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MORTGAGE INDEBTEDNESS.
The figures of indebtedness on the
farms of the United States in 1890,
as furnished by the census, bear out
the assertion which has been fre
quently made that the South . is in
a better condition than j any other
e,n ion of the country as far as her
farmers are concerned, j and that
means when you get down to the
bottom of it, that she is altogether
in a better condition. No man or
community can be said to be pros
perous if in debt beyond the ability
to pay. The man who is in debt be
yond his ability to pay is simply a
slave who is toiling under the eye of
a task-master the creditor who is
waiting to reap the result of bis la
bors, j -
A mortgage is not always an evi
dence of adversity or of aj condition
that necessarily means inability to
pay, for-f requently, especially in the
cities, mortgages which could be paid
off are carried as a matter of business
because the money can be profitably
used in carrying on business or. es
tablishing enterprises, but the farm
mortgage generally means inability
to pay." In the West where the
greatest number of farm mortgages
are found they are in a majority of
, rases given for money io pay for
land or to make improvements upoc
the land, houses, barns,1 etc. But
these houses, barns, etc., while they
add to the value of the lands and are
necessary, do not add to the produc
tive capacity of the land out of
which they must be paid for, so that
in one sense the better the improve
ments are the worse off the farmer is,
for the more he has to pay, while the
pay must come out of the acres
which produce no more than those
upon which a sod house or a shanty
stands.
Out of the
12,690,152
families in
the United States in 1890
4,797,179
live upon farms. Of the farms upon
which these lived 72.03 per cent.,
were without incumbrance, while
27.97 per cent, were mortgaged.
These mortgages represent 37.5 per
cent, of the value of tbe farms, in
cluding improvements. ' The average
amount of farm, mortgages was
$1,257, and the average - amount ot
annual interest $73.59. The average
' rate of interest was 6.55 per cent.
The percentage of mortgaged farms
in the South runs from 2 95 to 4.35,
in other words less than 5 per cent,
of the farms in the South are under
mortgage, while in the Western and
Northern States they range Irom
42.85 to 55.48, as is shown by tbe
following, taken as representative
States: Kansas, 55.48 per cent
Iowa, 53.29; South Dakota, 52.88;
Nebraska, 51.89; Michigan, 49.35;
New Jersey, 48.91; North Dakota,
4S67; Minnesota, 46.99; Vermont,
44.35; New York, 44.17; Wisconsin,
42.85, which makes an average, for
these eleven States of a small frac
tion less than 49 per cent., against
ess than five per cent, for tbe South
This means that nearly one-half the
farms of those States carry an
average indebtedness, of $1,257, and
pay an annual interest charge of
$73,59, which only one in twenty of
the farms in the South do.
wnue $1,5557 is . the average'
amount of mortgage indebtedness
we think it will be. found that the
average amount in the five per cent.
oi aoutnern , farms under mortgage
is much less than this, much of it
doubtless being for small farms sold
to colored people, and to settlers
from other sections.
when we consider how these
mortgages must be paid and from
what, we recognize the fact that the
'farmers of ! the States above-men
tioned carrying this large percent
se oi mortgages have not a very
bright prospect before them, and
. have much less to be thankful for
than the farmers of the South, who
liave so few mortgages to carry, and
'f they had more, have greater re
sources to draw from to redeem
them. j
For illustration let us take the
Western States, which depend mainly
on agriculture. The staple crops of
these States are wheat, corn, oats and
hay. They grow wheat for the home
market and for export, corn to feed
hogs (for that is about the only way
the corn crop can be profitably mar
keted), and hay to feed cattle (fpr
mai is about the only way that hay
VOL. XXVI,
can be profitably Marketed un
less where farmers'' live near
large - shipping cities).:' -At the
ruling prices for the . past several
years for wheat, pork and beef how
long would it take the average far
mer to pay I $1,257? f He is the for
tunate one who can pay the $73 59
interest, which must be dog out of
the ground - annually. . When wheat
was a dollar a bushel and other farm
prqdtrcts sold in;, proportion this
would be an easy thing to do, but
me a ay ot dollar j wheat has gone
and the day of fifty cent . wheat is
here, probably to stay. ' Practically
speaking a $1,257 debt is as hard or
harder for the average Western far
mer to carry now than a debt twice as
large would have been, twenty years
ago, but the debt is on him and
sticks and grows , if he fails to pay
the interest, whether the price of his
products go up or down, and the ten
dency is down.. , .; V;T- "', '
The Southern farmer has the ad
vantage of owing less and of having
more things to fall back upon to pay
what he does owe, i for he can raise
everything" the Western farmer can
raise and scores of things that the
Western farmer j cannot raise, some
of which command prices which
bring handsome! profits on the labor
employed and the capital invested.
These are facts which are beginning
to be understood in tbe West, which
win account lor tne movement ot so
many-Western farmers Southward.
MINOS MENTION.;
There has been a, good deal of
talk as to whether Southern cotton
mills can make fine goods, and. be
come competitors of the New Eng
land mills in these lines, as they have
successfully done in the coarser
goods. We have contended that
they can, for the making of fine
goods is simply a question of know
ledge, machinery and skilled labor,
the first of .which . can be acquired,
while tbe others are within the reach
of any mill j that can pay for them.
Money will buy all the machinery
that is needed, and it will command
all the skilled labor it wants, even
f it should be necessary to import it.
But it has been demonstrated that
Southern boys and girls catch oh
quickly, and soon become expert, so
much so that one New England
manufacturer said in a meeting at
Boston lately that Southern mill help
was more intelligent than much pf
the help j in the New England mills.
