' ' :'::-' ' ' . ". :-' "piiqve all things hold f49T that wsxqsis good.' A-
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In VOL. Yl.. DUNN, N C., JANUARY 13, 1897. 1 : NO. 2.
I ' i " ' i i n" r nn mil - ' ' ' - - L 1--- 1 .i m
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i 'A Ccnp:eo hcture-or ine, ruDiic
' . ATf3 of the State. ,
MENDS SHORTER HOURS
uiacicls thq Lease of the To rt
,Iinu iJaiiroa't Ilotli State Fairs
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c.
. 'I !i.-s'I;iv of Inst week His'Excellency,
K!ui Csrr. Governor of North Caro
: :. '.- I frb in .office, his term of
J ;::; expiring. His last message
- i-.ted t ' the General Assembly
", and. its, principal features
; below. ' . -.'-..".
n hug the Legislature that -the'
r: duties 'Are' executive onty,
i tLo upholding-'-.of the State's
ji pyide.--.and honor and the
i
::. ft iu.-v .'iiiist.itiltious devolves upon
iu- --'j !;,.: ul Assembly, ,IIis Excellency
.'People have intrusted this -sail
k v t yuu. For the first time in
' .;-s the interests of the State.
.- -lypMchcH have, been delivered
j;haads .of a different political
t in-. u; ensures which you may
: i. ho opposed to' the policy
pursued, and -in making
i t caution you tor consider care
ri v.x-Il such changes as pertain
.l-titutions of the State, for the
- .11 ). Id 'you' responsible for the
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fit :
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-'J- '-' i ami re ot . such measures.
; ''' -:-urqd that you have the inter
! your State at heart, I submit for
v.1:;!' con Mjt: ration' brief observations
Mia 'o ti'oru the . different . reports 1'iu1-m.-J-.edji!,.'l.:y
(h0 State officer's."
j ic.i-r.fi;',-, t.) flic r'eiort' of the, Secre
ta,"v. ' f tatc, showing- that this "depart-"
LNS . c-jllccted s and j.aid into the
;lroA'-.:':ry- presumably' for the1 biennial
v.; thirty iho csiK-nses ox tho Executive
.J-i.ailiAcnt. inoro than five times."
'1 his c.j i;-cfe of revenue, ' it is pointed
.out. is ih;1.u burden upon1 the citizen.
" : 'liio.r'i.''":d tax bonds cases Baltzer
Vs. the hfato autI-.Haltzer.and Taake vs.
'tho StVi'e - h:ivc lccn dnphlod tlp -Kn.
p:v-ii'i'A o
t the United States mis.
the-'Supreme Coilrt of North
ulu' h had decided in favor of
! H
J lie c.iscs involved $12,237,-.
:c question of the State's lia
i he 'bonds "issued by the re
ion convention of 18C8 and the
re which- succeeded it is 'set
U i ;.vi
C;il. -):::
tled for time Hi tho State's favor.
,;';' f ;:er's report is. discussed,
eri! ,r concurs with the Treas-
1' tLat -tllC r-ni'l',lns of iliviilonrTc!
Th
.(ynrj-(,ii ihr- .State's stock in the North
l-iiilroad should not be turned
:inio the rrcncral fund, as has been the
H;-t.Li: but be held sacredly, as the
luw pt-uvides, for the payment of inter
''t.jrvid the establishment of'a sinking
tiunl ... Approval is also given another
;w;--?.ti,.ui of-the Treasurer --that'; the
fruaruntye-and security Companies do-
fie
I latei;d - t iiii',tf, Sit
juutto -rduifjuish their riVht to" move
uses to the l;Vdernl courts. :
' i ndcr tiic at U) compromise, com-
iuuu; a:m. se.irio the Nfate debt,"S,-
- - x- ...... UW11UO llitYC UCCU
issued m exchange, for tho old valid
debts of ti,f: state. It .will - require
.o.'.) more ! pek- cent, bonds to take
up. the remainder of the. old bonds ont-
Mairdinp-, making : the! Avhole possible
u.-l)t-:.:,in..,-7;l.r bearing 4 per cent, in
t re.t.-anc state owns as an inrest
mont.!::. ;,;..) ,,f these bonds,, and'the
'"-'.'i t cducatiun St4:,2ir and also
' r (Cut construction bonds, ivpon
w.riu hn:tr-!-est is ixiid out of the North
Uailroad dividends, amounts
t" - -J, , -j i, i t. " . -
Hit-re v..raains'of the drrt?ct land tax
.J'm -U.u:i;..i;i, uhich is held in trust
i y i.ift, over:) or and which will be
YVuc th.- property of ilyj . State March
:. Is-1.-. nuless in, the meantime called
The a-crtu'ate 'value of all the real
finu pe; s()Ua I property of the State re
ViVli0lt ! u T 1 a nation is ,r,7, 437, 227. 99 - a
jtocrta-o in-two years of $2,12,223.00
J he t, ;ai a-.nount of all taxes collected
in the state last year was 'j52.570.:MO ?
i-yr -ap4ta ol S1.4i, estimating the
r.'.i:Hm at l.7.;o,(XX); Thewhitepeo
le pjy '..;. :M f, or cent, of the taxes of
fle statd and the colored people 3.06
er cent. " ... .
j .1 he .(oyernor cordially appro.ves the
ren-iuii tax and advises that it be in-
: ea'-eit.
