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1 - V SHIPMAN & OSBORNE CO. HENDERSONViliLlS, N. C, THUlRSpAYr ' FEBRUARY 16. 1905. VOL. XV. NO 19 "(2 -ii ii r till . . . - . 1 " i . : . .. . ". . ' mi 1 BOND ISSUE PROPOSED Senator Webt) would Sell Half a Million of State bonds NEED FOR SUCH ACTION Permanent Improvements at Vari ous Penal Institutions Cries of Insane People Coming up For Relief State -Duty in The Premises Senator Webb, ot Buucombe, has in troduced a bill providing for;the issue of $500,000 for permanent improvements. In presenting the bill Mr. Webb fittingly re marked: "I hope, Mr. Preaideut, that the senate will indulge me for a few moments iu order that I may discuss the bill wliieu has iust been read. I know tbat it is unusual for a bill to be discussed before the same is referred to a committee, but as this meas ure is of such great importance, and for the fear that the fact that it authoi izes the issue of bonds may at once create a prej udice against its passage, it is j.robably bst for me to give my reasons why 1 think it absolutely uecessaiy that some such lsgislation be enacted. "The average citizen is afraid of a bond issue, especially a state bond issue.. He seems, however, willing for his county to issue bonds to build a new couit house, or to build a new jail, or to build public bridges; or to issue bonds to build and eauiD a new water system or sewerage plant, or to build graded school buildings, or to macadamize and pave ihe streets of his own town. But : when it comes to the issue of bonds by a great state, such as the state of North Carolina for the purpose oi making permanent improvements for the erection of building which shall stand for generations, there is objection, simply be cause there is an imagiuary danger. 'Ihave considered to the best of my ability the question of permanent im provements for the state hospitals for the insane, for the various educrtional insti tutions, f r the reformatory for youthful criminals, for the erectian of a building for the proper storing and preservation of the records of the state or for the enlargement of the capital, and I have come to the con elusion that with the present condition of our finances it is utterly impossible for the state to begin to make the absolute neces sary permanent improvements unless it is sues and sells its b jnds for that purpo.se. . " And why' should it not be done? The money to be realized from these bonds is to be used for permanent improvements; for the erection and equipment of buildings wuich will stand for generations; aud as future generations and posterity are to get the benefit of these buildings, as much as the present generation, it seems only right aud fair that they should lie willing to pay their part of the same. This principle has been recognized by every county, state and town in Norih Carolina, and why should it not be recognized by the si i eat state itself? I do not believe that the cili zens of the state should I e burdened Ly payment for permanent improvements out vf current taxes. I honestly b 'Lev e. Mr. Presiiie.iS, nd fellow senators, that the gitatest diuy upon j lilts 6taie of North Oatoliat ai. fus viu: i the proper care and neatment of iu ins tin-. The great Democratic party lias pio .unr ei its platft-rm, its speakers havt pio claimed in most eloquent iaiguage, its mewspapers have heraliie.il tar un-.l i ear, that we are human and generous in the care of our unloitunnu s. And yet, Mr. Piesidenl,lhe s lcmn and stubborn faet mii-dm that we read in al most every itevs pap.-r about tu- death f ome poor, u;.t i tuiute crt-a ure, who has lost his reason, and because f in liability to be admitted into the insane asylums he has spent his last d.a s in a prison cell, without decent and pnper catn and at tention. "And Mr President, the mijoaity party has also in its platform demanded that our unfortunate insane are properly attended to. The records show that there are i.ow over two hundred applicants for admission into the state hospital aV M organ tor; the records show that tbare are 97 applicants for admission into the state hospital at lialeigh, and the records show that iheie are 7C applicants for admission into the state hospital at Goldsboro. and jei, al though we vainly aud proudly boast .fmr care for these unfortunate crentures, the solemn fact remains, that we are not car ing for them. And, if... the truth weie known, instead of their being four hundred applications for admission ' into the insane asylums, and if all of the insane who should be admitted into the hospitals, were admitted, it would be necessary to provide for from 800 to 1,000 instead of the 400 who were vinly applying'for adruisssou. "I'stand here today, Mr. President, and say in the, xnost emphatic manner, . and with bowed head, that it is a shame ard a scandal upon the state of North Carolina that8he is not providing for these un fortunates. ' '.. "Let us Compare what we are doing for the insane with what Virginia is doing. Virginia has a population about the same as North Carolina; 1,200,000 white -and GOOjOGO colored. The assessed value of all property in Virginia, is in round numbers $450,000,000 and the assessed value of all property