Something has been said about the
climate of the New England States
being better adapted to 'the manu
facture f of fine; goods than that
of the Southern States,1 but if
there be anything in this, which we
do not believe there is, it must be
remembered that the South has. a
very considerable territory and that
we have' an assortment of climate. In
fact some deluded people think we
have more climate than,anything
else, and we are so liberal with it
that we have a standing -invitation
for every one to come and get as
much of it as they want. But when
it has been demonstrated : that our
climate is in the way of making fine
goods it will be time enough to ad
mit it. There are some New Eng
land manufacturers who do not. at
tach much importance to the climatic
theory, or to any other of tbe theories
which have been 'advanced, against
the; making of - fine goods in the
South. Mr. T. J. Coolldge. treas
urer of the Amoskeag Manufactur
ing Company, is one of them who in
a-recent interview expressed his
opinion thus : " J
"Fine eoods can be made cheaper in
the South as well as coarse eoods. , It is
claimed that Southern operatives are
not as skilled as Northern operative s,
and that it takes too Ions to educate
tbemv but this is false. Southern opera
tives are just as eood in every respect.
and it is only a question of .time when
floe goods will be made in the South.'
if It will not be many years before
the manufacture of- fine eoods will
be common in the South, and the
indications are that New England
men will lead the way.
The vote by which the gold bond
bill' was defeated in the House of
Representatives shows that thetwo
leading parties are pretty well split
on that questian, a majority of the
Democrats and Republicans voting
being both against it. The vote of
the Republicans is not so 'indicative
Of their position on the gold question
as that of tbe Democrats is,- for the
Republicans were playing politics,
and part of their game was to defeat
the ourooses of the administratian
and thus keep up . the financial em
barrassment of tbe Treasury. , with
the expectation of turning it to po
litical accountin the next national
contest.!. But the vote of the Demo
crats is significantj'Tor as a matter of
policy they would be disposed to
strain a point to be In harmony with
the administration, and put the
Treasury In an easy 4 condition.
The fact that 98 Democrats refused
to vote for this bill, which was known
to embody the wishes of the Presi
dent and Secretary Carlisle, -shows
emphatically that a majority of the
Democrats in the .House of Repre
sentatives ' are uncompromisingly
opposed to endorsing any: measure
that may even indirectly commit the
ftnvrnmiit to k eold'standard. It
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also foreshadows i the position v of
Southern and Western -Democrats in
the next National Convention, when
the silver question will loom up in
such proportions as it never has be
fore, and when there will be iess'dls
position to .compromise than"tbere
ever has been before. '
Queen Liltoukalani Tcept a diary;
which was a very foolish thins for
her' to do. "The Sons of the Mis
sionaries" have found the diary, and
bold that as evidence against her.
Among those arrested as aiding and
abetting the rebellion, and furnish t
ing cash, was young ' Rudolph
Speckels,' youngest son "of Karl.
But as Rudolph hasn't got through
sowing , his. wild oats yet, and is
limited to $600 a year, his financial
backing couldn t have . been very
strong. - -Jt - " '
Now that t Hang Chang : has
been restored and sent to Japan as a
peace maker the presumption is that
he will be permitted to- wear the
clothes of which he had been di
vested, and also the feathers, al
though - neither Li nor any other
Chinaman is in - much feather since
the Japs have gone to plucking.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
Bep.-Fop. Joint Caucu to Consider the
CnmnUtiTa Pln Unable to Come to
en Agreement.
jRaUih News- Observer "
The joint caucus met again last night
to itmher -. consider the Whitaker-
Cumnlative Bie Five County Govern
ment bill. Speeches were limited to
five minutes, but again the limit got
lost and Guthrie spoke for more than
an hour. -He told how he used to be a
Republican, and what a eood Republi
can he ws s while he war a Republican,
and bow even now his Populism was
Seasoned with Blaineism and some other
brands of Republicanism. He saw In
cumulation the lone hoped for, soufcht
for, and prayed for solution of the ques
tion of county government. :
Cook, of Warren, who had been
claimed by the cumulationists, surprised
them by planting both his number nines
squarely aearnst it. - i
Cox. of fitt, wanted to get a test vote
so that the rabid anti cumulationists
miebt know whether to be in or be out
when, the final vote on the Big Five bill
was taken, for he tried to offer a resolu
tion declaring that it was tbe sense of
the caucus that tbe cumulative system
was unwise and not wanted, but French,
who Was in tbe chair, said that tbe gen
tleman from Pitt was not "on tbe list,"
and therefore was out of order. Cox
succumbed, but not until be had made
a wager with himself that be would
never vote for cumulation. f
Ewart. Walser. Cheek and other promi
nent Rads were absent, and a lew ot
them declared that they had enough
caucuses to las: them all the session;
Petree spoke but under some disad
vantages, as the crowd was veiling lor
Russell. Petree is a straight-out anti
Bg Five man and wanted it understood
that be was here to ! vote as his people
wanted him to vote, that was for straight
goods, unmixed- with cumulation or any
compromise measure. Russell opened
a barrel of oil and proceeded to pour it
on the troubled waters. He was for
once exceedingly conservative and very
anxious that the Co-operatiouists should
get together on a good conservative bill.
He wanted to see. and expected tp see.
the pebple voting in off Tears like they
do in small towns in municipal elections.
where men rose above party ana went in
for men and for the best - interest of all
the people, but ! even Russell's oil
wouldn't work. No vote was -taken, al
though one was expected. Both sides
are afraid of a vote, but both claim that
a vote is what they want. The Populists
wis Moody s help and with the help of
LobIc and others, feel certain that tbe
game is theirs. Some of tbe Rads. bow-
ever, claim a dozen or fifteen of Butler s
crowd and say that when the final vote
comes the wings of the Wizard will be
clipped tor once, at least.
It is rumored that tswart. Williams ot
Craven, and others are planning to. re
port favorably the Ewart bill to-day or
to-morrow, and get it on the calendar
ahead of tbe Big Five cumulative bill.
They claim a majority of tbe committee.
and may checkmate the joint -caucus at
any minute. - -
Bevenne Cotter Colfax.