I . - i..i..:une:vteii tnat some step be
PaKen tiH- .snimlvfni u e
M;re Ieiviuin2r siek. itisano nv-nihar.
due state (Juaidiswarmly conmend
"r ' Is H'ttt'-r equipped and -more
bo,n times hist year.. The Gover
inor etiiuitujos: -
l lie fippruj ..nation forj their su'pport
rn, tn 'Utr 1 ?V"lb .tional frovern-
nvij.a;.UMy provide lor their
JU'it-ssary equipment, pay the "rent of
uu-ir ariaories. o-iV(- thor.-, ci.Mv ?ti
induction as : recommended . by the
tlS f1 -('kJnei:a!' ancV ray them for
then services wnen in -actual service a
-Per , lorn sdmeient at least to secure
;t uv lfrV,J niary loss while on such
vo US xc as, little as could .be
ake-l at your hands " -
..fVl'-lS? - Anir,ae ot the Salary
the Mljutant (General and that that
i l 1,e J'vided with clerical assis-
it ill t?. ; . (
r .i'W11? report of Com
. is.ioacr ot Labor, Statistics, the Gov-
cKfficr rmda-
tLehS l- law :M p,assed limiting--o
Vif Ct a ingday to 11 hours!
. liiat no--child under 12 .years of
? e be allowed to.workin any buUdin?
it ..V U"6 heta nd 14 only when
b-l a cerhnte showing that
t feWeu!? oo at least three
month, during the preceding year
fdiohn i fy ot the Commissioner
S ofi?h 1Ucrcas?a "to- 3,000 aid that
lork. Woi-riated t0j prosecute the
' rir'in01 JLe lilroaa Commis
Iroucrhtin1? horsed. It has
teWaroT i ' H3 reaucea railroad,
rcaf rana eiPres3 charges. Bail
rcaa tariffs are now lower in Knrfh
I -
I "'"""i uiut5o su eiauorate ar
gument in support of the; lease of the
iorth Carolina liailroad. "L favored
me lease oi tms proerty." say s. he,'
and It was done by the Wrd of ei
rectors with my full concurrence and
endorsed by the stockholders without a
dissenting voice. I believed and still
believte that it is the best thing that
Gould have been done by the State, and
the future Trill determine the wisdom
the transaction. " He adds : , 'It may
be safely said that -there 'is no other
long-term investment in North Caro
lina bearing so good a rate of interest
as 7 per cent. , and the stock of the
North Carolina liailroad is to-day the
most valuable stock bearing a fixed and
permanent rate of income to be found
in tho.State." The Governor ha en
tire confidence that Upon a dispassion
ate consideration" the lease "will meet
with the universal spproval of every im
partial citizen. "
. His Excellency is proud of the report
made for the penitentiary by Superin
tendent Leazar, and points to this re
port as a vindication of the policy
adopted for tho management of this in
stitution. (
The 'work of the Board of Agriculture
is regarded 'as' of "inestimable value."
He commends its economy and appar
ently concurs in its recommendation
that the tonnage tax on fertilizers be
reduced 20 per cent. The experiment
station, the museum, tho Agricultural
and Mechanical College, the farmer's
institutes and the subject of immigra
tion are all discussed somewhat at
length.
The State fair and the colored fair
are both endorsed.
s It is shown that North Carolina
speeds much less, actually and rela
tively,, for the support of her Univer
sity than many other- States, and it is
urged that this institution be fostered.
The great importance of carrying on
our educational work is insisted upon
and the Governor disagrees wholly
with those who make the "startling
I proposition" that "there is a conflict
1 i i - fit , -i . . - -
oetween tne btate and the Church in
educational' work. " Improvement- in
the efficiency of the public schools is
noted. Compulsory education is fa
vored, and four months' terms of the
schools, which, the General Assembly
is reminded, is a "continuing man
date'.' of the constitution. An increased
school tax levy of G per cent, or an -increase
cf 04 cents in tho poll taxis
recommended.' The Governor argues
lengthily for compulsory education.
The .work of the Geological Survey
has Tjeen -extensive and valuable.
Improvement of the public roads is
suggested. "Over ordinary North Caro
lina country roads it costs about as
much to transport a tqn 0 miles as it
doesi a ton from Jo'wa to Colorado.
