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II J nMT I Mi r r . f "PROVE ALL THINGS; HOLD FAST THAT WHICH IS GOOD." VOL. VI. DUNN, N C, JANUARY 20, 1897. NO. 3. - M - r . ' . J : l . ' . . . ' . " . !' " t I . I V JjUHUHB III. The Resolution in Regard-to Cuba Is Modified. CHARGES OF BRIBERY ADOPTED. Bills Pro yi dins for New Jury Lists .".' Passed the HouseTerms of Jus- 'tiers of-the Peaco Expire-in De- SENATE. J Monday. The Senate i met at 1? o'clock, Lieutenant Governor Dough ton presiding.-- Pro.ver by Rev. Mr. Afchburii of tli Senate. . " . -' y A message was received from the tkmStt Mating its non-concurrence in he resolution in .regard to printing the iovernor's meseftgo, and, a committee f conference waV appointed to confer with a coiruaittee of theHouse, , The fallowing bills -and resolutions were, introduced and referred: - - . Ar. Clark ASiJjfo define the mau ler in-which the. railroad companies may become corporate ia this State. Mr. Person A resolution in relation Jo lynching by mobs, etc. ' Mr. Henderson A bill to protect travelers on public roads against barbed wir: fences. " Other bi'lr. and resolutions were in . trod iK-ed and -referred as follows: To tmenil the1 charter of the Drummers' ?auk; to incorporate the town-of Wil towbauk, in "Wilson county; in Relation to salaries and fees and a- reduction of lhef-amo; in relation to roads and road -overseers ; to amend the charter of the town of Plymouth; in regard to the roa-d lavs of Edgecombe;. to define cer ruu crimes and regulate the punish--ment there i if ; to prohibit shelter to per son s ,-fil landoi) ing their homes ; to ap Vvint a committee to prepare a bill iri .-.regard to salaries and fees of public cf l':cia!r; "to remove obstructions in pig Dutch and Buffalo creeks,. in Cabarrus: to -abolish 'extra-' term of Washington . county court. ".'..- The electoral college met immediate ly, K. 1). Davis, of New Hanover, pre M'iirg, and Mr. Merritt, of Person, sec l'fr:'ary. A ballot was ordered, and re sulted in Bryan receiving the 11 electo ral vote vt North Carolina. Bailey, of Nash, moved for a ballot for Vice Presi dent. The vote "resulted as follows: irewall., G; 'Watson, 5. Locke Craig was elected messenger to take the re turns to. Washington. The college then took a recess till o o'clock.. The' Senate immediately .met, and on motion of Mr. Clark adjourned till 3:3u "this lifternoon. r Tuesday.. Senato met at "lO: GO, Lieutenant-Governor'. Doughton presiding Prayer by Be v. Mr. McNeil. The journal of Monday was read and ap proved. The most important bills'! in troduced were: - - ; Vlr; McCaskey.-A bill to establish a reformatory for young criminals. Mr. Smathers A bill to prevent delay . in the trial' of -criminal actions. Mr. Justice A ibill 'to amen4 the t ha'rier of Sal tula, Polk county. . Mr. Rollins A bill in relation to the rc-pistiatiou of iniysieians.. ' '; Mr. Butfcr-'A bill in regard to rail- "Toads; amends', chapter 82U of laws of JSl, net to proyjde for the general su ..pervision of railroads, etc. The committee of conference made a I report stating that-they had agreed to . have 500 copies of the Governor's mes sage printed.. The report jwas adopted.' The .-following bills arid, resolutions were 'rati tied: An act to provide for counting the vote's of State officers and to' carry out the provisions of art. 3 of the" constitution;. a resolution to provide index books for the cierks of the Senate ond House. The hour for the. inaugural ceremo nies having arrived, the Senate pro ceeded in a body to the House of Rep resentatives, where they proceeded to count the-vote for the State officers. The Senate met immediately after the inauguration ceremony, ended. Mr. Smathers said: ''Mr. President, I have the honor to present Lieutenant-Gov-" erfior Reynolds, who has just taken me oath' of. "office'. anl qualified."; Mr. Doughton : relinquished the chair and Mr, Reynolds took it and Mr. Smath ers introduced the following: "Resolv" ed. That the Senate extends to the re tiring Lieutenant-Governor a vote of thanks for his impartial ruling's as its presiding officer and extends to him the best wishes of the body. " The res olution was adopted unanimously by a rising Mte. " . . -.; Wednesday. 4-Senate was presided over b3-Lieutenant-Governor Eeynoldsl Prayer by Senator XItley. The folloAv ing bills were introduced and referred: Mr.'