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2 THE STATETREASURY Expensesand Financial Needs of the State. The Resnurc s and the Various Matters cf the State’s Inc mi Shown in State Treasurer Lac/s R port. The Biennial report of State Treasurer B. R. Lacy, bearing date of December 15, 1902, was issued yesterday. This gives the condition of the. State Treasury and its transactions for 1901 and 1002, has in it information and suggestions of value and a number of tables giving in formation of interest. The report first gives the items of the State debt, showing this to amount to 56,527,770, and then gives the Treasury balances as follows: . TREASURY BALANCES. This statement shows a balanco of 562,371.41 in the Treasury to the credit of the General Fund, but the auditor's books show outstanding warrants against this amount of $32,157.82, which gives an actual available balance of $30,213.59. I Balance November 30. 1900: General Fund 5 101,143.22 Educational Fund 23,219.50 Total | $ 124,362.72 i RECEIPTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1901-02. General Fund $3,510,635.16 Educational Fund 33,795.76 Total receipts $3,668,793.64 DISBURSEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1901-1902. I General Fund $3,549,406.97 Educational Fund 8,106.08 Total disbursements $3,557,513.05 ESTIMATED INCOME FOR FISCAL YEAR 1903. This is based upon the sources from which appropriations and othci- expenses of State government arc paid. The answer says: “The money derived from the lease on the North Carolina Railroad should not go into the General Fund, but I have followed the general custom, and put it there so I cculd use the difference of $46,814 for general purposes. The esti mates of income are based on the Reve nut Act of 19C1, and the few other items that are positively known. The esti mates of expenses fire derived from ap propriations already made before, and are expected to be re-enacted, and the statements of the different superintend ents of our institutions, as to the amount they need for maintenance. There is no provision for ary permanent improve ments in these estimates, but later I will give the amounts the different in stitutions will ask for. The new Revenue law will have to provide for about $160,- 00ft more than the last, not considering permanent improvements at all. Our last Revenue Law fell short of the ap propriations $308,600. ! Alexander County bonds $ 1,000.00 Hank license and tax on stock. 20,000.00 Building and Loan Associa- • tiors 1,<00.00 Corporation tax 23,000.00 Express companies' franchise and property tax 2,700.00 Fees from several departments 11,000.00 North Carolina Railroad divi dends 210,014.00 Inheritance tax 4,000.00 Insurance Companies’ licenses and tax on receipts 132,000.00 Privilege and property tax on railroads 125,000.00 Sewing machine licenses 3,500.00 Steamboat and canal property 650.00 Taxes from the counties, for general purposes ... 657,500.00 Taxes from the counties, for interest 50,000.00 Taxes from the counties, for pensions 160,000.00 Telegraph f.r.d telephone tax on receipts and property... 7,500.00 Receipts from other sources., 12,500.00 Total $1,425,064.00 ESTIMATED EXPENSES. As to expenses the Treasurer says: “As required by Section 2864 of The Code, I herewith submit the following estimate of expenses for the two fiscal years ending November 30, 1903-1904.” Auditor's Department $ 10,000.00 Bureau cf Labor and Printing. 7,000.00 Convict account 9,500.00 Dangerous insane 10,000.00 Department of Public Instruc- i tion 6,500.00 Disabled soldiers 35,000.00 Executive Department 11,400.00 Fugitives from justice 7,500.00 Governor's Mansion and i grounds 6,500.00 Insurance Department 6,500.00 Interest 4 per cent consoli dated debt 272,000.00 Interest 6 p«*r cent construc tion debt 326,400.00 Interest 4 per cent Prison debt 8,800.00 Judiciary 140,000.00 Laborers’ pay roll 15,000.00 N. C. A. ar.d M. College • (colored), Greensboro 15,000.00 N. C. Board of Health 5,000.00 N. C. College of A. and M. I Arts, Raleigh 40,000.00 N. C. Corporation Commission 35,000.00 N. C. Institution Deaf. Dumb | and Blind 95.000.00 Oxford Orphan Asylum (white) 20,000.00 Oxford Orphanage (colored).. 10,000.00 Pensions 400,000.00 Public printing 46,000.0 ft Public schools 366,000.00 Soldiers’ Home 26,000.00 State Department 10,500.00 ■State Geological Survey 20,000.00 State Guard 32.000.00 State's Hospital, Goldsboro... 120,000.00 State's Hospital. Morganton.2Bs,ooo.oo State’s Hospital, Raleigh 143,000.00 State Normal and ndustrial Department 14.000.00 **’' Twnpikcs 75,000.00 University of North Carolina. 