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THE GOVERNOR
REMOVES
The T -v j R CommiBsioners and
Appoints in Their Stead Messrs
L.C Caldwell, of Iredell,
and JdoH. Pearson,
of Burke-
A
DISAGREEABLE DUTY.
M lltll" '
h I"
,1,1 r.es Infers tn Messrs
,11 aul J. W. Wilson, In
i.illi- Them of Their 8ns-
,1 Krmovel from the Position
t Kil t'unimlsslonera The Action
1ikK on " ot Tn'' qualifica
tion v 1 1 1 i Meaning, latent, and
,Ur(,,',1( ih Hallway VnmlMlon net
f, f if irrn lr Lotjr aa Commissioners
Hlt f,oill" Against Their Refusal to
trtim 1l r llli According to Law.
Sffnal wieka ago the Governor
yrrtd ti.t i'e on two members of the
5:ite K;tilroad Commission to show
tiaso vby thoy should not Jbe re
ared from oilier, for having become
jsij iahfit J to act. Their difqual.fi
tjtiuna w r Betout by the Governor.
lit Commissioners gave an
,srn, liit they substantially admit
ted th facts sot out by the Governor.
The ltjv i nor, after giving the mat
ter dao onsidcration, rendered his
decision ou last Thursday to the t ff et
tbat the two Wilsons had, by their
h ts boome disqualified under
and Col.
Messrs J C. L Harris
Shaw in their defense.
k o :;on called at the office of
the Railway Commission the next
morning nd made formal demand
orSet2e6 'or to his demand
fortheeffice Mr. Pearson was -d-
Judge Clark. He was accompanied
7m Lawyf r Jadflre MacEae.
,PeMon will institute action
m Wake Superior court which meets
ftoYtV 24 h t0 obtain possession of
the effice.
Mr. L. C. Caldwell returned to
Statesville where he will take the
oath before Judge Furches. He
win noi ueroand the office for
day.
No Salaries.
Treasurer Wtrth anncunctd tha
he would discontinue the payment of
salary to the Messrs. Wilsons until
the court dsttrmines who are the
rightful possessors of the office.
While the matter is in litigation
Dr. Abbott, the third member of the
Commission, will recogn:z the old
Commissioners. He has served no
tice on the Governor to this effect.
A COTTCN GIN AND BALING TU8T.
RALEIGH, N, C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 1897.
CONFESSED TO WILING ARROYO.
some
the law. 1 1 is de.ision is as follow?:
filter to MhJ. J. W. Wilson.
"Kxecutivb Department.
KhU'igh. N. C, Sept 23, 1897
"To James W. Wilson, Erq., Chair
man of Uailroad Commission:
' bin: Take notice that, after due
iinestipet 03 and consideration, I am
convinced that you have violated the
Rulroad Commission law. in some of
the particul irs mentioned in my let
ter to you August 24tb, 1897, and
ihtt you have not only violated said
Act m the specifications set out in
said A "t but that you have other
wise, within the meaning and intent
and words of said Act, 'become dis
ijislitk'd to act."
"Now, therefore, ia obedience to
the duty imposed upon me by said
Act of the Assembly, I do hereby
iiuptnd you from the office of Rail
road Commissioner, and of chairman
of said Commission such suspension
t continue until the question of
your removal or restoration shall be
determined 'by a maj rity of the
Ueucral Assembly, in joint session.'
"The fact of your suspension, to
other with the reasons therefor, and
e evidence, documents and infor
mation connected therewith, will be
eported to tne next General ABsem
" l on will further take notice that,
I a. a
unuer and by virtue of. tne powers
con tor red and duties imposed by law
upon the Chief Executive, 1 have ap
pointed L. C. CaIdwU, Esq., of the
county of Iredell, to fill the vacancy
created by your suspension.
"laasinuch as you are understood
to dfry the power of the Executive
tu suspend you from tffice as pro
vided by the statute, I have r quest
ed Mr. Caldwell to make demand to
you for the possession of the office
and upon your refusal to bring ac-
ti n the rttor, to the end that the
title to the tilhe may be jidicialy
determined. '
"D L Russell, Governor."
Letter to Hun. 8. Olho Wllaon.