?;Clark--A bill to' establish rea sonable -rates on railroads, telegraph and telephone lines; also ja bill to es tablish a uniform standard of time in North Carolina. I : Mr. Ashburn A bill to amend the school law of the State. ' Mr. Justice A bill relating to Hick ory Creek Gap Turnpike Company; also a' bill relating to Hickory Nut. Gap 'Turnpike." ' , .: "'Jki McNeil A bill to incorporate the Stcne Mountain Railway Company; aho to prevent the sale of concealed(:V weapons. - . Mr." IlvattV bill to" amend section ; 1005 of the code in regard to penalty for carrying concealed weapons. y. Mr. Anthony A bill relating to crop Hens. ' . .i ' i - . - Under a suspension of the rules a bill to. incorporate Wills Bank in Wil son county was taken Hp and passed on second reading. ... " . '"- . Thursday. Senate met at 12 o'clock.. Lieutenant-Governor Rej-nolds "presid . ing. "Prayer by;Revl Mr. Hoover. Reports of standing committees were received; among . them a substitute by the judiciary committee for the "reso lution in regard to fhe independence of Cuba."- . . The follow in? bills and resolutions vere introduced and referred: Mr. "Walker A bill to prohibit the sale oi liquor near Missionary .church, in Rockingham county. Mr. Robertson A bill regulating pro ceedings in justices' courts. Mr. Sharp, of Wilson A bill to abol ish .the office of cotton weigher inEdge combe county. Mr. Butler A bill to license foreign associations and other corporations. - Mr. Barker A resolution -looking to the regulating of the public printing. Smathers A bilL to amend the law Tirohibitinff the sale of tobacco to minors; aleo a bill relating to hunting in Hay wood county. J fAbellA bill to amsnd sec 1246 of the Code, m relation to probate of deeds. Prfrker A bill relating to corpora tions or creating the same. The calendar wa3 taken up and the following bills passed third reading: To incorporate the town of Millbahk, .in Wilson county. ! The resolution relating to bribery and corruption -was passed, ratified and the following committee appointed on the part of the Senate: jviessrs. Atwater and Smathers. The following bills were taken up under suspension of the 'rules and tabled. To allow physicians until Maren fco register; to define misdemeanor and the punishment for the same. The following were referred: A bill to amend the constitution of the United states in regard to the right of suffrage, aud to prevent delay in criminal ac tions. ' The following is the Cuban resolu tion substitute of the committee on Federal relations. - . 'Iiesoivcd, By tho Senate, tho : House of Ro. resentativea concurripg. That wo are iu sympathy with tbe reoplo of Cuba, who aro itrugsliji: for liberty against. tu;h ovpt whelmicji odds,' and wo assure our Senators od Ilepresentative in C-ODgrcss that any ac tion tDat tiiey take looking to tno indepen dence of Cuba -will meet with our hearty ap proval." Friday. The Senate was called to order . by Lieutenant-Governor Rey nolds. Prayer-by Rev. H. W. Norris, after which" the journal of Thursday was read and approved. The following bills were intro duced : . ' Smathers To amend .sees. 1199 and 1200 of. The Code, relating to challenges, of jurors. Person A bill to make wire fences lawful fences in Edgecombe county; also to enact a. curfew ordinance for all the towns and cities of North. Caro lina. ' Move To establish a scale cf fes for registers of deesds. .1 f " - Anthony To ameri4 sec. 1273 -of 1?he. Code in regard ? o chattel mort gages, i 1 . ' McNiel To amend chap. .439, laws of 18;)5, in regard to the1, examination of schoolteachers. . Saturday. Lieut. -Governor Rey nolds called the Senate to order, and after prayer by Rev. Mr. McNeil, the journal of Friday was read and ap proved. No bills or resolutions were introduced. The Senators were evi dently too deeply engrossed in the sub ject of grip germs to draw up bills. The calendarNvas taken -up and the following bibs disposed of: . Bill for the relief of A. M.' Vannoy, ex-sheriff of Wilkes county, passed sec ond and third readings. Bill for the relief of Dr. Geo. Wv Walker, of-Pender county, exempting him from fhe tax of $10. By unanimous., consent tlie Senate took up the House bill' repealing ch. 4'3(j, laws,-of 1835, knov, as the ''as signment Act," and it passed its several readings and was ordered to be enrolled for ratification.' ' HOUSE., Monday. At il o'clock the House met, and Representative Green offered the openirig pray er. jl The papers in the contest for the seat held by Crews, . colored, from Gran ville, were filed. ' A memorial from' Asheyille Typo graphical Union v.-as- presented, pray ing that the Legislature in awarding the public printing require the employ ment of union labor. - -T Bills introduced were as follows: By Sutton, of New Hanover, to repeal act incorporating Black River Navigation Company; by Ferrale, for displaying the national flag from the capitol; by Abernethy, to reduce salaries to con form to the prices of farm prodectp. By Houser. to provide for ventilating the hall of the House. By Duncan, to pro tect fish in Neuse river. By Brown, to change Pollocksville's charter. By Pin nix, to forbid hunting in Yadkin save by consent of land-owners. 