75,000.00 Contingencies and other objects 1M.000.00 Total $2,899,600.00 In making this estimate of expenditures of the several institutions, only the amount required for maintenance is in cluded Following is a statement of the several institutions, showing the different amounts reported to mo by them, as the i amounts they arc going to ask the Leg lislature to appropriate for maintenance, debt and various buildings and improve ments: NAME OF Mainte- INSTITUTTON. nance. Pet. I m. Debt. State's Hospital Goldsboro ....$129,000 $ 10,000 $ 6,000 State's Hospital Morganton ... 285,166 40,000 12,500 State's Hospital Raleigh 116,000 101,500 7,500 Dangerous In sane 5,000 3,000 N. C. School for 1 Deaf and Dumb Morganton ... 95,000 2,500 5,400 N. C. Institution , Deaf, Dumb 1 and Blind, Ra leigh 120,000 19,700 10,000 University of I North Caro lina \ 6,500 N. C. A. and M. ' College (col.). 15,000 N. C. College A. and M. Arts.. 65,000 50,000 68.756 Normal and In dustrial Col lege 95.000 25,000 32,947 Soldiers' Home. 26,000 5,000 Total $972,160 $256,700 $1 49,633 The revenues derived by the State I government, at the present rate of laxa | tion, as will be readily seen, will not be sufficient to pay the appropriations ask ed for. STATEMENT OF THE STATE DEBT. , During my term of office, there have been presented for cancellation and ex change $5,900 of old State bonds, ex changeable under the act of 1879. Ten bonds were issued, returning these to the amount of SI,BOO, leaving the State debt amounting to $6,527,770. The act to commute and settle the State debt expires January 1, 1900, and If it is desired to continue to refund the old State bonds, it will he necessary for the present General Assembly to re new the act. , The report next takes up the matter of I interest on the $3,399 150 North Carolina 4 per cent, consolidated bonds. This in terest. it says, was paid out of the gen , eral fund, except the amount obtained j from the taxes levied for this purpose. A defect in the last Revenue Act is cited as allowing the taxes for this purpose tc be smaller, but it is said that after this year the law will adjust itself, and the revenue will probably reach $50,000. INVESTMENTS AND INCOME. ' The investments of the State are named as being 30,002 shares of stock in North Carolina Railroad Company, 12.G66 shares Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, seme shares in the Boone and Blowing Rock Turnpike Company, 500 shares of stock in the Wilkesboro and Jefferson Turnpike Company, and a balance due from Alexander county bonds of $2,750. The State Board of Education holds as an investment $143,250 of 4 per cent, bonds. $2,000 of 6 per cent, bonds. The annual income to the State from the stock in the North Carolina Railroad Company is now $2lO-014. After payment of interest on the 6 per cent, construction bonds out of these diidends, a balance of $20,088.97 is shown by the account at the end of this year, and this surplus has been used used in paying State obligations. The State holds $13,750 in Alexander county bonds, which the county, by spe cial act, is permitted to redeem, without interest, by paying to the State Treas urer, beginning January 1, 1892, SI,OOO per year, until the whole should have been paid. Eleven of these payments have been promptly made loaving a balance of $2,750 yet due. The discovery of the Martin fraud and defalcation of $16,060.04 is told of and the Treasurer says of this: “The first altered check he attempted to use under the new administration resulted in the detec tion of the fraud, his confession of guilt, conviction and sentence to the State prison for ton years.” He also says that in addition to the sum stolen during the previous adminis tration the “committe also found evi dences of similar frauds, amounting to $373.94, committed by Major Martin dur ing his temporary appointment under the present administration,” and adds: “In view of the fact that it was essen tially necessary that I should have re tained him for a short time, that by doing so that fraud was discovered quickly and the State saved harmless, I ask that the Legislature repay to me the sum which I was compelled to pay on this account, and exonerate me and my ad ministration for liability on account of Martin’s acts.” The report states that many old bonds, showing a face value of thousands of dollars, are in the vaults and that simi lar bonds are frequently presented for payment. Some of these are reported as having been previously funded, and not destroyed, others never actually issued. Authority is asked to destroy those on hand and those which are later obtained. THE TAX QUESTION. Attention is called to the need of a law to have county commissioners make prompt settlements with sheriffs, and