The revenue cutter Colfax returned to
Wilmington yesterday, after a two weeks'
cruise to tbe the northward.
Tbe Colfax went ss far North as Hat-
teras. and reports strong gales, heavy
seas and very cold weather all along the
coast. In all the harbors and inlets
many vessels are weather-bound, waiting
an opportunity to go North. ,j
In Blacon Island Roads, near Ocra
coke Iolet, a large fleet of vessels is de
tained. Many of them were entirely out
of f uel.wbich was supplied by the Colfax.
Tbe inhabitants of Ocracoke Island and
the other islands along the coast are
also suffering from want of 'fuel, they
have-had no communication with the
main land for three weeks. The Colfax
brought no Information concerning tbe
party of Baltimoreans wrecked on Roa
noke Island. .- . ,
The Income Tax. -
The Deputy Collectors of Internal
Revenue have been busy for some days
sending put blanks to banks, other cor
porations and individuals tobe filled up
with ' amounts subuct to the United
States income tax. - Under, the, law re
turns must be made by the first Monday
In March, but there has. been a move
ment set on foot in Congress to extend
tbe time to April. All persons whose
income is over 3 500 per annum are ex
pected to make returns, but only these
having incomes of over $4,000 are sub
ject to the income tax.
Death of Mrs. Emily J. Fannin.
Mrs. Emily J. Fanning, relict oi the
late Phineas W, Fanning, departed this
life at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, of
consumption, aged about eighty years.
The deceased was a devout Christian
and her many good deeds and charitable
acts amone tbe sonenng poor stand as
living monument to ner memory. tne
funeral will taice piace mis ir riaayj
afternoon from StT Paul s P. E church,
of which she was a faithful, and consis
tent member, and the interment will be
at Masonboro Sound, where lie the re
mains of her mother and father.
EJEMJL?
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WILMINGTON, N. G., FRIDAY,FEBRUA&Y 22,
STATE -LEGISLATURE.
SENSATIONAL SCENES IN THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES ,
Bepubliean Members Denounce Slarion
Butler and Hie Of Raptor Cntioiam of
Their Action on the Six . Per Cent. In-
tereet Bill Popullats Threaten to De
feat the "Election Xaw if the - Interest
Bill Is Not Paaaed Boutins Proceed
taRB tn the Senate. 1' 'vct' .-"";-:
i Special Star Correspondence. ,
Raieigh, N. C, Feb. 14.
- . SENATE. '. . ' ,'
The Senate met fat 11 o'clock this
morning, - Lieutenant-Governer Dough
ion in the chair. Prayer was offered by
Rev TL Foster. . f
Mr Long presented a petition Javor-
ing the passage of the Barnham prohi
bition bill, f 1
Mr Mewbornca petition concerning
fishing in Craven county. V
Mr Mewborne introduced a bill to
amend section 8697 of the Code in re
gard to fish in Craven coaaty.J : ,
Mr Hamrickf a bdl to repeal section
7. Laws of 1887, and to enact a .substi
tute therefor. - - f f -
Mr Moody, a bill to regulate the draw
ing of juries. " ?!
Mr Lone, a bill to denne a lawful fence
in Cabarrus county. .;
Mr White, bill to prevent tbe sale oi
liquor in two mile of Poinjak Church.
Mr Marshal), bill to create three new
townships in Surry county. .
Bill to regulate the trial of civil suits
In Cherokee county passed third reading.
mil to protect truck raisers in eastern
North Carolina against delay in ship
ping by railroads came up for concur
rence in the House amendments. The
bill was in the form of a substitute and
provided that, railroads should be re
sponsible for twice tbe amount of dam
ages caused by delay, and be re q aired to
pay attorney's fees. Mr Fowler snoke
against the bill in ; its present form.
He declared that the provision to re
quire railroads to pay attorney a fees
would practically make the bill inopera
tive if it did not defeat it. He declared
that no lawyer would take a case on such
an uncertain fee. Mr Starbuck said be
was opposed to the bill from a sense of
right. It was a discrimination against
the railroads which was unjust. Mr Sig-
mon made a fiery speech in favor of the
railroads. He said that the trend of leg
islation ten ..years ago was to build P
railroads. Since then it bad been to tear
them down. He said be did not approve
of any such class legislation. Mr Cooke
spoke against the bill and said it was al
most air insult to tbe profession to ex
pect lawyers to take fees under any such
conditions.;.-:' jf '. -..vf
Mr Cook also made the objection
that the estimating of damages would
have to be filed in court and it would
incur time and expense.
In the question of concurrence, or in
favor of the substitute. Mr Fowler called
for the ayes and noes and tbe substitute
was defeated by a vote of 84 to 6. " .
Mr. Starbuck was allowed to introduce
a bill to extend the time of beginning
work on tbe Greensboro, Norfolk and
Midland Railroad. .
Mr. Forbes, a bill to prevent Dutch
net fishing in the Pamlico river; also a
bill to create the othce of lumber in
spector. . . "- r
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at 10 o'clock, the
Speaker in the chair. Prayer by Rev
Mr Phillips, of Pitt county.
- PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr Hooker, petition of citizens of
Beaufort county in regard to the use of
Dutch nets in Pamlico river.
Mr Ewart, petitions of citizehsof
Henderson county in favor of a turnpike
road from the Henderson county line to
Rutherford county. - ;
Mr Lusk, petition of citizens against
the House bill relating to tbe sale of fish
and meat. . . -
Mr Luk. petition of citizens of Bun
combe county in regard to tbe sale of
liqnor. :
Mt Abbott, petition . asking lor a
limited dredge law. ,
The chair laid before the House pa
pers in the election case of Flake against
Robinson from Anson, .
RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS.
Mr Squires, bill to protect fish in
North river. ..