3y Peters, to have the school fund apportionment made in September instead of January. By Ward, to provide for the cross, in dexing of wills. By Cathj to allow sheriff of Swain to collect tax arrears. By Conley, for the relief of Sheriff Gar din, of McDowell. By.Petree, provid ing that terms of justices of the peace elected last y?ar shall end on the first Monday in December, 1808. ':- Tuesday. Representative Green of fered prayer. The following resolutions and bills were introduced: Mr. Sutton, of Cumberland To repeal that, part of chapters-. 135 and 159, acts of 1895, which allows judges upon petitian to appoint two additional commissioners; arid which requires all' candidates for office to file a' sworn': 'Statement of their expenses incurred during the election. Mr. Lusk To amend the divorce law, Mr. Houser To provide the means of changing persons names, requiring DO days' posted notice, the reason for change, etc. Mr. Sutton To fund Cumberland's bonded debt. Mr. White, of Bertie To allow the Cashie it Chowan Railroad and Lum ber Company to hold 100,000 acres of land. Mr. Pctree To allow registers of deeds fo appoint a deputy register. Mr. Wilson To incorporate the town of Hardin Cotton Mills, Gaston county. Mr. Lusk To incorporate the Aslie ville and Riltmore Street Railway and Transportation Company.. Mr. Hilenian To anuend chapter 161, acts of 1895, by including Cabarrus; also to incorporate .the Cabarrus Saf ings Bank. Mr. Sutton To require railroads in corporated under the laws of North Carolina, which desire to carvy on busi ness here, to file a' copy of their "char ter, and such copies must be recorded in the various counties in which they do business, and such charters must be not in violation' of the laws' of North Carolina, the penalty for violation be ing $500 a day. A resolution was .adopted, order ing 500 copies of .Governor Carr's message to be printed. AtT 1:15 Chief Justice Faircloth ad ministered the oath of office to the new State officers. ' An account of Governor Russell's in auguration will be found in another eolumn. "Wednesday. The House met at 11 o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Dixon, of Cleveland. The following are among therriost important bills: "' Mr. Reyholds-To give Montgomery another term of Superior Court. Mr. Dixon, of ClevelandTo estab-1. lishthe North Caaolina Reform School. Mr. Sutton, of Cumberland to re quire foreign corporations doing! busi ness in this "State to take out license; to repeal the stock law for certain parts of Cumberland. Mr. Petree To make guardians, ad ministrators and executors who misap propriate funds liable for embezzle ment. Mr. Hancock To incorporate the Mutual Aid Banking Company, of New Berne; to incorporate Grand Lodge Nd. 1, Knights of Pythias, of North Caro lina, v -. Mr. Dockery To incorporate the town of Hamlet. ; Dr. Dixon's bill in regard to the re-' form school provides for the discipline, j training and education of - youthful criminals; provides for a SI 0,000 appro priation for each race for the first two years; provides for the purchase of from 300 to GOO acre3 of land for farm purposes. A resolution to pay the expenses of tho ArringtomCororinttee came up with an unfavorable report, and was tabled by a unanimous -vote. .(It proposed to pay "Hoola Boom" Campbell and also T. R. Purnell, the committee's attor ney.) Resolution to pay Purnell 300 for attorney's and- clerk's salary was also tabled. A resolution was adopted raising a joint committee to consider the matter of reducing' ' salaries f o conform to the decline in the prices of farm pro ducts. ; Bills passed incorporating fhe Cabar-, rus Savings Bank at' Concord, with;. $50,000 capital stock; the directors to be personally responsible for. all sums due depositors. M On leave a number of bills were in troduced as follows : Mr. Currie To allow Robeson to levy a special tax to hire out the chain gang and to abolish the criminal court of Robeson. ( " Mr. C.uriningbam- To amend The Code by allowing joirwder in actions for wages. -'.-'' Mr. Nelson-To allow Caldwell coun ty to levy a special tax and -build a jail: Mr. Dixon, of Greene To repeal-the law forbidding the remarriage of di vorced persons; actions for divorce un der this act not to be brought later than March 31, 1897. ; . Mr. Sutton, of New Hanover, offered a resolution to print 10,000 copies of Governor Russell's inaugural. A lively debate ensued. The resolution was re ferred to the finance committee, . Thursday. The House met at 11 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Levi Branson offered prayer. " Mr. Sutton, of- New Hanover To prevent the spread of contagious dis eases among the live stock in North Carolina. It provides for three com missioners, forming the North Carolina live stock sanitary noard. . A bill passed giving Montgomery county another term of court, so there will be terms in January, April and September; ajso a bill to make the