is asked that authority be given the State Auditor to force such a settlement so that the sheriffs can pay the State as the Treasurer can not sue the sheriff until the register of deeds sends the abstract to the Auditor. It is advised that a piano and organ tax of SSO annually be paid direct to the . State Treasurer, each agent to have a ' duplicate receipt, for which a charge of $5.00 be made, with 50 cents for the seal. The tax on oculists is said to be a hard ship and it is advised that this be re duced to $5 ir. each county in which an oculist operates, in addition to the present resident tax of $5- He explains his refusal to pay the $2,500 a year to the colored A. and M. College until the Supreme Court com pelled it- tells of the three banks organ ized under the State Banking Act. at Burlington, at Wilmington and at Mnn i roe, of bis borrowing $200,000 for public school and charitable appropriations from the National Park Bank of New York by the authority of the Governor and Council of State. This is due on March 19, and he asks that provisions for its prompt v ayment be made, as failure to do so would injure the State’s credit. UNPAID APPROPRIATIONS. The receipts being loss than the dis bursements, the following appropriations, in the main fbr building purposes, are ' unpaid: The State’s Hospital, Goldsboro.s 30,000.00 TbE NEWS ANI) OBSEKVEfi, TIIUUSbAY MOKNING, JAN. 8. 1903. The State's Hospital, Morgau ton 43,400.00 N. C. Institution for Deaf, Dumb and Blind 10,000.00 State Guard 8,500.00 State Normal and Industrial College, Greensboro 5,000.00 State Geological Survey .. .. 5,000.00 University of North Carolina. 6,500.00 Total due on appropriations. .$108,400.00 Borrowed from National Park Bank. New York City, for Schools and Hospital 200,000.00 Interest due March 19th, on this loan 9.000.00 Total $317,400.00 Less available balance .. .. 30,213.59 Total net deficit $287,156.il In closing his report he thanked the Governor and Council of State for kind ness and Mr. Joseph G. Brown, president cf the Citizens National Bank, of Raleigh, for aid in getting the loan of $200,000, for which aid he says the State should be grateful, and by name commends the va rious assistants as follows: “I have been very fortunate in the se lection of my clerical force, and to each one I desire to express my appreciation of their faithfulness and loyalty to duty. Mr. W. F. Moody, Chief Clerk, has net only perfjrmed his own special duties, but has kept a supervision over the oth ers. Mr. J. P. Arrington, as Institutional Clerk, has well performed his duties; so also have the Teller, Mr. P. B. Fleming, end Miss May F. Jones. Among the many valuable tables pub lished in the report is one showing the number of Indigent inmates of all the charitable institutions of the State by counties, the entire number being 2,293. The last table given in the report is an extremely interesting one. Tt gives the cost of counties to the State for support of charitable purposes for 1902, showing tost of each county and institution, also the amount paid and received by counties, showing surplus or deficit. The per capita cost of inmates of the charitable institutions, based upon appro- I riation from State for support, for 1902, is as follows: N. C. Institution for Deaf, and Blind, Raleigh $175.13 N. C. School for Deaf and Dumb, Morganton \l\Su State Hospital, Goldsboro 110.87 State Hospital. Morganton 146.08 State Hospital, Raleigh 177.50 Soldiers’ Home 113.05 MECKIENBURT CfU*TY LEADS THE SOUTH IN G3OD ROADS There are 118 Miles of Macadam Highways and 110 Miles More are to be Made This Tear. (Special to News and Observer.) Charlotte, N. C.. Jan. 6.—The most in teresting report that ha been made here in some time is that submitted bv S. T. Stowe, Superintendent of Roads and Bridges for Mecklenburg county. Tin report shows that Mecklenburg county leads the South in the matter of good loads. There were nearly twelve miles of macadam laid during the past year. In all the county boasts of 118 miles of this smooth, hard road bed. and 110 miles more are to be laid this year. 1* or this purpose a bond issue for an amount nec essary to complete the work will probably he submitted to the voters of Mecklen burg this summer. When the remain ing lift miles are completed every road within the county limits will be finished. All of these lead to Charlotte from a fine farming section and this city will then enjoy a trade from that source sec ond to no city of its size in the country. Miss Frances Templeton Miller, head milliner for Bclk Bros., of this city, passed away at St. Peter’s Hospital last night of peritonitis, after a brief illness. Miss Miller came to this city from Bal timore, having been fitted for her busi ness in that city. She was a native of Waynesboro, Va.. where her parents live. The bodv was taken to that town ibis morning 'accompanied by two young wo men friends of the deceased. Miss Mil ler was taken ill Christmas day. She was very popular here as well as suc cessful in her business. THE EMPLOY! S TAKING STOCK. The Steel Trust Declare a its Rognlar Quarterly Dividend (By the Associated Press.) New York, Jan. 6.