Mr Davis, bill for the relief of Rowan
Rogers, of Wake county. . - - -
Mr Crawford, bill to amend tbe char
ter of Old Fort.
Mr Abbott, bill to amend chapter
2073 of the Code. -
Mr Wooten, bill to regulate hunting
birds in Lenoir county. . . .
Mr Grizzard, bill to incorporate South
Gaston. Halifax county.
Mr Lusk, bill to incorporate Bingbam
School, Asheville. . ... -
Mr Alexander, of Tyrrell, bill for the
relief of T C Holmes.
Mr Whitener. bills to incorporate
Fair Grove Church, .and Maple Grove
School District, Catawba county. :
Mr Cheek bill to amend section 770
of tbe Code.
Mr Mitchell, bill to authorize com
missioners of Franklin county to levy a
special tax. ..
- Mr tins, bill for tbe reuet ot the late
sheriff of Davidson county.
Mr Ellis, bill to amend section 2786 of
the Code. Relates to office of Commis
sioner of Agriculture. ,. t
Mr Turner, bill to incorporate the
Marion, G'enville Fails , and Cranberry
Turnpike Co.
Mr Huffman, bill .to amend . section
2245 of the Code.
Mr Currie, bill .relating' to sale of
liquor near Lewis School, Cumberland
county. -. - -. ...... r. v .-
. Mr Currie. bill to protect owners of
cattle in Cumberland county. i
Mr Smith, of Robeson, bill for the re
lief of the Hub and , Lumberton Rail
road. ; - -
Mr Nelson, bill to chaoge the line be
tween Caldwell and Burke counties.
Mr Djffv, bill to amend chapter 849,
Private Laws, of 1898. - ;
. Mr Reinhart, bill to require executors
to give bond.
Mr Winborne, . bill to incorporate
the Portsmouth, lumber manufacturing
company.
Mr Mayes, bill to remove the Nor
mal school of Franklin county to Oxford.
Mr Ray, bill to protect deer, in
Macon county. 1
Mr. Vickers. bill to promote better
horses In North Carolina. ' - .
- Mr Gentry,' bill to require - county
officers to keep the books belonging to
their offices.
.' Mr Norman, bill to allow country
commissioners to make a public road in
Allegheny county.
i Mr." Rascoe, bill to repeal chapter
282 laws ot 1879; Relates to clover and
grass in Bertie county.
, Mr Grizzird, bill to create .Roanoke
township, Halifax county. " ' -
Mr Robinson, bill for the relief of
Henry R Polk, of Aurora county. .
ATTACKS OF THE CAUCASIAN.
Mr Ewart, (Rep.) a member of the
Judiciary committee, arose to a ques
tion of personal privilege, and read from
to-day's Caucasian an editorial, -which
he said made a former editorial more
IT
offensive. which, charged 1 him,' with
other Republicans, ,wiih trying tp fla
grantly and opeoly smother the S per
cent. bill. He said his people were op
ed to' tbe bill, anrHbat he would not
be intimidated or., bulldozed by these
penny a-Iiners of . the 'Caucasian. He
saw that the articles were brutal, no
matter how high' or low the? manager
ot l that paper . might be, He said
he, - was a - North . Carolinian first
and a Republican afterwards, and would
do what he thought was right in spite of
xnese oratat attacks. ,ii? ? r.-
: Mr Campbell (Republican) also arose
and said he too was one of the victims
Of the Caucasian's articles, but he would I
hurl them back. . -That that paper could
not put a wnip on bis back, tit - was
studying finance when the editor of the
Caucasian was a boy. .r . :. i .
- Mr Lusk' (Rep) also. arose and ia.a
feeling manner denounced' the articles
tn the Caucasian as an unjust, unmerited
onslaught on his personal integrity. !He
said tbe attack was willful and premedi
tated, - and a vindication ; must come.
i be editor, he aald, knew ot the action
of the : com mitt tee, and yet with that
knowledge before him he uttered those
slanders. Hehnrled tbem: back into
the face oi the editor, no matter who
Metttav. Bufaaamt -Petree, Smith of
Bladen, and Cox also censured the ar
ticles in the Caucasian.. , , j
t ' j Special Star Telezram -
The Senate laid upon the table the
bill to provide for compulsory education
for blind children, and then took uptbe
bill to prohibit railroad ticket brokerage
business in this State, and to require
railroads to redeem unused- tickets.
which passed second reading. f
i- HTha oanM n ttsm T4 fvmm twrlao varrtfl
swwaawaa aw ,mv w war wmiiw
speeches were being made J by Republi
cans on points of personal privilege de
nouncing the Caucasian were the most
sensational which have characterized
this session of the Legislature. Excite
ment reigned, and there was poison in
the air. A number of speeches were
made denouncing the article all by Re
publicansand Mi. Bagwell, Populist,
threw an additional firebrand into the
arena by saying if the. six! per cent, in
terest bill was not passed,' the election
law would not be allowed to go through.
This aroused the Republicans to greater
indignation. Mr. Butler was the target
of many Republican ; darts, and Mr.
Petree denounced; the article as unjust
and . ungentlemanly. Mr. , Smith, of
Bladen, spoke of tbe editor of the Cau
casian as "self-constituted Czar." Mr.
Cox, of Pitt, said the article was dicta
torial advice which he repudiated and
hurled back with indignation. He de
clared that divisions between Republi
cans' and Populists in the Legislature
were being brought about by - such
"officious outsiders" j . J- ;
Mr Smith, of Gates, finally moved to
reconsider the vote by which the House
instructed the Judiciary Committee to
report the interest bill, and the motion
prevailed, A motion was' then made to
refer it to' the Judiciary Committee,
which was defeated, and the bill was re
ferred to tbe Finance Committee.