ttn lawf ul taking of a legislative bill "or other paper a felony. A bill passed third reading to incor porate the Cabarrus Savings Bank. A bill passed in regard to suits or actions of qou warranto, providing that in trial of title to any county office or other local office it shall be sufficient for tho person desiring to bring such action to give bond to save the tate from costs; and. such suits 'shall be placed by the clerk at the ; head of the docket or calendar. ' ' Bills passed providing that terms ol justices of the peace, elected last No vember shall end the first Monday . in December 1898. Also bill to levy spe cial tax of 2-5 cents on the $100 in Robe son county. ; " : A bill passed providing for new jury lists next July in all counties in the State. The resolution to create a committee to investigate "charges" in the sena torial contest was ratified. Mr. Lusk asked if the expression in tho original was not "charges of fraud. " Friday. Dr. Dixon opened the House with prayer. The following bills were introduced: Cunningham To require a duplicate of each bill introduced to be furnished.,, f Dewese To amend the school law so as to strike out '.'chairman of county commissioners." and insert "register of deeds." ' . Dockery To allow Richmond county to levy a special tax. . Ensley of Jackson To amend the stock law so that the expense of chang ing boundary fence in territory re leased be paid by the property-holders in such district or territory, but these not be liable for cost of repairs, . Sutton To amend the homestead law so that whenever a homesteader, with the assent of his wife shall convey1 the homestead. allotted him he shall be en titled to have another allotted upon any lands ho may have. Sutton To amend the law of , homi-! cide. Peace To amend the law as to lynch ing, so as to allow damages to the amount of $5,000. Dixon, of Cleveland To protect fe male clerks, by requiring that in stores, etc., where they are employed seats be provided for them for use when they are. not at work. ' 'i Allen To amend the stock law so no election shall be ordered unless peti tioned for by a majority of the qualified voters, instead of one-fifth. . Smith, of Johnston Requiring every railroad ticket sold to have the amount of purchase money paid for. it marked thereon. Sutton, of Cumberland, introduced a resolution asking Congress to rebuild the United States arsenal at Fayette ville, which was burned in April, 1865. Saturday. The House,, met at 9:50 and was openea with prayer by Repre sentative Lawnorn, one of the five preachers who are members. The ses sion lasted precisely ten minutes, when it ended so the microbe exterminators could get in their work. Two bills of merely local importance were introduced. Speaker Hileman announced several committees. The Wide World. The field is the Vorld. The place where religion is to live And grow is not some Cloister nor some walled-in church, separated from ordinary life. The field for religion. Is the big outside, everyday world. Rev. C. R. Brown, Congregationallst, Oak land, CaL A New York -State merchant saved his money from highwaymen by wear ing two pairs of trousers. Thus may Western folk take lessons in guile from tbe effete East - FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. The Proceedings Briefly Told From Day to Day. SENATE. t Most ay: Senator Allison, Republi can, of lowja, appeared an the chamber to-day tor tJie LJtt time ihis session. A resolution on the subject of a viola tion of the eight-hour law on the part of contractors with the Navy Depart ment on work in the Brooklyn navy yard, was the subject of a resolution ci fered by Mx. Allen, Populist, of Ne braska. - ' ) .' ' Mr. Mills began 'his speech on the Cuban matter at 1:30 p. m., with thir teen Democratic Senators "and six Re publicans in their seat3. It went over without action,' Mr. Bacon, of Georghi, giving notice that he would speak upon it Wednesday. . Mr. Hale (Rep.), of Maine, closed the discussion, and the Senate proceed ed to executive busir.;a; Tuesday Senator Hill presented a r'esoluion to give fourth-class post masters a four -year term.' The resolu tion of the Presidential term was dis cussed at some length. Referred to the committee on privileges and elec tions. On motion of Senator Sherman fof the purpose of reconsidering a ver bal change in the extradition treaties ratified ' Monday. The arbitration treaty wa3 not considered.. t- ' Republicans in their senatorial pau cus. discussed, without action. Senator Wolcott's resolution for, an - interna tional monetary conference, i Wednesday. The Senate spent tho first two hours behind closed doors iri the consideration of executive business and legislation relative to the extradi tion treaties with Argentine and the Orange Republic, and tho rest of. the day Avas occupisd in the- delivery