—The directors of the United States Steel Corporation to day declared the regular dividend of 1 per cent on the common and 1% on the preferred stocks. A financial statement was Issued, showing net earnings for the calendar year, with December estimated at $132,662,000. The net earnings for the quarter ended December 31, were $31,339,613, an increase of $1,579,700 as compared with the same period of 1901. The transfer books close for the preferred dividend on January 20 and for the common on March 16th. From the net earnings for the year de ductions are made of $24,528,183 for sink ing funds, depreciation and reserve funds and for a special fund set aside for de preciation and improvements: of $15,200,- 000 for interest on bonds; of $3,040,000 cn sinking funds for bonds and of $56,- 052,860 for interest on stocks. These de ductions leave undivided profits amount ing to $33,841,565 for the year, applicable to increased depreciation and reserve fund accounts for the new construction surplus. The cash on hand is $54,724,106. It was reported to the board that the plan for stock subscription was being "well received by the employes ami that within three days after opportunity to subscribe was given, upwards of 16,000 shares had been subscribed for. J. Picrpont Morgan was not present at the meeting, although it is not his cus tom to attend meetings of corporations when they are not held in his office. Bazaar Note?. The votjng contest for the Royal felt mattress will begin today. The mattress will lie displayed in one of the windows of Messrs. Boylan. Pearce & Co. This prize will go to the most popular mar ried lady in the city- A tine gold ring will be given to the young lady selling'the largest number of tickets to the Bazaar. The baby show on Thursday. January 22. promises to be an event of great in terest. There will be three prizes. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bronio-Quinino Tablets. This signature E. W. GROVE on every box, 25c, UTS Os STATES ARE THREATEHEB Democratic Senators Fight the .Vlilitia Bill. ir INCREASES IHE ARMY And Places in the Hands of the President Pow ers That Belong to the S ata—Tne Statehood Bill is Dis cussid. (By the Associated Fress.) Washington, J?n. 7.—ln the Senate to day the bill for the reorganization of the militia and the Statehood Bill Were dis cussed. Mr. Mallory, of Florida, led the Democratic Senators in opposition to the section of the bill providing lor a reserve force of trained men, the contention be ing that it not only infringed the rights of the several States, but also increased the standing army by a hundred thou sand men. In the course of Mr. Mallory's remarks, a discussion arose, participated in by Messrs. Tillman, Warren, Foraker, Spooner and Clay, over the construction to be put upon the section, the Demo crats contending that the provision nut into the hands of the President power:* belonging to the States. When the Statehood Bill came up for consideration, Mr. Beveridg'e. had read a number of resolutions adopted at a re cent convention in Oklahoma favoring single Statehood with Indian Territory. Mr. Quay, who is leading the fight for the admission of Oklahoma, arose and criticised the resolutions, saying the people who adopted them had not acted intelligently because the single State hood Bill had been withdrawn. He fur ther charged that they did not represent the sentiment of a majority of the people of Oklahoma. A discussion followed regarding the character of the people constituting the five civilized tribes, in ,the course of which Mr. Tillman imiircl'how the pure blood white men got- title to so much Indian land. “Some stealing has been done somewhere,” he said, and i wouut like to know how it happened.' i Ho later amused the Senate by inter rogating Mr. Beveridge regarding "what became of the men who might have mar ried the Indian women-” Mr. Beveridge responded that he had not gone into the matrimonial phase of the question. Mr. Nelson, of Minnesota, continued his remarks in opposition to the Omnibus Statehood Bill and had not concluded when the Senate, after a brief executive session, adjourned. Brief Session House. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan-. 