Transportation is now the factor in
competition, and land must depreciate
in value if the roads to it are such that
it cannot meet competion. "
His Excellency praises highly the
management of the insane asylums of
the State, and expresses the hope that
the heads of these institutions will not
be changed. t He says, among other
things: ' j
' 'Each . institution desires es'pecial
i appropriation-to i further carry on the
noble charitable work undertaken by
the State, but under the existing cir
cumstances I cannot recommend that
all these appropriations be made, but I
don't mean to" say, gentlemen of theLeg
islature, that such appropriations are
not needed. To come up to the fall
measure of our duty would involve
large expenditures, and while these in
stitutions need such enlargements,
still an increase in taxation would nec
essarilly follow and I do not think it
proper. now, to" increase the; burden of
taxation on the- real estate in North
Carolina. I commend these reports
and urge you to carefully consider if
some means cannot be devised by
which theso institutions could be en
larged tp stjll greater usefulness. "
Hearty praise is given also to the
w.ork of the institution for' the deaf
ancfrlumb and the blind.
The compulsory education of blind
children is recommended.
-In the following the Governor pro
jects upon the Legislature a novel and
interesting idea:"
"While "our State institutions have
been economically managed, I believe
they can yet be made more so by the,
application of ordinary business princi
ples to their management, by making
them mutually assist each other, which
would result m a still greater saving to
the tax-payer. The penitentiary should
raise all vegetables and staple supplies,
as well as make all the clothing, shoes
and hats for all the institutions; the
blind asylum- the brooms, harness and
chairs, and the , deaf-mutes do all the
State ".-printing and binding. By ex
pending a. comparatively small amount
in the purchase of a plant the , deaf
mutes could do all the public printing
and binding for the State and save the
tax-payers at least $33,4oi). &5 per annum
and at the same time open np a field of
employment for the unfortunate objects
of the State's charity. "
Kecognizing the widespread desire
for a juvenile reformatory, the Governor
yet doubts the advisability of such an
undertaking in the present depleted
condition of the State Treasury.
The State Board is praised for its
faithful and unrewarded work. -
-His excellency is satisfied that the
State spends no'mohey mdf e judicious
than th;: $2,000 it appropriates to the
State Board of Health.
The revenues from the oyster law
haVe not been-sufficient to defray the
expenses of protecting our oyster
tvaters. - All former oyster legislation
tias proved ineffective. 1-
The'Governer thinksMhat crime is
increasing more rapidly3' than popula
tion. 'Within the past two years he has
granted 126 pardons, 15 commutations
and 2 reprieves. ; ' . V
Governor Carr thinks the Spate's best
interests will be served by leasing the
Atlantic & North Carolina Bailroad.
He thinks highly of the State Normal
and Industrial School for. Women, mid
recommends a renewal of its appropria
tion of 20,000. . ! - . .
It is shown that the public printing
is costing at the rate of $14,892.82 for
the current two years in excess of cost
for the two years ended April 1, .1805.
The Governor recommends the election
of a public printer and that the printing
be given out to the lowest bidder under
his direction.
The message, which is voluminous,
exhaustive ami ,creditable in the high
est sense, presents a complete picture
of the public affairs of the State and
closes thus: -
"The administration of the State
! government by the Democratic rarty
for the past twenty years is now behind
you. It is a grand record of great
. achievements for the upbuilding oi
this commonwealth and the promotion
of the interests of the entire people.
With my administration ' closes the
series beginning under the illustrious
Vance and continuing through the
wise and economic administrations oi
Governors Jarvis, Scales, FowleTnd
Holt. The party retires from the ad
ministration of the affairs of t the State
through the executive and other offi
cers, feeling that North Carolina has
. had a scries of years of good - govern-,
; ment, economically administered,
which challenges comparison.
A DEFAULTER SUICIDES.
A Baltimore Bank Cashier and
Preacher Stole $GO,000.
Richard D. Cornelius, one of the old
est and best known bank cashiers of
Baltimore,.Md. , has committed suicide.
His body was;found in Druid Hill park,
a few hours after a shortage of $00,000
.had been discovered in his accounts at
the National Farmers' and Planters'
Bank. , Bank Examiner Marshall Winchester-drew
the attention of the officers
of the bank to some irregularities in
the accounts of an out-of-town institu
tion. Mr. Cornelius Was asked to ex
plain the irregularities. 1 He did not at
tempt to do so, but abruptly walked off.
A closer examination of his accounts
disclosed an apparent shortage of $o0, -000.
When the officers of the? bank
learned that the cashier had left the
building they telephoned detectives to
hunt him up. They traced the de
faulter to Druid Hill park and thence
to the duck ' pond. There they found
his body floating in the water. He had
evidently held himself to the bottom of
thepond by the weeds that grew there.
Mr. Cornelius was about 08 years "of
age and had been connected with the
National Farmers' and Planters'-Bank
for over forty-two years. He was a
close friend of tho late Enoch Pratt,
who wa3 president of the bank, for al
most half a century. In religious cir
cles Mr. Cornelius was almost as prom
inent as in banking circles. His tragic
ending w-as ,thesole topic of conversa
tion and hundred of his-friends refused
to believe that he was either a defaulter
or suicido. The matter caused more
excitement in the banking district than
any. other event in years.