of a speech b3r Mr. Bacon, of Georgia, on the question" whether the ' recognition of a republic was an executive orlegislativje act. . His contention was that ft was a legislative function one conclusively for determination by Congrees. Mr. Gear, (Rep. ), of Iowa, chairman of the Pacific Railroad committee, in troduced a bill, Which was referred to that cornmittee appointing the Secre tary of . tho Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior and Attorney-General a commission to settle the indebtedness of the bond-aided Pacific railroads to the government. ) Thursday. In theSenate today a new phase ofj the; Pacific Railroad prob lem was in the form of a resolution of fered by Mr. ' Morgan, instructing the judiciary committee to inquire whether by the very fact that certain of the bonds 'of the Union Pacific and Central Pacifio Railroad Companies had fallen due and' were not paid, the property of those companies had not become and was not now the property of the United States. The resolution went over with out action. The House bill for tho homesteads on the public lands in Oklahoma Territory, which has been the "unofficial busi ness" since the first week of tho pres ent session, came to vote and after three hours debate "was passed yeas 35: nays 11. The bill for an examination of the im provements at the Pass of Aransas, Texas, was taken from the. calendar and passed. ! V The Senate then adjourned until Monday. ' ' . ; HOUSE.; MoxDAY. Fate overtook the Pacific refunding bill id the House to-day. It was defeated by a majority of 66 votes, and its supporters' were even prevented from sending it back to the committee for reconsideration. - Among the other bills passed was one fixing the minimum limit of capital for national banks in - cities and towns of between 50,000 and 3,000 inhabitants, and another extending until January 2, 1902, the time for the completion of the Black well's Island bridge over the East river. " ' , Tuesday. The hope of. those mem bers of tho House who are anxious to to secure somei legislation w ith refer ence to the Pacific railroads this session was quenched by a decision of Speaker Reed. 1 A resolution providing for the pay ment of the expenses of the last illness' and funeral of ex-Speaker Crispj amounting to $1,480, was passed. . ; The bill to better define the rights of aliens in the Territories was passed by arising vote. f J 'Wednesday. The agricultural ap propriation bill was presented to the House. It carries an appropriation of $3,152,752, an increase of $102,080 over the amount appropriated for the current fiscal year. , .v For the purchase and distribution of valuable seeds, an appropriation of 'l2U,wui8 made. : - On motion of Mr. Washington, Dem ocrat, of Tennessee, the Senate, joint resolution was passed providing for ex pediting the erection of the government building at the Tennessee Central Ex position. " ' Among the bill passed was a House bill detaching Marion county," Ala., from the northern and attaching it to the southern judicial district of that State; also a Senate bill withdrawing from the Supreme Court, of the United States jurisdiction of criminal cases not capital. It confers jurisdiction in cases of this character upon the Circuit Court of Appeals. Thursday. A number of private and other bills were' passed. The bill to make oleomargarine and all other i imitation dairy products subject to the ' laws of the State or territory into which they are transported was called up. ! Aftr considerable discussion over ' the bill a vote was taken, which result ed in 126 years and 96 nays. The Pres ident's message vetoing the bill to create a new Judicial district in Texas was referred to tfie committee on the judiciary. -Friday. The House spent the main j pafttof the day on private bills, and tas ' night session was 'devoted to pension bills. At this session about a dozen oms were passea. Saturday. The House . in accord ance with an order entered some week ago, turned aside from the' considera tion of public business and listened to eulogies.upon the life and services of the late ex-Speaker Crisp, of Georgia. The occasion was marked by anj unus ually large attendance of members, while the gralleries were filled by audi tors who listened with interest to th, obituary eloqueno. 