7.—The session of th£ J House today was brief, lasting a little more than two hours. The Senate bill for the redemption of the silver coinage of the Hawaiian Islands and its recoin age into United States coin was passed after a debate of an hour. The bill pro vides for tile redemption of silver coins by being received either in Hawaii or the United States in the payment ot dues. Standard silver coins of the United States may exhangod forcoins of Hawaii at their face value. The Philip pine Constabulary Bill was made a special order for tomorrow. GREENSBORO’S TWO PROBLEMS. A Second Telephone System and the Street Carn : val (Special to the News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C., Jan. 7.—lt looks as if it is a settled fact that there will be tv/o telephone systems here. The new comer is the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. That company’s traveling solicitor, Mr. E- L. Morton, is still at work securing subscribers. He says: The material for the exchange is ordered add work will commence us soon as this material arrives. He says that his company does not want to antagonize local concerns and is merely after en hancing the value of its long-distance plant here. It is probable that the cjm mercial bodies here will endeavor to get the outside concern and the home com pany to strike a compromise of some sort. The street carnival problem is being given special attention by the Fire De partment. which C. J. Sturgis, of Knox ville, has approached on the matter. A committee from the department will go ' before the board of alderman Friday night to ascertain if the board would grant the use of a street for the purposes of the carnival. A new concern has just been launched here. The style of the firm is J. S. Moore Co-, lumber dealers. Mr. Moore has for some months been in the W. W. Mills Lumber Company. He was for a number of years manager for the late R. W. Brooks. It is understood that he lias strong financial backing in his new undertaking. H. & B. Beer’s Market Letter. (Special to News and Observer.* New Orleans, La., Jan. 7.—As early Liv erpool advices were more favorable than expected our market opened 3 points high er and advanced 3 additional points on fresh buying. The issuance of the Texas statement about this time was construed bearishly and caused a decline of seven points, but investment purchasers again run prices tip seven points, the small de roan for spots and advices from Texas reporting considerable cotton to pick in northern sections, coupled to the pros pect of more liberal receipts occasioned a break of 13 points from the top, mak ing the net loss points on the day. Secretary Hester's Texas statement shows that thj amount delivered out of that State to January Ist., was 1,914,000 [against 1,945,000 last year and 2,362,000 I year before last, therefore, as from Jau ■ uary Ist. to August 31st., inclusive last ' year, 1,043,000 bales were delivered from Texas and the year before last 1,417,000 were delivered, then if there is no more cotton left in Texas than last year, it in dicates a crop of 2,962,000 for that State, and if it equals that of year before last, it points to a cron of 3,362,000 without making any allowance for the 200,000 bales claimed to have been carried over this marketed in last year's crop. Then, again taking the amount in sight for Texas last year to January Ist., 2,064,000 that cf year before last 2,401,000 and of I.tOO, which was 1,806,000, we find that 69 per cent, of last year's crop was mar keted to that date, 65 per cent of year be fore last and 69 per cent, in 1900, conse quently if we assure that this year's crop was marketed as rapidly as the maximum and apply 69 per cent., it indicates a crop of 2.900,000. This, however, we know is not the case because for five weeks, owing to the inclemency of the v/eather, the movement was impeded, then if the 65 per cent, is applied it points to a crop of 3,037,000, in other words, the statement is construed as pointing to a crop of 3,000,- COO for Texas* There has been more dif ference of opinion on the Texas outturn than any other State, many estimating that the year yield would not be over 2,500,000. These figures demonstrate (he absurdity of such claims. These ideas may have a tendency to check the bullish feeling if backed ut> by increased re ceipts. Summing tip the situation we think well of realizing with a view of replacing on easy periods, as the chances are the movement will increase next week. Notwithstanding tomorrow is a legal hol day in New Orleans, there will be trad ing on the curb. H. & B. BEER. OUR COSTLY WHITE ELIPHANT- Appropriation of Three Millions Wanted for Kelief Work in the Philippines (By the Associated Press.) Washington. Jan. 7.