This was regarded as another slap in
the face by the Judiciary Committee,
and tore open the wound still wider and
deeper. . ' . ..j. '
. Among the more important bills
which passed the House were :
To amend the charter of Jamesville,
Martin county, ; ,
i- To repeal the charter of the Bruns
wick Bridge and Ferry Company..
' To amend the charter of the Fayette-
vilie Storage and Compress Company.
, To incorporate the town of East Dur
ham.. . : .-.. .'
Tbe Committee on Elections to-day
decided to report in favor of Senator
Mitchell, of Bertie, whose seat in the
Senate is contested. J
j ; Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 15.
" : :---;---: SENATE.' -
The Senate met at 11 o'clock a m and
prayer was offered by Rev Mr Amnions
of the Senate, The journal was read
and approved. - . - . c : .
' i Mr Forbes presented a petition from
the lady managers of the Cotton States
Exposition of Atlanta p
Mr McCasky introduced a. bill to
amend section 1885 of tbe Code; also, a
resolution to reimburse the Committee
on Insane Asylums tor expenses, .
Hr Franks, bill to make all checks
and due bil's payable in money- at tbe
option of the Holder; also, a out to pro
hioit the setting of any drag-net in On
slow county; also, a bill to provide for
a training school for idiotic children.
Mr Hamnck, a bill -i to move the
court house from Rutherf ordton to For
est City. . ' . '
' - Mr Fowler, bill to incorporate the
Eliaibethtown, Chad bourn & Abbotts
burg Railroad. i - i
Mr Norris, a bill defining the duties
of telegraph operators. !
Mr Starbuck, a bill providing lor the
redemption of land after sale.
. Mr Carver, a bill for the relief of Jas
B Smith, ex-sheriff of Cumberland
county; also, a bill to amend the charter
of tbe Fayettevflle Land and Improve
ment Company, j -' -
Mr Adams, a bill to authorize the
Commissioners of Moore county to fund
the county indebtedness. ,
Mr Paddison. a bill to amend section
2327 of the Code. - - i
Mr Farthing, a bill to! ratify the sale
Of State siockin the .Caldwell and Wa
teuga Turnpike: also, a bill to reduce the
appropriation ; to the Oxfoi d Orphan
Asvlnm. . -..- -
Mr Grant, a bill to prohibit the sale of
liquors in three miles of St Matthew's
Church in Wayne county. -
Bill to make all checks, due bills or
scrip payable in money at the option of
tbe holder, passed third reading.
Bill to incorporate Steele's Mills in
Richmond county passed third reading.
Bill to require railroads to redeem un
used tickets, passed third reading with-
ont debate. , "! . -
Bill to repeal the charter of Elizibeth
City and to revise the - same was taken
up, and Mr Fowler addressed the Senate
upon it, declaring that he would oppose
it unless there was a demand for snch a
chance from : the people of Elizabeth
City. Mr Mewborne said that all par
ties had been heard from and the com
mittee had reported, this bill favorably.
Mr Fowler said that a gentleman from
Elizabeth City had told him that there
was a cry against tbe bill at. Elizabeth
City, and that- those interested wanted
the bill re-referred, so that they could
be heard upon it. Mr. Adams spoke in
favor of bavins the bill more thoroughly
considered in committee before being
railroaded . through the Senate. He
character zed the bill as the most revol
utionary and extreme bill that had been
introduced this session. He said the
bill proposed to turn out the present
m
1895.
officers of Elizabeth City and put in
others " without reason,- He declared
that such action was not only unprece
dented but unheard of, ; -c-y-V 0
Mr Adams said this bill not onlv re
pealed the charter; but it abrogated evc.rv
contract of the city. He declared that
if the bill was not re-referred, after the
Teqnest had been made, it would be noth
ing less than an outrage. -; Mr . Hoover
said be thought that in lustice to the
people of Elizabeth City there oneht to
be a re-reference. Mr. Snipes said he
hoped that tbe bill Would not be re-referred,
as it had been carefully drawn.
Mr Rice, as chairman of the committee.
asked that the bill be passed over inform
ally in order that those who wished to be
beard might . do - so. Mr Fowler said
he would not vote for a change in tbe
charter of any ? town ; in order - to
change the political aspect of the town.
tie sato ne would not favor a chanee in
tbe charter of any town unless there
was a good reason Tor it. Mr - Rice
asked" Mr Fowler if he was opposed to
making any changes in the State for do-
litical purposes., Mr Fowler said that
was a hard- question to answer but be
would not vote against-the interest of
the tax -payers to put any political party
in power. : . : -
The bill was re-referred bv a vote of
14 to 18, - . . ' -
Bill to incorporate the Wake Bankine
and Security Company nassed third
reading. - ., , ... ; --;
" house of representatives. ;
The House met at 10 o'clock. Soeaker
Walser in the chair. ' Prayer by Rev L
Branson, of Raleigh.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. '
Mr McKenzie. netition of citizens of
Morgan township, Rowan county, for
making W L Parker justice of the
peace.
Mr bwart, petition of citizens of Hen-
derson to prevent the sale ot liquor near
neuiaa cnurcn. .. .
RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS. ;
Mr Darden, resolution to appoint a
committee to fill vacancies of tbe board
of trustees of tbe University.
Mr woodard. resolution in regard to
the repeal of the charter of Whitier.
Swain county. ' "
Mr Lusk, resolution in favor of the
Virginia Dare Association.
Mr. McKenzie, resolution 'requiring
that - all bills carrying appropriations
shall be introduced before Feb. 25. 1895.
Mr Walker, bill for the relief of D F
Rankin,, late sheriff of Rockingham
county. .
Mr Winborne. bill for the relief of
Roanoke College Association.
Mr Winborne, bill to regulate the sale
of liquor in certain towns. : i
Mr Winborne, bill to fix the corporate
limits of Oboskie, Bertie county.
Mr tsrown. bill to. amend charter of
Pollocksville, Jones county.