1 The easiest men for the women to i capture are those who have exagger- ated ideas of honor. EWS ITEMS CONDENSED, Southern Pencil Pointers. Dr. Dickinson, 'of Richmond, Ta.f says the Florida orange crop this year will be 150,000 boxes. William Latimore, colored, who kill ed Pullman Car Torter Greenlee in Au gust while tryinsr . to rob a car, was hanged at Ocala, Fla. Rat Poison was mysteriously placed m food prepared fr the family cf Cir cuit Judge Barton, at Fredericksburg, Ya. , hut the cook discovered it. Governor Culberson, of Texas, in his message ' to the' Legislature give life insurance companies a whack, accus ing them of all manner of fraud in wringing money from the people. At Adam's Park, Ga , Mrs. W. M. Roland was killed in her home by a lawless gang. They were attempting to rob her husband's store. Admiral Bunco's squadron of evolu tion is to blockade Charleston, S. C. , early in February. The Loan and Savings Bank, of Char lotte, N. C. , is to go out of business. In Florida last week three banks closed their doors, Ocala feeling the collapse the heaviest. i Judge E. T. Merrick, ex-Chief Jus tice of the Louisiana Supreme Court and one of the best known lawyers in the South, is dead. iThe extensive racing stables of the Norfolk Driving Club and Fair Associ ation at. Norfolk, Va., were, burned and 13 valuable racing horses, including John Mariner's $10,000 Tiddle De Winks, were cremated. The Georgia State Railroad Commis sion has adopted an order refusing to change the recent circular reducing the railroad rates on fertilizers 20 per cent. - ' i The Southern Baseball League met in Montgomery, Ala. , and decided to continue in 'business. The "1896 pen- ant was awarded j to the New Orleans club. . - -r :"V ' J . ;In the next thirty days there will bo held in Florida three conventions Harbor Defense, Tobacco Growers' and National Good Roads Congress.. L The 50tn General 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 G. N. Tillman, Re publican candidate for governor. ,At Los Angeles,' Cat, .some weeks ao-tho police and sheriff received no tice to look out for J. P. Folk, sonof 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. j i Nashville Tenn., has recently exper ienced a $600,000 fire. Insuranco about half. - All AbouSfho North. . Two printers, Wm. Ferguson and Jacob Mclvenna, of New York, widely known in the fraternity, last week were asphyxiatod by illuminating gas. At, Albany, N. Y., the. Republican caucus unanimously nominated Thos. C. Piatt for the United States Senate, to succeed Senator Hill. The postoffice at Brynmawr, Pa. , which is located in the railroad station, was robbed of $2,000 in cash and $75 worth of stamps. The work was done by same one familiar with the office,- as the- combination was worked and the safe openedTn the regular way. 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. Miscellaneous. Every day the plague situation at Bombay, India, becoiries worse, and it is estimated that uearly half ' of the population of the city has fled to escape death. . The Southern Railway and the Flor ida Central and Peninsula Railroad inaugurated on tho 18th the Florida Limited for 1897. , United State's Minister Willis to Honolulu, died January 6th from pneu monia. He was a native of Louisville, Ky. His funeral in Honolulu was the most elaborate since that of Kalakua's. The warm weather will prevent the usual ice palace carnival at St. Paul, Minn., this winter. i- i. . ' - Kmw azt Gry ? E i kin dta4 IT unay vajry Was er omny Vmd r lad Kothin' m'ub orliil V . J- ttt tired that w Jt- crvv ur null w. we ' r .w ,Tfj(i ii. r v-hat Iher boys An J tier 'is Home vs . 11 hems . ' Somebody has invented a table to fa- cilitate writing on railroad, trains. Things are getting so that a traveling man won't have any excuse left for not writing letters to his wife. Chicago Record. Chauncey M. Depew's fiancee la said to be a' plump young woman who tlps the scales at 53,000,000. N pr&r---M Ai'M lir nwii LJCudVt leruwJrrtlin. -?f 7 """ H rT V f ITflkill 1AT. Jt II IM Dl. . -VtaJST " W r t m I I I 1 MM T NORTH 1 1 B. The News of a Week Tersely Told in a Column.. MASONIC OFFICERS INSTALLED. Castle Ilayne Abandoned Taxable Values Gave the Old Man Away Their Religious Belief. The Grand Lodge of Msons met in Raleigh last week. The session was intermingled with business and pleas ure. A communication from the grand lodge of Wiscousin was received re garding a uniform system of distressed Masons.' It was referred to a f pecial colmmittee and a full report may be made next year. Resolutions of respect to the late Don. Williams, of Tarboro, were adopted by a rising vote. A reso lution was adopted to secure a portrait of B. N. Duke and placo it in the Duke building tit the Oxford Orphan Asylum. The next meeting of the grand lodge, which is the 111th, will be held at Ox ford the second Tuesday in January, 1898. Wv A. Withers, in a neat ad dress, presented a past' master's gavel to F. M. Move. Officers were installed as follows: Walter E. Moore, grand master; Richard J. Noble, deputy grand master; .Beverly S, Royster, senior grand warden; H. I. ..Clark, junior grand warden; William Simp son, treasurer; John C: Drewery, sec retary; Steward McQueen, grand chap lain; Bcnjumin W. Hatcher, grand lecturer; Francis D. Winston, senior grand deacon; Thomas J. Reid, junior grand deacon; John L. Currin, grand