—The President to day submitted to Congress the third an nual report of the Philippine Commission with extensive appendices. Accompany ing the President's letter of transmittal was a letter from Secretary Root making a strong plea for immediate help by Congress for the inhabitants of the archipelago. In his letter transmitting the report and endorsing Secretary Root's plea, the President says: “1 call your special attention to the recommendations contained in this let ter of the Secretary of War. I most earnestly feel that the enactment of the measures already pending in your body for the betterment of the Philippine Islands is imperatively demanded by the situation in these islands and serious calamity may come from failure to en act them. Furthermore, I with equal earnestness ask your attention to the [recommendation of the Secretary of War in the accompanying letter, and urge its adoption so that the sum of money therein-specified may be appropriated for the uses and in the manner likewise specified, in order that the present dis tress in the islands may be remedied.” Secretary Root in his letter to the President, says: "It seems to me that the conditions resulting from the destruction by rein deer pest of ninety per cent of the carabaos, the draft animals of the islands and the consequent failure of the rice crops followed by an epidemic of cholera, are so serious and distressing as to call for action by Congress beyond that for which the commission specifically asks. The removal under the laws of Congress of export duties on goods shipped from the Philippines to the United States has materially reduced the revenues of the islands, whenever the duties collected in the United States upon importations from the Philippines, which under the same laws were to be turned over to the Philippine treasury, and were expected to make good the deficit, have amounted to practically nothing. At the same time the decline in the price of silver, the evils of a fluctuating currency, and the impoverishment of the people have re duced the government revenues when they are most needed for relief of the people.” The Secretary recommends an appro priation of .$3,000,000 for expenditure in distribution of supplies and upon relief work. Officers of Virginia Power Company. (Fly the Associated Press.) New York. Jan. 7.—The Virginia Pas senger and Power Company, the control of which was recently purchased by Frank Jay Gould, has elected the follow ing directors: Frank Jay Gould, Edwin Gould, A. H. Calef, Guy Phillips, Alfred Skitt, New York; F. Wm. Northrop, J. T>, Patton. Richmond and Augustus Wright, Petersburg. The board elected the following officers today: President, F- Ritrerding; First Vice- President, Frank Jay Gould; Second Vice-Presid'cnt, Augustus Wright; Sec retary and Treasurer,( Guy Phiilips; As-, sistant Secretary and Treasurer. Wm. Northrop; General Counsel, Chas. A. Gardiner. The capital stock of the Virginia Com pany is $15,000,000, and bonded indebted ness $15,000,000. BIDS FCR fcUUDING WAEJHIP3. Cpenad at the Navy Department Bcforo a Erst of Shipbuilders (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 6.—Bids for building $9,000,000 worth of war ships were opened at the Navy Department today in the presence of representatives of nearly every shipbuilding concern of note in the country, together with a host of sub contractors, who supply structural ma terial for the big ships. The bidding was close and exciting. A feature of the event was the submission of a proposition to supply the enormous horse power re quired to drive the Tennessee and Wash ington, the ships the speediest of war that the United States will carry on its list, with the new turbine motors, the latter to be supplied by an American company. The bids were as follows: ( Newport News Ship Building Company, one ship in forty-two months in depart ment designs for $4,325,600. Fore River Ship and Engine Works, of Quincy, Mass., one ship, department, de signs, in forty-two months, for $4,578,000. Bath Iron Works, one ship in forty two months, .department designs, for $4,500,000. New York Ship Building Company, of Camden, N. J., one ship in forty-two months, department desigus, for $4,250,- 000. Two ships, same class, for $4,150,- 000 each to be delivered forty and forty two months. Same company on its own designs, pro viding for twenty-two knot ships to be Tremendous I Price 1 I Reductions on | I New Pianos 1 Magnificent, brand new Up right Pianos Direct From the Factory. m Piano 3 that compare favorably n with America's best in purity Si of tone, beauty of casing and p| 9 thoroughness of construction. * Such are the superb instru- J ments offered in this Special Factory Sale I at prices that are stripped of » every vestige of profit! It is # the most important sale that h you have ever been asked to % Only $2lO for $275 Uprights. ,? Ip Only $2lB for S3OO Uprights, id Only $293 for $375 Uprights. cf Only $353 for $450 Uprights. H Only S!IP for $550 Uprights. I Knvestigate ! | I LW. CHANDLER. | i Olivia Raney Library BaiidiDg. 