A Pap.r lhat Once Favored the Ci lludrl
cal Bale la Mow Opposed To It It Sees
tha Wooden Horao In It.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat
says: One of the towns selected by
the American Cotton Trust for iis
Bessonette presses, which turn out
cylindrical or round bales of cotton is
CentreviMe, Miss., and we are not sur
prised, therefore, to And the Centre
ville Jeffersoniru strongly criticising
the Times-Democrat for protesting
against trust methods in the cotton
pressing business.
"The Times-Democrat is inconsist
ent," it insist, "for, a few months ago,
when the system in its present form
of perfection began to attract the at
tention of the world, the Times-Democrat
went into ecstacies of delight over
it and thought it was going to revolu
tionize the world as far as the handling
of cotton is concerned."
It is because of experience that t be
Times-Democrat has issued the warn
ing against the Cotton Trust. The
process is a good one, and if not con
trolled by a monopoly would be a great
advantage to tbe cotton growers, nut as
long as it is control lea by a trust it is
a danger instead of an advantage, and
when tne trust proposes to absolutely
ontrol the business, not allowing a
single press to pass out of its hands,
and actually buying in the cottot it
self, tbe warning is patent and strik
ing that no one can fail to understand
it.
"Beware of the Greeks bearing gifts."
Beware of the trusts when they offer
to help the producer and cheapen pro
duction, provided they are given abso
lute control and monopoly or. tbe business.
tle'a Cowr.r Piunc.t Bu oro.m
to Bar tho KiitM.
Cnr oF Mexico. Sept. 22.-Senor
Don Kduorda Velasquez, late Chief
of Police, to day confessed that he
directed the killing of Arroyo, the
assailant of President Diax. To-day
durinsr the official investigate of
the affair, the former Chief of Police
was placed on tbe stand and asked
to detail his connection with the
matter. Seeing no escape from the
severe cross examination the chief
confessed without reservation the
part he took in the tragedy.
Candidi Cuellar, a groom in the
service of Velasquez, was examined,
tie said on the night before the kill
ing of Don Eduardo had sent him
to buy knives which he had delivered
over to his master without knowing
for what reason he had been ordered
to purchase them. The judge placed
before Cuellar some of the knives
used in the commission of the crime,
mixed with others. Cuellar nicked
out with any hesitation those he had
purchased.
. Cm or Mexico Jsieat. 21 Ex-Inspector
General of Police Edurdo
v elasquez has taken his life in Belem
prison. The inspector blew his
brains out with a revolver. He was
a proud man, exceedingly reserved,
rarely being known to smile, and
very ambitious, his rise from humble
position through various posts to the
command of the police having suf
ficed ly rapid to attract attention to
him as a man of great talent. He
left a letter in which he stated that
he thought he owed society his life
and he would therefore give that
satisfaction by leaving the world.
THE HEW SCHOOL UW.
WILL GREATLY IMPROVE THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS WITHOUT ANY EXTRA
TAXATION.
CROOKEDNESS
The Caucasian Gets Soma Inside
Facts and Turns on the Light
One Result of The
NASHVILLE CONFEBENOE.
THE GOLDBUG
ARBITRTION
A6AIN.
TREATY
Tho Kolhachllda Will Make Another At-
ttinpt to Uet the American Oongr 88 to
Take This Troajan Horao Inside Our
Gatea.
London. Sent. 20. The Times this
morning says :
"The statement oi tbe American
press tnat tne state Department at
Washington and tne British Ambassa
dor have received instructions to re
open negotiations for a general treaty
of arbitration is at least premature.
"It is not improbable that the nego
tiations, which have never been broken
off, may be resumed next month when
Sir Julian Pauncefote returns to his
post, but it is difficult to see how a
treaty of any practical value can be
concluded so long as tbe Senate main
tains the hostile and obstructive atti
tude it displayed when it last discussed
the question.
"Sir Julian Pauncefote will return to
his port in time .for the conference of
the special Behring Sea Commission,
to be held at the end of Ootober.or tbe
beginning of November. Prof. Dacy
Thompson is now en route for home,
and will start for Washington next
moath."
Executive Departmrt.