marshal; J". F. Filson, grand sword bearer; M. SWillard, grand pursuiv ant; William L. London and James F. Griffith, grand stewards; Robert H. Bradley; grand teller. . : Castle Hay nc Abandoned. The penitentiary farm at Castle Hayne is to be abandoned, and Mr. Leazar, Superintendent of the penitentiary, is very much pleased with his Wadcsboro farm and with this increase in force ex pects great things. He expected last year to lose $10,000 on it, as it was his first year there and the land had to be opened up and prepared for cultivation; but he only lost $4,000 and now has on it $8,000 of improvements. When, ho went there he found only 600 acres of cleared land; there are now 1,500 acres prepared for cultivation. Though a plow was not put into , the1 ground until March, over 200 bales of cotton and some "2,800 bushels of corn, besides other small crops, wero raised. This year he thinks the yield will be at least 500 bales of cotton and 10,000 lmshel3 of corn. The entire farm comprises 2,8j0 acres of very fertile eoil, suitable to both corn and cotton. Taxable Values. An abstract of the listed taxables for 1890 has been furnished by Auditor Fur man to State Treasurer Worth for the use of the Legislative Finance Commit tee. On this the 1897-98 will be. based. TV valuation of real estate and per sonal property in 1895 was$230,861, 131, sand for 1896, $239,934,996, a' shortage ! of $1,121,135. The railway taxes of ' rt iOi? r. -? fm; fra fonf fin t li A $100 valuation would raiso $23,631.60 less the cost of collection, and" $225,000 yearly may be expected from schedule B and C taxes, ad other privilege taxes, leaving $625,000 to -be raised. The Auditor say that a levy of 25 cents on the $100 ill raise this amount. "j.. . Gave the Old Man Away. f A couple of revenue agents who were in Charlotte last week from a trip to Stanly, went to a clothing store and bought a suit for a boy fix years old. This they had shipped to a lawyer at Albemarle, who will see that the boy gets it. The boy's father runs la dis t tillory and the revenue agents were en 1 gaged in stamping the barrels. After I they had finished the boy who had ! been an interested spectator, wanted to if t lie v were coin to put those pretty things on the barrels' in the barn. The officers went to the barn and uncovered four barrels of blockade that had been hidden away there. j That's why they tent a suit, of clothes to the boy.r-UDserver. . Their Relig o is IJeliei. Secretary White, of the Baptist State Mission Board, has completed a; can vass of the legislators giving their re ligious belief.. In the Senate-there aro 15 Baptists, 12 Methodists, 2. Luther an, 6 Presbyterians, 2 Catholics, 2 Dis ciples, 9 no belief. In the House there are 32 Baptists, 30 Methodists, 13 Epis copalians, 13 Presbyterians, 1 Catholic, 1 Disciple, 1 Reformed Church, 18 no belief. ' New Populist State Chairman. The Populist State committee met In Raleigh and accepted the resignation v tji a t-nr stntA chairman, hto rfTect the day be-for tCUUVil.U - . u Auditor. Wv E. Fountain of Tarboro, was elected to succeed him. . Mr. Wm. Smithdeal, of Salisbury, was a loser to the amount, of $38,000 by the recent failure of the Yadkin Falis Manufacturing Company, and a few days ago he confessed judgment for a number ol personal ueuis. - TV.oi rjovrnor has accepted the res f Adintant General Camerin Maj. Edwaad M. Hayes, Seventh Cav alry, U. S. A., is designed to act as Adjutant General therein. . - A joint stock company' has been formed at Asheyille to build a hotel there for the colored race. . -2 0- ' One of Governor Carr's last acts was the pardon of John, Osborne, of Ashe, who, about a year ago, killed James Moorefield and was sent up for fifteen j years At North Wilkesboro a large steam It bvSrnoot Sons. i Ihe plant will coyer several acres ol ground. Kenston, having issued and placed $8 000 of bonds for the purpose, expects to'have an electric light plant in opera tion in sixty days. RUSSELL INAUGURATED. North Carolina'! New Chief Executive Sworn In. , At Raleigh, NT. 0., Tuesday cf last week, Daniel L. Russell was sworn in tLS Governor of this State for four years, amid a large assemblage of spectators and politicians. - His message was not long. Ia the course of it he says: "There is a retribution In history. We give thanks to God that North Carolina has declared for freedom of thought, tfpooch and action, Jor toleration ana respect for-tke opinions of all and for liberty regulated by just and equal laws.