-1 or many years Cornelius has been
very prominent in Methodism and at
the time of his death was a local
preacher in the Baltimore Conference,
president of the city missionary and
church extension society; . president of
the Emory Groves Association; one of
the trustees of the Baltimore Annual
Conference, and a member of the Mad
ison Avenue Church.
The Rational Farmers' and Planters'
Bank is one Of the oldest, and is con
sidered one or the strongest in the
city. It has paid 10 per cent, divi
dends for several years, in addition to
its surplus given m the bank's report
on. December 17, 1896, was 500,000.
Its capial stock is $800,000,
LANDED IN CUBA.
The
Dauntless Expedition Safely
, Disembarked.
The Cuban paper El Porvenir, pub
lished in New York, received last week
the following dispatch from Key West
and. signed by Emillio Nunez, refer
ring io the Dauntless expedition: .
"Expedition was happily, disem
barked at Sagua, in combination with
Gomez." , " -
"By this it-is understood that the
Dauntless successf ully landed her cargo
and that the supplies were received by
Gomez.
The. Dauntless took 51 .men and the
arms and ammunition which the Three
Friends left on No Name Key, near
Key .West, after failing to land them in
Cuba. The cargo is said to have con
tained 1,184 rifles, 500,000 cartridges,
C00 machetes, 1,000 pounds of dyna
mite,; medicines, supplies, etc.
Sagita where tht expedition was
landed, is an important towu of Santa
Clara province and is on. the north
coast. The landing was probably made
on one of the beaches west of the port,
which is protected by .one or more
Spanish gunboats. '
Gomez was last reported a few miles
south of.Sagua.
Cubans are rejoicing over the re
port of a successful landing of an expe
dition after the failure of the Three
Friends and the . sinking of the Conv
modcre. , -
' 11
Filters.
Prof. Tyndall's idea, expressed many
years ago, that filtration through a plug
of cotton wool was a. most efficient
method of freeing, air . from mlcroblc
germs, led to attempts being made to
sterilize water-in the same way. " Little
success has hitherto been attained, but
quite recently M. Henri Potevln claims
that he has evolved a method of so con
structing such filters that he can com
pletely sterilize water In large quanti
ties. The fibers of the cotton are finely
powdered and sifted, and then suspend
ed in water and allowed to settle. This
.they do In compact mass, forming a
paste, which, allowed to dry slowly,
gives filter plates quite impervious to
germs, etc. The. best results are gained
by placing the plates between two
plates of sandstone or perforated metab
and if they are arranged in a battery,
f like the filter presses so commonly used
in Europe for sewage, 6ludge, etc., very
large quantities of water can be rapidly
sterilized.' j Periodical cleanings are nec
essary, as no matter what care is taken,
the rule which holds good in all other
filters serving the, same end, that the
microbes are able to .get through the
filtering material eventually by a pro
cess of growth, obtains. There is, how
ever, no great difficulty In this, as the
cells of th material are easily purified
by a fresh pulping in boiling water.
Not a Bicycle Enthusiast.
He is one of the men who refuse to
become enthusiastic oyer the bicycle.
"Have you learned .to brake your
wheel with your foot yet?"'"asked diLs
friend.
"No," was the reply. "I haven't got
ten any further than learning to break
my foot with my wheel." Washington j
Star. ' '
WEEKLY NEWS. BUDGET.
Southern Pencil Pointers.
Ex-Senator John J. Ingalls, of Kan
sas, is to lecture in Atlanta this month.
The foreign demand for Alabama pig
iron continues to increase at sueh a rate
that there is still a shortage in ship
room. The trade is regarded as perma
nent. ; ( ' -'. ... ;
Tho chamber of cdm'merce of Maoon,
Ga-, has appointed delegates to the
national monetary convention in In
dianapolis. ' ' ; r
In an attempt to whitecap and lynch
L. C. Cooms in Perry county, Ky., one
of the whitecappers.-jvas killed by their
would-be victim. V"''.
L. F. Brown and Stephen Maysyck
were killed at Otranto, about lo miles
fromjCharleston; S. C, by John- Pop
penlnem. They were in a boat and
were assassinated from the shore of the
river. Poppenheim surrendered.
Senator-elect Money, of Mississippi,
has returned from Cuba, with, he says,
much information, to be used in the
next session of Congress.
Fire at Athens, Texas, destroyed
nearly a dozen places of business. The
loss is "estimated at $100,000. .
.The Georgia State Bailroad Commis
sion has adopted an order refusing to
change the recent circular reducing
the railroad rates on fertilizers 20 per
cent.
The franchises and properties of the
Electric Ilailway Company of Savannah
were sold at public auction last week
under decree of the United States
Court. .They were bid in by Herman
Meyers, of Savannah, for $211,000 repre
senting the stockholders. 1 j ''
At Norfolk, Va. , William Downing
and Charles Williams, expiated their
crimes on the same gallows.