in North Carolina $442,000,000. The bonded debt, of North Carolina is six and a half millio". and the bonded debt of i Virginia twenty-four million dollars. And yet, though both states have about the tamu population, and although both states have about the fame property for taxation, and though Virginia has u bouded debt of four times, as much as North Carolina, Virginia is cariu for all of her insane, and has in her white hospitals about 2,100, and in her colored hospitals about 1.200; while North Cuiolina has 1 400 white and &2G negroes, ai;d at least 1,000 are uncared for. ' Conditions at JUorgnnton "It is also, absolutely necessary for the state to increase its appropriation for pen sions for Confederate soldiers;' the. senate has in most emphatic manner possibly as sented to this by the action in this matter. It is necessary that we provide for our educational institutions. "It is absolutely necessary in my opin ionand it would be a burning shame and disgrace for the state cot to do it. to ap propriate at least $300 000 for the state hos pitals in order to errect sufficient buildings to provide tor the insane. "It is estimated by the auditor that if the revenue act - as reported by the suti-coni mittee ou tiauce is passed by the genera! assembly, then there will not be as much money reclized from taxation as under the revenue act of 1903. "With the increased demand for main tenance. 1 asK fellow-senators; how is it posible to make these appropriations with. out a bond issue?. . In my juditejnent it can not be done. And I say that every one of these appropriations oagbt to be made. The bill just read provided for a reduc tion of the tax rate of five cents on the' one hundred dollars worth of propel ty. This coy of 10 cents would, in my opinion, with the proposed issue of bonds create mfli cient -amount of revenue to make these im provements and to carry on the business of the state, and it would be most iuyfully re ceived by the people of North Carolina, who haye been for several years complain ing of high taxation, and when these per manent improvements are made the annual demands from them will cease. "The bill proposed also removes jhe much complaineti of merchant's tax and other special taxation, such as the tax on wood dealers, brokers, physiciaus, lawyers and dentists: All of these ieatures would make the bond issue popular. "The bill also provides that not exceed ing five hundred thousand dollars shall be issued, aud be issued as the money is need ed; and it also provides that the amount of money to be realized from the sale of these bonds shall be appropiooed among tt.e several institutions by an act to be adopted by this legislature. . "It does seen, to me, Mr. President and fellow-senators, that this is the only pos sible course that this legislature can pursue, and I ask yrur careful consideratio Reflections of a Bachelor Tiie devil k'ew what be was about when lie invented politics. A woman wants either herself to have a lot of jewels or ht r friends to have none at 11. A man isn't optimist when he doesn't imagine a toothache is as nice as eating ap plp pie. When a girl doesn't eat too much randy it i- a siin she lives in a country where they don't have any. , Ii's an awful nice surprise to try to kns a icl on the meek and miss it because her lips are in the way. New York Press. Blackburn Versus Price. Salisbury, N. C, Feb. 9, Special. There is every indication of a lively tilt be: tweeu Representative-elect Blackburn of this d;strict and A. H. Price, assistant dis trict attorney. In an interview today with the Evening Poj-t, Mr, Price declared Mr, Blackburn's purpose, as he puis it to enroll every federal officeholder in the state as a member of the Republican club at, Greens boro, Mr. Price learns that Blackburn has declared that te must walk the plank, and h- annouces his purpose to personally visit i he preiident and attorney general and pre seni t hem his record as a public official and 1 yi-l Republican. - THE WARD BILL Fit ii Waged T Leei THE WHISKEY FIGHT IS ON A Bill to be Entitled an Act ito Amend Chapter 233 of the Pubf lie Laws of 1903, Regulating ; the Manufacture and Sale -of Liquor in North Carolina. The General Assembly of North Caro lina do enact: Section 1. Tnat section one, chapter 233 of the Public Laws of 1903 be amend ed by striking out the word "manufac- . . . .. . v lure, iu line two luereer, ana tnat saia chapter and section be further amended by striking out the words "or manufac ture," in line five thereof, and that said chapter and sectiou be further amended by adding after the words ''special statute,' iu line seven of said section, the iollow ling: "It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm'or corporation, to manu facture or rectify, for gain, any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, or intoxicating bit ters, within the tate of North Carolina, except in incorporated cities aud towns hayirg not less than fifteen hundred pop ulation within the manufacture of liquor is not, or may not hereafter be prohibited by law or n ulated by special statue." Skc 3. That section four ot chapter 233 of the Public Liws of 1903 be amend ( ed by inserting after the word "manufac ture." in