Kaleioh, N. C,
Sept. 23, 1897
"ToS. O.ho Wilson, Railroad Com
mipsionei:
"Sir Take notice, that after due
investigation and consideration,
am convinced that vou have violated
tbe Railroad Commission law in soma
of the particulars mentioned in my
utter to vou Auflr. 24th. 1897. and
tnat you have not only violated said
Actia the specifications set out in
mi Act, but tbat you have other
tae, within the meaning and intent
nu words of said Act, 'become dis
qualified to act.'
Now, therefore, in obedience to
tbe duty imposed upon me by said
ioi Assembly. 1 do hereby sus
pend you from the office of Railroad
v-ommissioner such suspension to
wuunue until the question or your
removal or restoration shall be de
termined 'by a ma j mty of the Gen
ial Assembly, in j-int session.'
' Tne fact of your suspension, to
gether with the reasons therefore,
and the evidence, documents and in-
wt mat ion connected therewith, will
be reported to the next General As-
stmb'y.
ou will further take notice that
aidr an i hy virtue of the powers
conferred and the duties imposed by
lQelaw upon the Chief Executive, I
5ve appointed John H. Pearsen,
1 of the county of Burke, to fill
l?e vacancy mated by your suspen
"Inasmuch as you are understood
' deny the power of the Executive
"Qspend von from t ffi an rrovi
Jf by the statute, I have requested
J1- Pearson to make demand on you
lQf the possession of the office, and
-non jour refusal to bring action
oerefore, to the end that the title
10 we rffice may be judiciously de
lermiac J."
"Daniel L. Russell,
Governor.
a .
nA will be seen from the above,
vernor Russell at the same time
rpointed Mr. L. C. Caldwell, Mayor
eiaiesvillf , to succeed Major Wil
8JDaud Mr. John II . Pearson, late
"layorof Mn- (AH oa V H an mam tOTr
r the General Assembly, to succeed
lr- 8. O. Wilson. Mr. Caldwell is a
J2Jnh8t and Mr. Pearson is a Demo
rt. , better selections could have
"i mad. Bath at once accepted
J- Wilgon and Mr. O ho Wilson
coutinue to act as Railway Com'
""su,nerg. Bjlh gentlemen will ex
tin8t tb.e law to atain their post
'on. Messrs. R O. Baiton and ex
General P. I. Osborne,
'-Deep, retained and will assist
WHAT BIRMINGHAM CAN DO
The Can Make Armor Pinto for Lsa 1 han
S3UO n Ton Tho GoTOrnment Should K
tabtlah nn Armor Plate Factorv In the
South.
Birmingham, Ala., has filed her bid for
the location of tbe government steel
armor-plate factory, tbe advisability
of erecting which has been entrusted
to a special board appointed by Acting
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt in ac
cordance with tbe act or tne last con
gress. Congressman Underwood has
presented the claims of Birmingham,
and they have been filed with the ord
nance bureau and will come before the
special board. At a meeting of the
Commercial Club Friday last the pro
ject was indorsed and the president
empowered to appoint a committee of
representatives of Birmingham's lead
ing industries to press the city's claim
for the plant. The inauguration of tbe
manufacture of steel at Birmingham
at cheap cost and its thoroughly satis
factory analysis win oe tne oasis on
which Birmingham will rest her claims.
Experts say it can be easily ehown
tbat armor plate can oe manmacturea
profitably at Birmingham mucn cneap-
er than saw, tne price at wnicu me
Northern manufacturers have refused
to make it.
The Cuban War.
Havana. 8ept. 23. It was official-
. . . A A
v anouncea to-aay two insurgent
officers andtwenty-one armed insur
gent cavalrymen, who relonged to
the insurgent force under ireiiez,
sui rendered yesterday to the Spanish
authorities at Yaguarama, province
of Sant Clara. Trellez, it is added,
was killed the previous night by
three of his followers.
A colnmn of Spanish troops com
manded by Col. Mnncz, while re
eonnoitering the North coast of
Havana piovince, between uoca
Cobre and Boea Ciega, east of B&-
curanao, captured sixty boxes of am-
. . a? I
munition and twelve lots oi nnes.
paid to have belonged to a filibuster
ing expedition which had recently
landed in that vicinity, xne troops
are continuing the search, and hope
to capture more arms and ammuni
tion.
Jacksonville, Fla., Bent, zd. a
Floridian from Cuba reports that the
recent filibustering expedition for
thA iftland was captured, and tnat
nineteen men on the vessel was slain
by Spaniards. He adds that Havana
is now suffdring a beef famine.