The Southern Baseball League met
in Montgomery, Ala. , and decided to
continue in business; The 1800 peh
ant was awarded k the New Orleans
club. ' -
At Aughsta, Ga., L. Warner, a Jew
ish merchant, while throwing water out
of'a third-story window, lost his bal
ance and fell to the ground, breaking
his neck. V 1
At Forsyth, Ga. , John Hickerman a
young farmer, shot his wife and then
shot himself. J
Polly Brannum, possibly the oldest
woman in Tennessee, is dead. Aged
109. r : t
The 5Gth Gecieral Assembly of Ten
nessee is in session. The most import
ant work to come before' that body
the first week is the consideration of
the contest filed by GvN. Tillman, Re
publican candidate for governor.
- Floyd Estill, of Winchester, Tenn.,'
has been appointed circuit judge of the
Fourth circuit by Governor Turney to.
fill out the unexpired term of John A.
Moon, elected to Congress Loia the
Third district. -
Nine car-loads of Italians, direct frdm
Italy, passed through Charlotte, N. C,
last week enroute to Arkansas.
In the next thirty days there will be
neld in. Florida three : conventions
Harbor Defense, Tobacco Growers' and
National Good Roads Congress.
Nashville Tenn. , has recently exper
ienced a $000,000 fire. Insufanoe about
half. .
At. Los Angeles, Cal., some weeks
ago the police and sheriff received no
tice to look out for J. P. Folk, son of a
prominent South Carolina farmer, who
is wanted in Abilene Texas, for alleged
forgery. The police got track of the
young fellow at North Pomona, follow
ed him to India, and lodged him in jail
there. ' ,
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All About the North.
The convention' of the Order of Bail
way Telegraphers has been called to be
held in Peoria on May, 17th. -
It is currently reported that the lead?
ing Prohibitionists and temperance
workers of Kansas have decided to ask
the Legislature this winter to pass a
law establishing , a State liquor dis
pensary in Kansas.
This January 29, the birthday of
Kansas, will be made a State holiday.
Tho hard times have closed up about
1,000 saloons at Chicago.
Of 276 members ofVthe' Connecticut
Legislature, which will convene next
month, one hundred are farmers. The
lawyers number only twenty-three.
Hazen S. Piugree has been inaugu
rated governor of Michigan.
They are having a toll-gate war in
Clinton county, lnd., aud forty-four
prominent farmers have been arrested
for chopping down-the agates. The at
tacks on the gates were made openly,
during the day. ' - -,
Frank S. Black, the new Republican
Governor of New York, has been inau
gurated at Albany. .
At Lancaster, Penn., Abe Henson,
one of the members of ' the gang of
thieves and outlaws who reside on the
Welsh Mountains was shot and
killed by his step-brother, Jerry
Green,, who is also a noted criminal
and member of the same gang. . .
. y .Miscellaneous.
The total loss by the burning of the
Usurline convent at Roberval, Quebec,
Wednesday, is now placed at over $30,
000;. fairly well insured. So far only
three bodies have been recovered from
the ruins. ' , -
The president and faculty of Storm
Lake College, the Presbyterian school
for western Iowa,, have resigned, and
that institution is financially stranded.
Bob Fitzsimmons is matched to fight
Jim Corbett for a purse of $15,000 and
a side bet of $5, 000 St. Patrick's Day,
March -17th.
Senator Sherman ' has written to
President-elect McKinley that he has
decided to remain in the Senate in
preference to accepting a cabinet posi
tion. I
There' are. fifty-two penitentia
ries and over 17,000 jails in the
United States; lt cost 8500,000,000
to build them. Over 900,000 pereons
were incarcerated in the year 1S92. The
criminal expense to the country is not
less than $100,000,000 annually.
The warm weather will prevent thp
usual ice palace carnival at St. Paul,
Mian., tliis winter.
r ir r m rnii.iTi! nminnrnn
Work of the National Assembly Told
1 - In Brief.
ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY.
Not Conducting the War in Cuba In
Accordance With Civilized Usage.
Excluding Samplo Copies, Etc,
. SENATE.
Trr.srAY. Congress reassembled af
ter the holidays, and for two months
now the business of the United States
will be attended to with neatness and
dispatch. The Senate committee on
finance met but transacted no business,
on account of the absence of a quorum.
During the course of the desultory talk
aronnfl the table some one mentioned
the fact that the nomination, of Secre
tary Francis -had not j'et been acted
upon, sand the report that it would have
to wait until a quorum """as obtained
was piieented.
-The! Senate passed the House bill
abolishing the death penalty in a large
number of cases. -The measure is in
the line of recent State laws abolishing
capital punishment and applies the
same principal to Federal offenses, al
though tho change is not extended to a
total abolition of the death penalty.
Mr.: Hale submitted and had printed
as a document, a memorandum prepared
by the Department, of State on the
method of the "recognition of foreign
governments and foreign States by the
government of the United States from
1870 to 1807," tending to show .the" ac
curacy of Secretary Olney's contention
that the recognition of foreign govern
ments was exclusively an executive
function, in which Congress had no
part.; ? The precedents cited were nu
merous. .