Mr trench, bin for relief of Kniehts
of Giblem Association.
Mr French, bill to prevent the adul
teration of candy.
Mr Urtnendge, bill in regard to bunt
ing on land without consent of owners.
Mr Hileman, bill to require certain
officials to be sworn.
Mr Hileman, bill in regard to vouchers
of tteasurers ex officio. :
Mr Henderson, bill to allow time for
sheriff of Wilkes county to settle taxes.
Mr Phillips, of Randolph, bill in re
gard to sale of liquor at Ramseur, Ran
dolph county.'
Mr McClammy, bill to amend chaptei
7, volume 3 of the Code. Relates to
building and loan associations.
Mr Bagwell, bill to promote agricul
ture. ' - , - -.'' - '
Mr Stackleather. hill to prevent felling
trees in Snow Hill creek, Iredell county.
Mr Peace, bill to amend chapter 18.
Laws of 1889.
Mr Crews, bill to pay school commis
sioners in the State. r
Mr Dixon, bill to protect fish in Sandy
Run and Contentnea creek.
Mr Woodard, till to prevent sale of
liquor near Antiocb, Swain county.
Mr Williams, ot graven, bill-to incor
porate the Newbern Gas Light Com
pany. - -
Mr Bateman, Dili to amend the char-
ter of Plymouth.
Mr Cane, bill to supply Supreme
Court reports to Graham county.
Mr Saunders, bill to amend section
2887 of the Code.
Tlr Harris, bill that schools, colleges,
etc , be incorporated by clerks of the an
perior Court. .
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The bill to restore Mitchell county to
the Ninth Congrt siional district was
taken up. and a very long debate en
sued. Mr Lusk made a very animated
speech in favor of the change, and took
occasion to say that it was unjust to Mr
Richmond fearssn to say he did not
represent the full strength of the Repub
lican party. He got as many votes as
the State Treasurer and more than Judge
Furcbes. : ' -
Mr Henderson, of Wilkes, opposed
the bill, saying that no caucus should
gag him. He sard the movement was
in tbe interest ot a man (fearson j wnose
politics no one knew. He asked Mr
Lusk it he did not refuse to vote for
Tvre York, which Lusk admitted, but
said that York was a Democrat.
Mr Ray, Democrat, made a very
strong - speech against the partisan
action the bill proposed. He said the
Democrats made tbe change when the
whole State was redistricted, but now
for partisan purposes it is proposed to
ont a populous county .into a moun
tainous district with tew railroads, ana
make it the most populous district in
the State. Mr Ray offered sundry
amendments, leaving it to the vote of
the people of Mitchell, one of which
finally passed. Mr coie tnen movea to
reconsider, and Mr Ray moved to lay
that motion on the table. Mr Ray s
motion was defeated by a "vote of ol
to 45. -
Tbe Senate adjourned after disposing
of few local bills on the calendar,
H Special Star Telegram.
A motion to reconsider; the amend'
meat to the Mitchell county bill finally
prevailed, by vote of 58 to 44 and an
amendment to submit the question to a
vote of tbe people of Mitchell was again
voted on, and this time failed to pass by
a vote of 49 to 41. The question then
recurred on the passage of the bill and
the bill passed, by a vote of 67 to 83,
transplanting Mitchell from the Eighth
to the Ninth district, me House aa
journed shortly after.
' Raleigh, N. C. Feb. 16.
, . SENATE.
. The Senate was called to order at 11
o'clock by President; Doughton. " and
prayer was offered by Rev L Branson.
Mr McCasky offered a petition ask
ing prohibition of the sale of liquor near
certain churches. ,V;.. .
Mr Herbertra bill to repeal chapter 60,
Laws of 1856 and 1857. "
Mr Hoover, a bill for the relief of Wil
son Graded ScbooL
Mr White, of Alexander, a bill, to re
quire lerks of "courts to keep records ot
money passing through their hands; also,
a bill to incorporate the United Baptist
Institute of Alexander county.
Mr Bellamy, bill to change dividing
line of certain townships . in Nash
county. . ; " "' -
NO. 16
Mr Paddison. bill to change the law
.regarding free ferry. on North riyer; alto.
bill regarding compensation of trustees
of colored A. & M. college;! -
Mr- f ranks, a bill to abolish: trusts
and combinations and to increase the
public school fond. ; "V
Mr McCasky, bill to prevent setting
of nets in two miles of tbe month of
Roanoke river. " 1 - T:--l.
Mr McCasky, a bill to prevent the
sale of liquor in two miles of Macedonia
Church. V 4-- v:'v:. :'
Mr Long, bill to incorporate Vineland.
Columbus county; .
Mr farthing, bill to amend the char
ter of Boone, in regard to gates.
-Mr White, bill to prevent working
female convicts on the public roads.
Mr: Norris, bill 'to incorporate the
Carolina & Northwestern Railway Com
pany,
Bill to repeal
the charter of - the
Brunswick Bridge and
Ferry Company,
pasted third reading.
Bill to incorporate the town of Boon-
villein Yadkin ; cou nty, passed third
reading. -.. .- ;. , ;y-. .'
Bill allowing county commissioners
to exempt firemen from taxation, was on
request Of Mr Cook, taken from the
table and -after some debate, was re-referred
to the committee. ; , ' .
Bill to prevent setting nets in two
miles of the mouths of ' Roanoke, East
man and - Middle rivers, passed third
reading.;;. :r, --; v-;
Mr Farthing, by consent, introduced a
bill to prevent double -and, unjust taxa
tion in North Carolina.
Bill to provide for working tbe public
roads of Clay and Graham counties
passed third reading. .
Oft motion of Mr Candler tbe Senate
bill to transfer Mitchell countv from the
eighth to the ninth Congressional dis
trict was displaced by the House bill
which passed yesterday, and the subject
was made a special order for next
Wednesday at 12 o'clock. !