line twy thereof, the words "or rectification.'' Sec. 3 That section nineteen of this chapter'bc amended by striking out the words "manufature aud," in Hues two and three thereof, ancl inserting at the end thereof the following; "That nothing in this act shall be constructed to repeal, alter or amend any special act prohibiting r regulating the manufacture of liquors in any incorporated city or town having not less than fifteen hundred population," Sec. 4. That chapter 233 of the Publio Laws of 1903 be further arnended by add ing after section nineteen, the following, numbered - as "section twenty": "That eyery incorporated city or twon in which spirituous, vinous or malt liquors or intoxi cating" bitters are permitteu to be sold or manutactued, under the provisions of this act, shall maintain a town or city govern ment as provided in its charter of incorpor ation, a d a police force of not less than two policemen, and, it shall be the duty of some member of said police force to visit each place where liquor is sold or manu factured in said city or town at leasi once every week and make a careful and thorough inspection and examination there of, with a view of ascertaining whether the laws regulating the manufacture and sale of liquor are observed and obeyed, and whether the said business is coudueted in orderly and lawful manner, and to make a written report setting fourth the result of said visitation to the mayor and Board of Aldermen of said city or town, which re port or several reports the said mayor s'all deliver to the Solicitor of the District on or before the assembling of the ensuing term of the Superior Court of the county in w hich said town or city is situated, and in case such town or cit shall fad to main tain a c'ny government, or provide the po lice force, or Commissioners of the county in which the same is situated may revoke and cancel the license and permission au thorszing the sale and manufacture of liq uor inlaid town or -city.' Skc o. That said chapter 233 of the Public Laws of 1903 be further amended by adding thereto another section, after the preceding section, to be numbered "section twenty-one," as follows: "That the possession of or issuance to auy person, firm or corporation of a license to manu facture, rectify or sell, at wholesale or re tail, spirituous or malt liquors,by the Unit ed States government or any officer there of, m any county, city or town, where the manufacture, sale rectification of spirituous or malt liquors is forbidden by law of this State, shall be prima facia evidence that the person, firm or corporation having such license, or to whom the same was issued, was guilty of doing the act permitted by the said license, iu violation of the laws of this State." fcEC. H: That chapter 233 of the Public Laws of 1903 be further amended by chang ing the figures, "20," iu line one, section twenty, thereof, to the figuies "23." Skc. 7. Tbat all laws aud clauses of laws in conflict with thi9 act are hereby re Be General emeraiice station pealed. - ' v -vr SEC.&That this act shall be in effect from and after the first day of july A. D. 1905 It is probable, that the application will ,be to towns of 500 population instead of 1500 and further amended as to prevent the "manufacture or sale" of spirituous liquors. The whiskey force are strongly represented here and feign great confidence in their ef. forts to defeat any general temperance leg islation that has been or may hereafter be proposed at this session of the Legislature. Raleigh Feb. 0, 1905. M. L. 8. A Solar Plexus tor the Beef Trust. The dicision of - Justice Holmes shakes the task of smashing'.the "beef trust very simple. " : ' The' ramificatioBS of the beef trust are far - greater than the consumer realize, though they know thatjit is a heavy burden upon the breakfast and dinner table and has almost driven beef from the supper table. The extentofts ramifications is; thus de tailed in a virile article in Everybody's Magazine by Charles Edward. Russel: "It fixes at its own will the price of every pound of fresh, salted, smoked or preserved meat prepared and sold in the United States. It fixes the price of every ham, every pound of bacon, every pound of lard, every can of prepaired . soup. It has an absolute monopoly of our enormous meat exports, dressed and preserved. It has an absolute monopoly of the Ameri can trade in fertilizers, hides, bristiles, horn and bone products, It owns or con trols or dominates every slaughter house except a few that have inconsiderable local or special trades. It owns steam and elec hie railroad, it owns the entire 'trolley car service in several cities, and is acquiring the. like property elsewhere. It owns fac tories, shops, stock yards, mills, land and laud companies, plants, warehouses politi cians, legislators and Congressmen. "It defies Wall Street and all that there in is. It terrorizes great railroad corpora tions loug used to terrorizing others. It takes toll from big and little. It gouges millions from railroad companies, and cent pieces from obscure shippers. Today it is compelling a lordly railroad to dismiss its general manager, to-morrow it is blacklist ing and ruining some little commission merchant. It