8 Raleigh, N. C. delivered in forty months. $4,280,000 each. It was in connection with this bid that the letter was submitted demanding an allowance of 25,000 horse power. Moran Bros. & Company, of Seattle, one ship in forty-two months for $4,397,000. Wm. -ramp & Sons, Philadelphia, one ship, department designs, thirty-nine months, $1,200,000. Same company on its own designs, ships to be delivered in thirty-six and thirty-nine months, and to bo 22 knots speed. One ship for $4,100,- 000, two ships on same plans for $4,000,000 each. Same company on plans of fts own, providing for the use of steam tur bines and water tube boilers, $4,100,000 for one and $4,060,000 each for the two. The judgment of the Board of Bureau Chiefs xvill bo necessary to determine the award. GLOOM AT^CARACAS I he Powers’ Answer to Cas tro Received. Castro’s Re ply Expected at Once. (By the Associated Press.) Caracas, Jan. 7.—The answers cf the powers to President Castro's last pro posal relative to arbitration were de livered to President Castro this after noon l>y United States Minister Bowen. A meeting of the Cabinet was at once called to consider these communications. It is expected that the Venezuelan an swers will be handed to Mr 1 Bowen to night. It will be forwarded by him at once to Washington- It has been learned from a authoritative source that the answers of (be powers delivered this afternoon by Minister Bowen, have* created a feel ing cf depression in Venezuelan govern ment circles. TO AID TEE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Fill to Give Him Two Assistants to Help En force Anti-Trust laws, (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 6.—Representative Jenkins, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill today pro viding for the appointment by the Presi dent of two additional officers in the Department of Justice, one to bo called the assistant to the attorney general at a salary of $7,000 a year, the other to be called assistant attorney general at $5,000. While the bill does not specify that these additional officers are provided to aid the attorney general in the en forcement of anti-trust laws, that is un derstood to be its purpose. CAIINET SUSTAINS ROOSEVELT. In' His Stand on the Jndianola Post-Office Matter. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 6.—The ludianola. Miss., posToffice case was discussed at the Cabinet meeting today and it was de cided that the stand taken bv the ad ministration should be adhered to the contention being that the people them selves and not the government are re sponsible for the closing of the office. Postmaster General Payne has no new developments to report. OLD BOOKS FOR SALE. I offer for sale two valuable old books that are out of print—“ Resolutions cf Virginia and Kentucky, penned by Madi son and Jefferson in relation to the Alien and Sedition Laws and Debates in the House of Delegates of Virginia, in De cember, 1898,” and “Proceedings and De bates of the Convention of North Caro olina, called to amend the Constitution of the State —1835. Parties desiring to buy these hooks will please address, J- J- Whitehurst, of Soldiers’ Home, Raleigh, N. C. LADIES—USE OUR HARMLESS Remedies for delayed or suppressed menstruation: it cannot fail. Trial free. Paris Chemical Co.. Milwaukee, Wi3 . 12-21-5 t sun. NOTICE. Application will be made to the Gen eral Assembly by the Beard of Aldermen of Wake Forest to change the corporate limits. SOL. J. ALLEN. Mayor. 1-8-1 mo IPS fTk Dll Bfl Morphine and Whiskc PE }1 o I I Jull habitstreated without pain Btsr* 11 § lifi or confinement, i tire mar \ l 9Vi antted at Sanitarium* r w pay. R. H VEAI Man’gr l.ithia SpringsCurf Co.. Drawer A. Austell,Ga. Honie treatmcnt sen if pi es. rred. Corr-spoudcacc strictly ceu^dential LOST OS THE ROCKS Ihe Prince Arthur Wrecked on Washington Coast. Eighteen Men Drowned—Only Two of the Crew Saved—The Dead Buried by the Indians. (By the Associated Press.) Seattle, Washn., Jan. 6.