Bill to create a new township in tbe
county of Forsyth, to be known as Ru
ral Retreat township, passed third read;
ing. . - - u . . - ;'
Bill to revise the charter of the town
of Warrenton was taken up and Mr
Cook explained that it was a bill to re
incorporate the town - which had not
been changed since it was incorporated
by tbe General Assembly at Newbern.
He said there wete no politics in the
bill and he hoped that it was a suffi
ciently Democratic measure for the.
Senator from Sampson to vote for it.
Mr fowler, tbns challenged, said that
he would vote against any bill to re
charter a town, be it Democratic, Re-.
publican or Populist, if tbe people of the
town opposed it. - 7 ' ; ,
Senator Fortune has introduced in the
Senate a bill to create a Commissioner
of Insurance, and it is understood that
he is a candidate for the place. ; It is
also learned that he will have a formid
able opponent in tbe person of Mr S P.
Satterfield, of Person county, now
principal Clerk of the HouseJand an old-
line Republican, who is said to be the
most successful campaigner in- the ranks
of the Republicans- when he makes up
his mind to knock down the persim
mon. A lively nebt may be expected.
with the chances in favor of Satterfield.
! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, "
The House met at 10 o'clock, the
Speaker in tbe chair, and prayer wss
offered by Rev Mr Woof ard, of the
House. . ! . ' '-
I PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. ;
Mr Bateman. petition of citizens of
Washington not to change the law in
reference to fishing with drag-nets.
Mr Hopkins, petition of citizens or
Ashe county in regard to changing line
between-Ashe and Alleghany counties.
Mr Williams, of Craven, petition for
tbe appointment of Dr J T Williams a
trustee of the A; & M. College for the
colored race. .
Mr .Walser, petition for relief of
pages. " 1
. RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS.
Mr Turner, resolution providing for
two sessions of the House daily.
Mr Monroe, resolution to pay the fu
neral expenses, of Dr S A Williams, late
a member of the House. " j
Mr Darden, bill in regard to sale of
liquor in Parksville, Perquimans
county. s ' ' I " '
Mr Davis, bill to place Wm Cooper on
the pension roll, .
Mr Cbilcott, bill to amend chapter 862,
Laws of 1889. I
Mr Keithley, bill to. establish public
burying grounds in North Carolina-
Mr Crumell, bill in regard to sale of
liqnor in Yadkin county.
Mr Norment, but to place Matthew
Humphrey on the pension roll, -
Mr Turner,; of folk, bill in regard to
running at large of live stock in Polk
county. -;--
sax Stevens, bill to amend chapter 184,
Laws of 1885. '
Mr Aiken, bill to construct a bridge
over French Broad river.
Mr Aiken, bill in regard to fishing in
the French Broad river in Transylvania
county.- - :-- "
Mr Aiken: our to amend chapter
Laws 1891. . -
Mr Nelson, bill to prohibit sale of
liquor near Mountain View Academy,
Caldwell county.
Mr Bryan, bill to repeal chapter 874,
Laws of 1898.
Mr Woodard, bill to amend chapter
661, Laws of 1891. '
Mr. Woodard, bill to correct land
grant No 2802.
Mr Wbitener, bill to prevent sale ot
liquor near Lenoir College, Caldwell
county. : - -
Mr Linney, bill to amend chapter
8687, Laws of 1893. Relates to State
Guard, j , ' , - v
Mr Vickers, bill for the relief of F D
Markbam, sheriff Of Durham county.
Mr Peace, bill to repeal chapter 872,
Laws of 1893.
Mr Peace, bill to amend section, chap
ter 483. Laws 1887. -
Mr Cheek, bill to amend chapter 113,
Laws of 1887.
- Mr Reinbardt, bill to place Sarah B
Leonard on tbe pension road.
Mr White, bill for the maintenance of.
tbe N. C Insane Asylum. .
Mr Julian, bill for relief of Henry Ka
nnp. a wounded Confederate soldier. ,
Mr Ewart, bill to change time of hold
ing court in . Catawba and Rutherford
counties.' -v " ' : " .
Mr Hunter, of Madison,- arose to a
point of personal privilege and scored
the correspondent of the Charlotte Ob
server for alleged erroneous statements
regarding his attitude concerning pen
sioning Confederate soldiers.
Special Star Telegram.
The Senate passed a bill to re-incorporate
Warrenton and took up the State
temperance bill, which was made the'spe
cial ordier for next Tuesday. 1
To-day was private bill day-in the
House and a large number of private
bills were-passed and many .rere also
tabled.) Among the bills which passed
were tbe following :
' To ; charter the Wilmington and
Southern railway and to.incorporate the
People's Fire Insurance Company of
North Carolina. :s : v--:-
-The Public Printing Committee met
to-day, according to the new law, to
open bids and let the contract. Bids
were filed by E, M. UzzeU, Edwards &
Bronghton anlCfs Bros., of Raleigh, j ,
and J. WC6ilinind Stewart Bros , of
WlnfsriT Stesfart Bros, made the low-. ;
esybid, offering to do the ' work at 27
cents Prthousand ems and 62 cents per
thousand for rule and figure work. The"
contract will not be let ; the commit- ,
tee ixamine the reiponsibility of the
firm and its ability to give bond. : '
CQUfltr GOYERSMJSHT. - .
The Hep. Pop; Cauoua Cornea Near Break- -ing
Up in a Bow A Comproraiae Ar-; "
rangemens- Bntgeated- Joint Ooinmtt- -" '
-tee of Fourteen Appointed to Take the
XCatter.TJode Adnaement.
Raleigh News and Observer.