A message from the ' President was
received transmitting the report Of ( the
Secretary of State concerning the death
of Charles Govin in Cuba. It was in
response to the resolution offered by
Mr. Call reciting that Govin was a
United States citizen who had-been
killed by the Spanish authorities in
Cuba. The message was brief and
formal in transmitting the report.
Wednesday. The Cuban question
was under consideration, in the Senate
in the form of the two resolutions of
fered Tuesday by Mr. Call, Democrat,
of Florida, the one a simple resolution
calling on the Secretary of State for
copies of the; correspondence in the
matter of Julio Sanguilly, an American
citizen condemned by the Spanish au
thorities to fife imprisonment in chains;
and the other a joint resolution in
structing the President to demand San
guilly's immediate release. 'The first
was agreed to; and the second was re
ferred to the committee on foreign re
lations.. "' ,' - - - '
In a long speech on the subject of
these resolutions, the case of Charles
Govin rwas discussed . quite as much as
that of Sanguilly. - -
The Senate bill to amend the act re
pealing .the timber culture law was
passed; also the House bill for the ap
pointment by brevet bf active or retired
officers of the army,,. "
,The Senate joint resolution request
ing the government of Great Britain to
pardon Mrs. Florence Maybrick, which
was reported adversely last session,
was taken from the calendar ahd indef
initely postponed.
Thursday. Several memorials were
presented by Mr. Cullom (Itep.) of Il
linois, in favor of the 1 recognition of
Cuban independence, and one from-the
Commercial Club of Chicago,! (endors
ing the policy of the Administration
regarding Cuba. I '
This was followed by the introduc
tion of a joint resolution bjr
Mr. Mills (Dem.), of Texas, declaring
that "The expediency of recognizing
the independence of a foreign guvcrn
ment belong to Congress, and when
Congress filial I so determine, theExec
utive shall act in harmony with the
legislative department of the govern
ment, "Second: That the independence of
the republic of Cuba ought to be and
hereby is recognized; and the sum of
Sit), 000 is hereby appropriated for sal
ary and expenses of a minister to'that
government whenever such minister
shall be appointed by the President. "
Mills will make his Cuban speech
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The'homestead laws to alrthe lands
acquired from Indian tribes vas opposed
by Mr. Piatt (Rep. ), of Connecticut.
It was advocated by Mr. Stewart
(Pop.), of Nevada, lm bill went oyer
without action. f '
The Loud bill, in reference to second
class mail matter, was received from
the. House and was referred to the post'
office committee.
Senate bill toprovide lot a district
attorney and a marshal for the western
iudiciaf district of South Carolina was
taken from the calendar and passed.
HOUSE, i ,
Tuesday. Only about half the mem
bers of the Hottsg were in their seats
today when t5at body was called to or
der after the holiday recess. . to enter
upon the bulk of the work of the last
sessioa. A resolution introduced by
Mr. Broderick, Republican, of Kansas,
wa3 agreed to, calling upon the Secre
tary of the Interior to : report to the
House the rfeason why patents for lands
in Kansas, ; granted to the old Kansas
Pacific Railway Cbmpany, had not been
issued to the company, and why home
stead entries upon the lands in question
were being permitted to be made by the
officers of the Topeka land district. By
the terms of the order adopted Decem
ber 19, the House resolved itself into
committee of the whole to consider the
Loudlbill, to amend the postal laws, by
excluding "samples" and serial hovel
publications from the second-clas mail
matter, which held the floor for the
rest of the day.
Representative Sulzer, of New York,
introduced, a joint resolution stating
that the Kingdom of Spain is not con
ducting the war in Cuba in accordance
with civilized usage, and notifying
Spain that if "the barbarous manner in
which the war has been conducted does
not cease within thirty days, that the
United States will recognize the inde
pendence of Cuba, and maintain it by
force of arms. " .
Wednesday. After two debates the
House by 144 to 103, passed the; bill in
troducea hv Mr. L-ouiL chairman of tho
committee on Postoffices to amend the
law relating to second-class mail mat-
ter. 1 fie principal features ot tne iui
were those denying to the mails as sec?
ond-class matter, sample copies of news
papers and serial novel publications
and withdrawing from news agents .the
privilege of returning to their princi
pals at the pound rate unsold copies of
periodicals. I
Thursday. The debate upon the
proposition to refund the indebtedness
of the Pacific Railroad Company to the
government wa3 begun in' the House,
undar the order adopted last month. It'
took up the time of the House and judg
ing from the attendance and attention
of ciembers, and spectators, was neither
t.eep noi-x.e -loive, The hnai vote ul
be Monday, ;
Friday. 1The second day's session
of the Pacific Railroad funding bill' in
the House of Representatives developed
much interest from a popular point
of view. Mr. Johnson, Republican, -of
California, in the, course of & sueech
f supporting the bill alluded to Mr. W.
11. Hearst, of the San Francisco Exam
iner and New York Journal, in most
vituperative terms. He was answered
by Mr. Cooper, Republican, of Wis
consin, who characterized the incident
as the most disgraceful he had ever
known in the history of Congress.
The bill was-advocated by Messrs.
