairi books rebound ty with certain books and have cer- Stringfleld, bill to repeal part of cnapter j365, private laws of 1903. Ward,5 bill1 to amend chapter 29, public laws oi 1899. Coxe, bill to. amend section 192 of The Code. ' Williams, to amend chapter 28, public laws of 1904, fixing the time of hold ing the courts of the 10th judicial dis trict. - NEWSY GLEANINGS There Is but one Democrat in the Kansas Legislature. Wild dogs are becoming Vnuisance and danger in the jungles of India. The bubonic plague in India is said to be now destroying 40,000 persons a week, - The gold mining industry in Lapland has been closed owing to the bad re sults obtained. ' American dentists practicing in Ger many are now prohibited from using the title "doctor." . According to the census returns, St. Joseph, Mo., is 'the healthiest city in the United States. A janitor who lived pn twenty-one cents a day has just died and left $98, 000 to the city of Boston. : - Out of nearly 19,000,000 visitors tf the World's Fair it was found neces sary to make only 1439 arrests. fin his last reportSecretary S. P. Langley, of the Smithsonian Institu tion, makes the assertion that the Na-. tional Zoological Garden at Washing ton is the leading Miing of its kind in this country. A Hungarian blacksmith recently sent, ins a present 'to the Emperor of Austria, a horseshoe, a pair of pincers, a file and a knife,, all ingeniously nailed to a goose's egg, without the egg being broken. " It is stated that M." Pelletan has,, signed an order to begin building ten defensive submarines. Six of' the small boats, which will not weigh more than forty-four tons, will be constructed, at Cherbourg and four at Rochefort. The Russian Government has under Consideration a plan for a deep canal between the Baltic and the Black Sea, iwhich'will utilize the channels for the great rivers Dwina ahjd Dneiper for the greater part of the distance be tween the two seas.. LABOR WORLD. rA child labor bill has been drafted at Minneapolis-Minn. to be erected near Montreal. Twenty-seven thousand men are em ployed at the Krupp Works at Essen. Retail salesmen of St. Paul and Min neapolis unions are working in unison. The Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America has removed its headquar ters to Chicago, 111. About one-fifth of all the children Sn the land between the ages of ten and fifteen years are at work. Twenty-seven trades and labor coun cils hold charters from the Canadian Trade and Labor Congress. The Nova Scotian Government has sanctioned a plan for emigrating pan--per children to Canadian farms. The National Association of Bureaus of Labor Statistics Convention will be held in' San' Francisco, Cal., next spring. . The Italian Ambassador at Wash ington is investigating the practicabil ity of dispersing city Italians, into rural communities. 'The Workmen's Compensation act recently passed by the British Parlia-. ment has caused an appreciable in crease in pauperism. The first Danish trade union forme!" for the specific purpose f ? securing higher wages and shorter hours was nrfTnnizort in 1869 at Copenhagen. Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco, Cal., has announced that he will not be a candidate for re-election for presi dent of Musicians' Mutual Protective "Union No. 6. j ' Agriculturists of the States of o nora and Sinaloa, Mexico, who have been employing Chinese laborers, state that the Mexican peon is far superior I to the coolie. A Japanese Widow's Hair. When a Japanese woman becomes a off a part of her har and to bury It in the coffin with tlfeody of her hus band, but as she may please herself about it "this sacrifice is not often large enough to spoil her pretty coif fure, unless, indeed, she, determine to wear forever the badge of widowhood and give her life in complete devotion; to the memory of the departed, In which case she cuts it off and thence forth never permits-it to grow. There are a great 'many women In Japan, and especially In the lieart of the country, where foreign influence has never reached, yvho wear their hair bobbed like a small boy's and oftentimes parted jauntily on the side; and by this sign one may be sure that they are widows, andjtaat they hang many prayer slips at the temple doors and give their passing days, in patient, sweet devotion to the family and"the home wherein they are sure to bo mtich loved. -Eleanor .Franklin, in Legr lie's Weekly. . ' ' s " 3
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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