: I am opposed to cumulation and I
am opposed to going back to the old -plan,"
said Senator .Fortune, of Cleve- -land,
in the Republican caucus.. He
earnestly advocated" dropping both the
Ewart and tbe Big Five bill, and startine
out on the new line. He proposed, as a
compromise, that each county should
elect three commissioners by a direct
vote 01 tne people, aaa that then, upon -'
the petition of 800 land owners, it bhall
be the duty of the Governor to appoint
a Board of Audit of Finance, who shall
be of a different political party from the
members of the . Board . of Commis
sioners, Senator Fortune presented'
them as the ideal compromise plan, and
believes that it is the best way out of tbe
trouble the Fusionists are in. He told
tbe caucus that he was not alone in his
advocacy of this plan, and that many
Pops and Reps concurred with him,
"After Mr.. Fortune there was much
speaking, but the more they spoke the
further away from each other the two
portions drifted. A row was almost
Imminent. The colored contingent had
been dozing up to Thursday nieht. bu
r then the colored brother waked up and
was, wide-awake -last night.- Thursday
night he railed and reared, r So belliger- -entrdid
he get that a prominent Populist
was heard to remark that while he went -in
as a co-operation ist and a cumula
tion, he wanted it distinctly under
stood that he went in as a white man -and
would come out as a white man,
even though it meant a return to the -Democratic
party. j
Last night's meeting was far f rom- a
love feast. Hitherto the speeches had
been comparatively quiet, but last night
conservatism and gentle phrases were
thrown out in the snow storm. 10 freeze,
and red hot 'words kept tbe temperature
inside almost at blood heat. Outside it
was snowing, inside it was raining. Rin
ing hot boiling showers of cumulation
and anti-cumulation The "nigger" was
a factor and be was not forgotten A re
gular : old fashion 'second diatric
row was threatened. ! Moody, Lutk.
French, Hileman, Fortune, Rice, Grant,
and the other leaders-saw the angrv
clouds gathering and . they knew that
unless something was - done "razors
would be flying in the air." So a mo
tion was made to appoint a committee
of seven Republicans and seven Popu
lists to take the whole matter under ad
visement and report to a substauent
caucus. Of course such a committee
will doubtless be unable to bring to
gether tbe antagonizing forces, but their
appointment headed off a big break in
the co-operation ranks. Neither side
wanted a vote, neither side could afford
a vote, and therefore a vote was not
taken. -
A BIG DEFALCATION.
THE BANK OF LEXINGTON, VA , WIPED
OUT BY ITS CASHIER.
Its Capital 8 took and Nearly All the Money
Due Depoeltors Gone Other People Said
to D3- Mixed TJp in the Affair 8 tops
Taken to Arrest the Togitlve.
i By Telegraph to tbe Morning Stat.
Washington, Febl6. A special to
the Post from Lexington, Va., says: The
defalcation of Cashier M. Figgatt, which
has swamped the Bank of Lexington,
the only banking institution here and
the principal financial agent of Rock
bridge county, witn a population of oyer
80,000 people, a large number of whom
are prosperous, well-to-do farmers, con
tinues to be the all-absorbing topic.
Business is practically suspended to dis
cuss the situation.;
The news of the bank's collapse did
not reach the county until late yester
day afternoon, and this morning at an
early hour a large number of country de
positors came in to verify the report, '
which had hot received much credit at
first. r When they got here they soon
learned the worst. The bank d hectors,
with experts, have been in session since
yesterday continuously trying to ascer
tain the bank's condition. All day
long the streets in the vicinity of the
bank building have been dotted
with groups of prominent town and
county people, depositors and sureties
on Cashier Figgatt's bond, discussing
the situation in all its phases. The con
census of opinion is surprise expressed
that Cashier Figgatt's defalcation, cov
ering a period of twenty-three years,
since 1872, should have gone undetect
ed by.tbe president and board of direc
tors of the bank who are shrewd, prac
tical business men personally interested
in the successful operation of tbe bank.
Late this afternoon a statement was
posted in the bank's window, as a lesoTt
oi the work of the board of directors,
and the long-looked-for announcement
upon which much speculation had been
made was eagerly lead.
. This statement develops the astonish
ing fact that Faegitt has swamped the
$80,000 of the bank's capital stock, and
in addition $65.200 10 of the $72,000 be
longing to depositors, leaving cash due
depositors the insignificant sum of
$6 678 12. The bank is therefore short
$65 200.10 in cash, with only a little over
$6 500 with which1 to pay depositors
$72,000. TheVirgina Military Institute
is out about $20,000, which will ma
terially cripple that institution for
a time, while the rund of Washington
and Lee University losses nothing. - All
3he professorsand employes of the latter
institution were paid a few days ago, and
their money was deposited in this bank.
The collapse therefore leaves tbem in a
bad fix. ' A prominent director of tbe
bank in reply to an inquiry if Mr. Fig
gatt, the absconding cashier, has taken
any of the banks money with bim. said
to-day: "There was a deposit ot
$8,000 made the evening - be
fore the departure of Mr. Figgett
of which ' there is evidence, but tbe
money is not to be found, which state
ment wonld seem to explode tbe theory
held here, based upon statements. made
in a note left by Figgatt that he did not
carry a cent of the bank's money with
him. It is believed that Figgatt did
take a large sum ot money with him.
Rumors are flying thick and fast from, va
rious quarters that one of tbe most con
servative men on the board of directors
has stated that there are otber people
mixed up in this affair with Mr. Figgatt
outside of the bank, and that interesting
and startling developments are likely
to come to the surface involving others
in a few days, f
It is said that Figgatt left here with
two large valises heavily packed, and it
surmised that he took with him funds
of the bank. The closing of the bank
involves all branches of business and
will seriously cripple business here for
tome time to come. The county treas
urer's funds were ail in this bank. Steps
have been taken to arrest the fugitive
cashier and it is only a question of a few
days before he will be apprehended, as
he is a man that can be easly distin
guished from many others. . What he
did with the money is still a mytery, ';
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