—A special from Port Townsend says: News of the wreck of the Norwegian bark Prince Arthur and the death by drowning of 18 of tho crew, was received today. The Frince Arthur was bound from Valpariso for British Columbia to load lumber. On the night of January 2, the vessel ran into breakers and was soon hard and fast on the rocks. The scene of the disaster is about two miles south of Ozette on the Washington coast, 15 miles from Cape Flattery. This is precisely the position from which the German bark Flotbek was rescued by tugs in the winter of 1900. As the Uam tilla light ship is about three miles from Ozette it is believed that the latter mis took the light ship for Tatoesh island and sailed eastward, believing she was enter ing the straits instead of running blindly to her fate. Os the twenty members of the Prince Arthur’s crew only two were saved and they were nearly exhausted when they were washed ashore. The bodies of IS droned seamen arc being buried by rancher Indians living near the scene of tho disaster. Although Ozette is but. 13 miles from Neahby, nows of the wreck was received byway of .East Cullnni, having been brought out by a mail car rier over a 25-mile trail. Owing to the inaccessible location of Ozette, only meagre details are obtain able. The Prince Arthur was an iron bark of 1.59 S tons net, built at Birken head, in 1869. She was formerly called the Hoghtonhead. MITCHELL CROSS EXAMINES If Yon Want Protection in Pennsylvania it Beems That You Must Pay. (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Jan. 6.—Twenty-two men, all but one of whom were employed in and about the coal mines, appeared be fore the Anthracite Coal Strike Commis sion, at its first session in this city today, and recited the oft told talcs of persecu tion they and others underwent during the late coal strike because they chose to work rather than to join the strikers. The single exception was Charles H. Schadt, of Scranton, the sheriff of Lack awanna county. The sheriff said that he issued a proclamation shortly after the strike was inaugurated calling upon all persons in the county to keep the peace; that it was difficult to get men to act as deputy sheriffs; that in most eases where there was trouble, it was usually over when the sheriff’s men arrived; that he at tempted to keep the peace in all local ities and that the disturbances became so numerous and serious that lie bad to call on the Governor for troops. He had ap pealed to Mir. Mitchell, whom he knew qnite well, to assist in keeping the' peace and the miners’ president promised to do so, and in several instances was of ma terial help to ihe sheriff. Sheriff Schadt was then turned over to the miners for cross-examination. To the surprise of most persons, Mr. Mitchell took up the examination. It was the first time that Mr. Mitchell had attempt ed cross-examination to any extent. When Mr. Mitchell finished General Wil son asked the witness why the county did not pay the deputy sheriffs. The sheriff replied that the companies had made the request for protection, and counsel for the witness explained that it was the law in Pennsylvania that the company ask ing for protection was compelled to pay for it. This explanation rather surprised Chairman Gray, who, as he straightened himself up in his chair, said: “I am,not familiar with such an un-American law. When the county or the State relin guishes the duty of maintaining law and protecting life and property and keeping the peace, then they are open to criticism.” BIMPLY ASKED TO RESIGN. Finding People did not Desire Her as Pcst> mistress, Minnie Cox Left. (By the Associated Press.) Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 6.—A special t the Commercial-Appeal from Indianoh Miss., says: In compliance with a request from I n ted States Senator McLaurin, asking fur a full statement of facts -regarding the postoffice trouble, P. C. Chapman, a law yer of Indianola, has forvarded a icport concerning’ the case ,rom the outset. Ihe statement emphatically denies that any threats or Intimidations were made at any time against Mrs. Minnie Cox, post mistress. The slat %ient. recites further that the woman’s resignation was volun tary after she had received u petition from the people asking that she give up the office- Death cf Wm. Deal. (Special to News and Observer.) Newton. N. €.. Jan. 6.—On Sabbath evening Wm. Deal passed from earth, af ter months of suffering, dying of con sumption. He was the son of Capt.. M. S. Deal, and was about twenty-six years of age. He made many friends by his uniform kindness and courtesy. The funeral services were held at his late home, this afternoon, by Rev. Mr. Stub blebine and a large crowd of sorrowing friends followed his remains to the ceme tery. The df'at.h of this young man has brought sorrow to many hearts, for none knew him but to admire and esteem him ONE MINUTE COUGH CURE. 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