-- He says the "following matters demand the attention of the. Legisla ture: An' increase in the tax ' rate for common schools and' improvement in their management; the establishment of a reformatory for young criminals; adoption of vagrant -laws; the investigation pf tho conduct of judges charged with -drunkenness on tho bench ; extension of the criminal court districts so as to embraco rnoro counties and the establishment of ad ditional criminal districts and rotation of judges. Ho commends tho election law by which, he fays, we are savod from disgrace. He favors extonding tho jurisdiction of judges over tho elec tion law. 1 he condition of the treas ury, he says, is such as to demand the most severe economy, 'i'ho exigency should be faced', not evaded; by tho abolition of the labor commission and geological survey great revenue may be, saved tp the Stao and by close econo my in all departments "expenditures may bo cut down. Ho condemns lynch ing, and suggests speedy trials oy ju ries in remote counties'in favor of law and order, lie condemns the lease of tho North Carolina railway in, the strongest language; goes for the South ern Railway company; asks a revoca tion of leaso and recovery of the prop erty to tho State. Ho asks legislation forbiddiug tho . parallelling ot tho North i Carolina road; alio rro- ' hibiting the control of any rail road by a system competitive to it. Ho tfondemns lobbyists, and says the General Assembly will be.callcd on to deal with tho management of towns and cities and thero should bo no attempt to avoid tho necessity of - protecting tax payersof tbeao municipalities ugainst 1 the danger of nucule by the ignoranjt elements. He Says he wants no "lam many Hall government" in North Caro lina. He- favors . immigration and tho passago of laws to induce it; favors tho increase of expenditures for pensions and homes for disabled veterans, lie stands by the appropriation to tho Uni versity, and says tho institution is part of the Stato' Arrested for Forgerx. J. B. Whjto, a prominent commis sion merchant of Norfolk, Va , and New York, has been arrosted charged with forgery. The charge is brought by the Mannns Island Gun Club, of which he was secretary. A quantity of the club's stock had been sold in New York by While, and it is alleged that he forged tho name of the treasurer to checks made payable to the order of that officer and appropriated the pro ceeds, amounting to some $1,300. Seismic Activity. On Monday morning an undulatory earthquake was experienced in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico, tho first fhock be ing gentle, but the second was very sharp, and caused much consternation, but no harm was dono of any conse quence. Thero is much feismio activ- ity in tho State of Oaxaca, and at ono point oh tho Pacific Coast carthquakos under tho ocean have kept fishermen in continual alarm. . ' Shot by Ills Victim's Father. Monday, while Paul Davis, a negro, was being! conveyed from.; , Henrico county (Va.) jail to the court house, a , few' feet dfstant, to bo tried for criminal, assault on Cora Twitchell, a white girl, the father of tho girl, C. A. Twitchell, shot the negro, inflicting a wonnd that 1 may prove fatal. Twitchell was immo diately arrested by tho officers haying Davis in charge and locked up. ' f ' L I A Petersburg, Va.; Failure. At Petersburg, Va , W. II. Talley A Co.. dealers in dry goods and notion, made an assignment.. . W. I). Mclll waine is the trustee. There aro a largo number of Northern creditors. Tho liabilities of the firm aro in the neigh borhood of $17,000.- Mr. Talloy has been in business for a long time and his failure was a great turpriselto hi friends. ; See Spots From Florida, A largo black spot on tho siA ha 'caused great cxcitement among the negroes of several Florida counties. They believe the spot i a sign of judg ment and have quit work and are pre paring for tho end. ' 3Ir. Uryan In Chicago. , W. J. Bryan arrived in Chicago Mon day for the purpose of-a couferenco with his publnsher in reference to his' forthcoming book. He immediately re paired' to the Clifton Ilotiee, where ho had his breakfast. General News. '' The works cf tho Baltimore Glass Co. have been started after beiug idlo Mnco Juno. Employment was given to 200 hands. At Minneapolis Saturday night -a Groat Western passenger train rau into a Suburban street car, injuring a num- )tx of passengers, ono of whom may die. At Johnstown, Pa.; the Cambria Mill No. 1, the 12 and 16-inch mill-, and the Scrap Mill resumed operations Mon day, giving employment -to many idle men. "Two hundred men will also go to work at tho Johnstown Steele Com pany motor works. The monthly crop report of the Unit-,' 3 a4 TlAr.srtmAt f. t A CTT I 1 II ftt VflilCll u n la a 1 1 y i o i u ' v-i iuw ' each month, did not appear, owing to the delay in receipt of rerort v Geo. B. '.Woodward, of Chattanooga, a-ed, was found dead in his room, hat-t ing shot himself. Discouragement over' business reverses is believed to have led to the act. 4 .- . . President-elect McKinley and wife have returned to Canton and will prob ably not leave Canton until they take their departure for Washington alxjut March 1.