Patterson, Democrat, of 'rennessee,
and Hepburn, Republican, bf Iowa, and
antagonized by. Messrs. Harrison,
Democrat, of Alabama; Boatner, Dem
ocrat, of Louisiana; Swanson, Demo
crat, of Virginia; McCall, Republican,
of Massachusetts (only upon the rate
of interest proposed); Wheeler, Dem
ocrat, of Alabama, and Shofroth and
Bell, Populists, of Colorado.
The evening session of tho " House,
devoted under the. rules to the consid
eration of private pension -bills, was
rendered of no avail by absentees.
Saturday The text of the bill to re
fund the indebtedness of the Union
and Central Pacific ' railroads to the
United States was perfected, so far as
the committee of tho whole House was
concerned, and the measure, with cer
tain pending amendments, was reported
io theTfouse at 5 o'clock, after a three'
.dajrs' parliamentary battle, aud a vote
on its. passage will "be taken Monday.
Penrose, Vice Cameron.
At Harrisonburg, Pa , the full Re
publican caucus of the Senate and
House, to choose a candidate for United
States Senator to succeed Senator Cam
eron, resulted in 133 votes, for State
Senator Penrose, of Philadelphia, 75
for ex-Postmaster-Gencral Wanna
maker, one for Senator Cameron, one
for ex-Congressman John B. Robinson
and one for Judge Rice, present judge
of the Superior Court. If the decision
of the caucus is obeyed in joint ballot
of the Legislature, Mr. Penrose will be
the next Senator fronf Pennsylvania to
succeed Mr. Cameron.
A Religious Riot.
Aay City, Mien. , a thousand of the
warring' factions of Poles who are de
termined that Father Bagacki thall not
officiate as their priest attacked the par
sonage of St. Itanislaus Church and
stoned) it for 'over an hour. All tho
windnwH wpvfl broken and theMoorS
battered down. 'The entire pblieo forcoJ
was unable to quiet tne moo. i ne in
surance companies have cancelled the
insurance' on the church property,
which is valued at 100,000.
J&ebraska Legislature.
The twenty-fifth session of the Ne
braska Legislature was called toj order
at noon Tuesday of last week. Organ
ization was quickly effected as a result
of the fusion caucuses held the night
before. Populists are given control of
the House and Democrats and free sil
ver Republicans of the Senate.
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Blfss Will Succeed Herbert.
President-elect McKinley and M. A,
Hanna have at last got down, to th
serious work of constructing a Cabinet.
There seems to be no possible doubt but
that Cornelius N. Lliss, of New York,
has been offered and accepted the Sec
retaryship of the Navy. This is the
first step toward the construction of iho
Cabinet. .
The Dakota Legislature.
On account of the House ' not being
ready to organize the inaugural cere
monies of the State officers consisted of
swearing in the new officers by Presid
ing Justice Corson. Tho Senate mem
bers were sworn in by Justice Fuller,
of theJ3upreme Court, and the Senate
at once proceeded to organize. Popu
list Senator Palmer presented a new
set of rules, which takes the organiza
tion out of the hands of the Lieutenant-Governor,
a Republican, and places
it in the hands of the Populist party
A Rock-Boring Shellfish.
One of the most curious of the many
remarkable forms of marine life is a
species of mollusk allied the razot.
shell.which can excavate holes in solid
rocks. This creature has no English
name; its Latin name is Pholas. It Is
found In widely separated regions of
the earth, but is most plentiful on the
coast of the Mediterranean, where
limestone abounds. It is' frequently
met with on the coast of Italy, where
Wflole limestone beaches are honey
combed with its holes.. It is still a
disputed point among naturalists as to
how this boring is effected. Some
think that the, mollusk secretes some
acid which softens the limestone, but
others think that the holes are bored
by the simple mechanical process of
grinding. The preponderance of opin
ion appears to lie with the latter view
at present, yet it is said that no one
has yet been able to catch the Pholas
at work. St. Louis Republic v
She Dear me. Why don't tbey teaco
choruses to sing intelligibly? It is so
aggravating to be unable to distinguish
the words. He You don't know you!
luck. I have read the libretto. Indiaa
aooiu Journal.
"Country's gone to the dogs: 'no hope
for It!" Too bad! Just had an elec
tion, haven't your Yes." "Well,
wasn't it a fair one?" "Oh, yes! TJut
was beat, ir plum beat.'--Atlanta
CojEStitutioik .
M $11 (MIS.
Pine Tree Chips Gathered From the
Fourth Estate Field. ,
THERE IS CLASHING AHEAD.
tuvenile Criminals Revenue Collec
tionsBurglars Sentenced to Die.
Paid All Its Expenses.