The sense of secuiity against sud
den emergencies from cronp and
bronchitis, felt by those who are prc
vided with a bottle of Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral, would be cheaply purchased
at ten times the cost ot that remedy.
Jn all long complaints, it is prompt
to act and fure to enre.
What The North Carolina Journal of Edu
cation Ssya-Kverr True Friend of Edu
cation Will Support The Mew Caw Only
Partisan Politicians Will Oppose it
The Township Feature Is Essential.
"The North Carolina Journal of
Education" is edited by Democrats,
but they put the interest of public
education and the welfare of the
State above aDy petty party pur
m it .a .1
poses, iney Know tnat tne new
school law is right and necessary to
improve our public schools, there
fore they defend the law, though
the machine politicians oppose it
The following is a leading editorial
in the last issue of the North Caro
lina Journal of Education:
"Objections to the change in the
school law from the district to the
township system were of course ex
peoted. There are the professional
objectors that oppose everything,
and the small partisan politician
that will try to make political out of
everything. These i3 not worth
while to answer, for it they would not
be persuaded though one rose from
the dead.
But there were good reasons why
changes should be made, and they
will commend themselves to all who
desire the advancement of popular
education, and not prejudiced
against any change just because it
is a change, and because they be
lieve that no good things can come
out of Nazareth Nazareth being
their political opponents.
First and foremost, local taxation
was impossible under the old district
system. The white districts and the
colored districts did not coincide. A
tax could not be levied upon the
whites for their schools, and upon
the negroes fur theirs. This had
been tried in North Carolina and our
Supreme court declared it unconsti
tutional. In order to levy a local tax
the same territory must constitute
one school district for white and col
ored. With one school district there
can be only one school committee for
the schools of both races.
But there were other objections
The district system was really
county system. The school commit
teemen really did nothing btit em
ploy teachers. The establishmen
of schools was regnlated by a coun
ty beard that did not represents al
parts of the county. This was two
large a territory for one small board
to supervise.
As a result, too many school houses
were erected and school funds were
largely wasted by being divided up
too much, and being practically
without- supervision. Among the
army of school committeemen re
quired by the old law were many in
d ff erent and many incompetent
members, and numbers of school of
ficers that could not write their
names.' .
Under the new law a saving will
be made in not apportioning the
funds to each school, white and col
ored, according to the tehool popula
tion. The township committeemen
are r. quired to give all children of
their townships equal school facil
ities, or, at least, equal length of
school term. But all teachers are
not of qial ability nor are all schools
ofiqial grade, and much money
will be saved by paying teachers ac
cording to ability aud the character
of work done. .
PE1IITBHTIARY -
LEASE QUESTION.!.
CHINAMEN rURCMASC SUVtR.
The Board of Directors State the
Terms Upon Which a Lease
May he Made
THE
COMMITTEE'S REPORT
' f pain Has no Allies
Madrid, Sept. 22. It is learned
here on reliable authority that Spain
has little to hope from European
powers if the' United States should
interfere in behalf of Cuba. The
United States Ambassadors to Eu
ropean courts, acting under instruc
tions, haye already ascertained the
attitude of these powers, and it is
found tnat an, except Austria, re
cognizes tnat tne interests of the
United States justify the latter's in
terference in Cnba. Austria in this
matter is influenced by the relation
ship between the two dynasties, the
Queen Regent of -Spain being an
Austrian Archduchess, but it is not
J il 1 A ..
nxeiy mat Austria will tate any
part in the question beyond possibly
making a diplomatic protest against
the intervention of the United States.
Now is the time to subscribe
for The Caucasian. One Do!
lar a year, "
The Mlsalon ef Moreen and Mielafcarzer
Who Pars the Freight Whet Sons Oood
Populists Ihlnk-It Haaaa Furnishing
the Money-The FeopU'e Paitr Will Hot
Cloak Traitor How tbe Ohio PopnllsU
Will Kepudiato Crooked, m in That
State Coxer Is Not n Popullat.
The Caucasian is now berinniri to
receive some of tbe inside facta in th
Ohio political situation. We have had
but little to say about conditions in
that State because with the limited
facts before us tbe situation was very
much confused, and we have been dili
gently striving to get at the real facts.
neany every ropaiisa in that State
was in favor of tbe nomination nf a
straight Populist ticket, alter .the ac
tion of tbe Democratic State conven
tion in refusing to CO-oneratn with
Populists on fair and honorable terms.