is remorseless, tireless, ereedy, insatiable, and it plans achieve ments so much greater than any so far re corded in the history of commerce that the imagination flags in tryiffg"to"-folUw Its fu ture possibilities. "It fixes, for its own profit, the prices the farmer of the West shall receive for his cattle and bogs, and the prices the butcher of the East shall charge for his meat. "It fixes the prices that the . grower of California shall receive for his fruit and the price the laborer of New York shall pay for his breakfast. "It lays hands upon the melon grower of Colorado, and the cotton-grower of Geor gia, and compels each to share with it the scanty proceeds of his toil. "It can affect the cost of living in Aber deen and Geneva as easily as in Chicago and New York. "It has in the past three years increased, for its own benefit, the expenses of every household in America. It controls or in fluences prices of one-half the food con sumed by the nation. It has its share in the proceeds of more commodities of daily consumption than all other trusts, combin ations and . monopolies together, and the prices of these it seeks to augment for its own profit. "It can make within certain limits, the price of wheal, of corn, of oats, what it pleases; it will shortly be able to control the price of every loaf of bread. "Its operations have impoverished or ruined farmers and stockmen, destroyed millions of investments, caused banks to break and men to commit suicide, precip itated strikes and annihilated industries." Walked in His Sleep for Two Miles Winston, N. C. Jan. 23. Near Fiddlers Creek, Forsvth county, last week, a stran ger named Reid, of Iredell county, stop ped at the farm house of Mr. C. B. Crews for the night. Mr. Crews chatted with the stranger until bed time and then show ed him to his room. About 5 o'clock the next-morniug the good wife had the break fast prepared and suggested to Mr. Crews hat he wall his guest. He accordingly opened the room door and was horrfied to find that the man's clothes were hanging upon a chair and his shoes sitting on the floor, but the bed was deserted. He called his wife, and together they searched the yard, the barn and all the strawstacks, but no man could be found. Mr. Crews gave the alarm and a general search was institu ted. About 8 o'clock they found their man away down the Greensboro road,' two miles distant, at Mr. Harris Smith's, where he had showed up about 12 o'clock the night before in bis underclothes and stock ing feet. . He had arisen in his sleep and walked across the fields, until awakened by the enow and eold, and forking thefir.it house, begged Mr. Smith to take him in, which he rilcctanl'y accede 1 to. ,0 RELIEVE KUROPATKIN. Grand Me to be Sent ; Manchuria.; to PRESIDFNT URGEQT0 MEDIATE Impending Battle to be Fought ' SoonRussian Disasters At tributed to Lansdorff, Alexleff, Rosen and '' Stoessel. ' Washington, Feb. 9.-President Roose velt was urged today to take some ac tion looking to the termination of the Rus80-Jap war. The request was made by the inter-parliamentary union through, the president of the organiza tion, Representative Bartholdt of Mis souri. r Dr. Bartholdt explained to the that the concensus of of opinion among the members of the union and among European parliamentarians with whom he is. in correspondence was that the President of the TJunited States was the one man, with the possible exception of the Emperor of Germany, who idicated ho disposition to try to bring the war to an end, who might be listened to on the subject with favor by Russia, The President gave Dr. Bartholdt no definite assurances beyond promising to consider the matter with' Secretary Hay, It is known to be quite unlikely that this movement will take any ac tion looking to mediation until some as surances have been received from both parties to the the proceeding conflict that such action would be welcome. Tokio, Feb. 9. Entry to Vladivostok from the sea is now limited to Tsushima straits and Tsugauru straits. The Soys straits are barred by ice. Reports re ceived here from. Hokkaido and also from coasting vessels says Soya strai. not frozen over but are filled with floes and bergs making navigation practical ly impossible. To further increase the difficulty of reaching Vladivostok the Japanese government announces that the light houses in the vincinity of Tsur gaura .straits will not be lighted except occasionally. An official says this an nouncement was necessary for strategic reasons and warns coasting and neutral navigators that in passing' Tsugauru straits they must exercise the greatest care. The Japanese continue to patrol Tstiushima and Tsugauru straits and it is believed that the blockade of Vladi vostok is effective. It was reported from Vladivostok un der date of February 1 that the Russian armored cruisers Rossia and Gromboi had been repaired, but it is doubted whether they will emerge frpm the harbor on account of the extensive seiz ures by the Japanese of -coal ladenships bound tor Vladivostok. Large stocks have been purchased by Japan which has now ceased purchasing coal. St. Petersburg, Feb. 9. The army organ publishes official statistics of Field Marshal Oyama's forces based on regi