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. 1 "Student," writing from Greensboro
to the Raleigh News & Observer, ayi
"The Legislature of our State moets on
a very, unfortunate 'day. On the Cth
the superior planets Saturn and Uranus
are in conjunction,, and tho moon ia
evilly aspecting bpth, from which wo
may infer.that there will be but little
good ( resulting from this, session; on
the contrary, a general parrot and mon-,
key time will ensue, and tho' people
will have c&use -for thoughtfulnesj,
when after disgusting the whole State
with their antics they shall finally ad
journ. January 14th, 21st and Febru
ary 17th and 18 are days which are par
ticularly likely to see a rumpus among
the lawmakers. f
"When they meet on the 19th to
elect a Senator, the influences arenot-'
propitious, ,yet thero i$ one good Lunar
aspect to the planet Mars, and it would
not surprise mo if a leader in devolopod
who may be described a martial mn.
Tho planet Mars at the time will be in
the sign Gemini, and this position
gives a person of ratjier tall utaturo.
brown bair. crrav even, ruddy or f an-
truine' complexion, strong Ik
bones, long arms. In disposition he is
rash, free and eenerous. independent,
ambitious and aspiring, and by force
of will may win. Jf such a nan ap:
pears on the scene, he sill likely bo
master of, or contract the situation,
and either be elected Senator, or elect
whom he may desire. " 4 .
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! Juvenile Criminals.
I
The following is taken frota Superin
tendent of the Penitentiary Leazer'o
annual report: "Mr. Leazer thinks that
with the criminal class of mature years
there is little hope of reform. With
the younger class the chances are bet
ter, but there can be little. hOio of re
formation where they are in constant
contact with older and hardened men
acquainted with every form and device
of criminality. If the boys and girls
can be entirely isolated and given men
tal and moral as well as industrial
training, altogether separate aml---ftfiart
from the penitentiary, someof them,
may; be reared to b,e 'fairly good men
and women: and if this much' is
true, certainly the eflurtmight' be made.
A juvenile reformatory will be a chargo
upon the State, doubtless, to some ex
tent; so rare are charitable institutions.
If established it should be separate aud
distinct from the penitentiary. 'J hero
are 30 youths in the penitentiary under
the age of 10 years. One of them en
tered at 0 years, was discharged at 14,
and returned within five months.
' i Revcnuc'Collcctlon.
Cashier Brenizer, of Collector Rog
ers' offic, reports that the revenue col-
lections for the fifth district of North
Carolina during the month of Decem
ber were:
Tobacco. ... . f .'... 74,18)2i
Spirits. '-..-..-,... ...... 60,283 ,
Snuff. ..' ....-,. . 0 88
Cigars. -; ,.. 10 30
Cigarettes Il'l 50
Special taxi 47 W
Miscellaneous... ,. J,fW 'Ji
Total ..fi0i,2ti f)8
Theso amounts wer- collicted at tho
various offices as foIUrvrs: ,
Winston 73 . .
Statesvillo. . . .., .. . . . o?,J0 lit
Asheville.. M.0-7 U
Mt Airy......... O.blO'JO
- i -.IJurglars
Senlcnced ta Olc.
Tho dates for the execution of thrcu
burglars have been set by Gov. Cunv
they were found guiltjf and feiitenci!
to hang by the lower court. ; An appeal
was taken to the Supreme court, Lut
that did not grant a new trial, so tho
judgment of the lower court must bo
carried out. The executions are all fceb ,
for February 8. The condemned men
are: James Johnson, of Mecklenburg,,
and George Cody and William 'Cody,
brothers, of Malison county. Neither
of the Codies are in custody; hafing
mnA iVtiiir r.RAt from.iu.il. (iovernor
Carr set the date for their execution, so
that if they are ever captured the pen
alty cf "the law may be irnjosed uion.
them. -
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Paid All Its Kxpenses.
Vi a a n n n al ronnrt nf tho StAta renl-
Ari'ar- tlinw tnftt there .rO 1.14 .COH-
vicf, of whom 8-V) are employed on
leased farms where they cultivate. 11,- .
W0 acres. Tho penitentiary paid all
its enenses lat. year and has a cash
balance of over $,3,000 . :
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In Wilkes county, Mansfield Parsons,
(ii years old, tho eon of a widow, com
mitted suicide, to spite his mother, for
whipping him. . The boy hanged him
self with the fame strap his mother
punished him with. He only lived a
few hours after he was found.
. . .
J F. Cowles, one of Winston's larg
est leaf tobacco dealers, has aligned,
Darning -F. E. Gray trnfstee.- Behide i
leaf tobacco, the aanetts include real es
tate, etc. The liabilities are not givfrh.
"Sawyer, Pre cured my wlfe'fl Insom-.
ala." I'llow did you do It?" "Ilad the
maid get up and rinjf the rialnj bell In
the middle of the nlffUf Chicago lice ,
rd. ' ' .',,'..
It appears to be a common practice,
iboat both New York and Boston, not
to have school cn rainy days. No
Icabt the objection is' that tho chil-
iren catch cold sitting in damp1.
tloliica, explains Harper's Weekly.
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In a recent" election Id Waterbory;
Conn., the bicycle vote defented Jeorge
Tracy, a candidate for selectman, the .
only man on tbp Republicau ticket who -.
was not elected. He was opposed to
the cood roads movement.
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