mental numbers on the uniforms of the Japanese killed during the engagements with General Kuropatkin's forces. Ac cording to this report the total of Field Marshal Oyama's regular troops is plac ed at 265,000 cavalry and infantry and 800 guns. The total number of reser vists is probably 100,000. Military men estimate General Kuropatkin's superi ority at about 50,000 men without in cluding the Sixteenth army corps which is not yet in the far east. These figures are likely to dash the hopes of the peace party which has distinctly been acquiring influence in high quarters during the last few days. Rear Admiral Nebogatoff 's warships forming the third Russian Paciffic Squadron, have been painted a blacker war color. Two more transports ac companying this great squadron will be sailed within a week. Tokio, Feb. 9. A report from Mau churian headquarters says that the Russians have continued their bombard ment m the direction of the Shakhe river since the nieht of February 7. They continue intrenching in front of Liuchenpo8e and in the vicinity of Heikoutai. Tokio, Feb 9. The impression pre vails here that the impending battle be tween the armies , of Field Marshall Oyama and General Kuropatkin will occur before any material thaw takes place, which would convert the coun Continued on 8th Page. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. The House of Representatives adopted the following resolu tions of respect to the Memory of the de- ceased member: "Resolved, by the House of Representa tives the Senate concurring: "That it having pleased God in His in finite wisdom to call to Himself the spirit of our associate, the member from Wata uga, Dr. C. W. Phipps: "Resolved that in his death we are cal led to mourn the loss cf a brave and honest and faithful Rrpresentative. Be it further resolved that a committee of four from the House and a like committee of two from Senate, be appointed to attend the body to its last resting place, and that the Treasur- -er of North Carplina he and is hereby or dered and directed, out of any funds not otherwise appropriated, to pay all expenses of said committee in attendance upon the. funeral rites and all funeral and other ex penses of transporting said body to its last resting place. Be it further resolved that the committee so appointed, at once notify His Excellency, the Governor, of the va cancy in this body. Be it further resolved that this House do adjourn, and all busi ness of the body be suspended for the day" ' in memory of our deceased brother. Re solved that the keeper of the capitol be di rected to keep the flags upon the dome at half mast for twenty four hours. Be it further resolved that a copy of the resolu tion and of the precedings of this body be sent to the family of our departed col league." My Sand House. I built me a house one day, ' Down on the sands by the sea, To watch for my srood shin sailing- home. With beautiful things for me. I built while the sun shone hot, And I built while the winds blew cold Building against the day and hour When I should be worn and old. And the stars smiled fair a? night, rd t-Hp i an smiled bland in the day, jg ere silent and warned me not ; it rny labor was thrown away. . The sea sang low at my. feet, And the sand shone white and wide, And never a voice in earth or sky, To warn me against the tide. And my house rose goodly fair, - White-gabled against the sky, I laughed at the sea-weed's warning touch, And the gray gulls screaming by. I dreamed my beautiful dreams, Of truth and trust that endure, I slept and dreamed like a foolish child, That my Sand-House was secure. And oh, while I slept, the tide Crept in like a thief to me; And lo, in the hastly dawn my house Had crumbled into the sea, , Will Allen Dromgoole. That Funny Irishman. Judge Brady for many years a pop ular city judge in New York, says an exchange, could tell hundreds stories, especially about Irish of legal witness- es. '.'One day," said the Judge, "O'Raf ferty was up before me for assaulting Patrick Murphy. "Mr. O'Rafferty,' I said, 'now why did you strike Mr. Murphy?' "Because, Yer honor, Murphy would not give me a civil answer.' "What was the civil question you ask ed' him?" "I asked him as polite as yez please, yer honor, says I: "Murphy an 't your own brother the biggest thafe on Man hattan Islaod excepting yourself and yer uncle, who is absent in the peni tentiary.at Sing Sing?" "And what rude answer did he give to such a civil question?' "He said to me:; "Av course, 0,Raf ferty, prisint company, excepted.'" So I said: "Murphy you are another," and thin, yer honor, I struck him wid m fist, I did The records of the Washington police court shows that the num ber of wife beaters arrested last year was greater than ever before. This it should be remembered makes no account of the wife beaters whose wives withdrew the charges against them and of course says nothing of the wives who were beaten and said nothing about it. If the whipping post for wife beaters for which Repre sentative Adam's bill provides is V passed it may be safely predicted , that wife beating will show a marked decline. , .
French Broad Hustler (Hendersonville, N.C.)
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