But it is safe to say that now every
honest Populist, even the most radical
middle-of the-roader. who are so from
principle and not from revenue, are
disgusted with tbe nominatition of
Coxey and the influences that brougLt
t about. We have received numb
of letters from prominent iPnniilira
who were radical middle-of-the-road?
to this effect. The following is an ex
tract irom a letter written bv un nf
the most prominent Populists in that
srate ana one wbo has tbe confidence
of ever body, and addressed to Senator
liutler under date Sentemhpr lsih
Among other things the writer says :
I regret very much that vou did
not accept tne invitation to speak at
the non-partisan free 6ilver camp
meeting at SpringBeld. We were not
specially concerned about this free
silver camp meeting,tbougb all parties
iook part in u, dui we were very anx
ious ior juu to cuuie in or tnat we
might have a conference with you. Our
most active worKers rrom all over the
State would have met you and were
anxious to do so. All of us are disap
pointed at the present political situa
tion, and we are in doubt as to what
to do or whether or not it is wisest to
do nothing, but remain neutral. The
matters are shaping themselves in
unio manes it piain mat none or us
who have been honest and sincere in
the reform fight will be gratified with
the results which will show up in No
vember. Coxey is already discounted
by the active worKers of tbe party in
my section of the State, and I have no
doubt the same is true all over the
State, lie is looked upon here all
over the State as an annex to llanna-
lsm anc me vast majority ot our peo
ple win .eiuseio support h;m.
iou ask how itcamethat Mr. Coxey
was nominated, it was manipulated
not only at tbe convention but before,
by men wbo traveled this State from
one end to the other arranging for this
line of action, and men, wbo, it is be
lieved by many, had their expen
ses paid by the ..Republican Na
tional management. This is one of
the results of the Nashville Confer
ence, and it now seems, though I did
not think so at the time, that some of
those who were most active in getting
up that conference had the Ohio cam
paign in view. It is reported here
that Hanna is supplying funds to some
of the middle-of-the-roaders in Texas
and other States south to come north
to stump the State for Coxey. I trust
that this is not so. But if it is it will
give us a chance to see wbo are the
middle-of-the-roaders for revenue. If
any such men come to this State we
will give him a warm reception when
they arrive. The rank and file of the
ropulists of this State will resent such
outside interference, especially if there
is any suspicion tbat llanna is foot
ing tbe bill. Our people did not like
the outside interfence at our State
convention. Morgan and Steinberger
were up here trying to run the con
vention, and the Populists of this State
want to know why they came and who
paid tbe freight.
Coxey left our party last spring
and tried to disrupt tbe party
by forming a new party of bis own.
Failing in that he now manages to get
himself nominated as a Populist candi
date for Governor and wants us to fol
low where he leads. How well his in
vitation will be accepted will be told
by the results in November. We are
disappointed and chargined, but we
are not demoralized, and you can rest
assured tbat we will not disband and
go into either one of the old parties
This experience will put our people
on guard, and no such scheme Will ever
be worked on us again.
The above gives, in our opinion, a
correct view of the situation in Unio
The many letters which we nave re
ceived from that State, while none of
them are so full and comprehensive as
the one from which we quote the above
extract, vet all confirm the truth of
thf same.
We have recived other information,
some of which we will give as throw
og sidelights on the situation.
It seems tbat from tbe best informa
tion that we.can get that W. S. Morgan,
of-Arkacsas, and Abe Steinberger, of
Kansas, vho were two of the loudest
screamers for the Nashville conference
and two of the chief moguls in tbat
meeting were tbe fellows picked -out to
manipulate Ohio. After tbe convention
they wrote up their own version of tbe
"noble work which they have done at
such a great sacrifice to themselves"
and sent proof-sheets of it out to
every paper they considered a
middle-of-the-road paper that would
be likely to publish the same. It seems
that they also sent a number of letters
containing the same to individuals over
theountry wbo they they thought
would be in sympathy with their plans
Several of the parties to whom they
sent this proof sheet with an accompa
nving letter have forwarded tbe same
to us. Tbe following is a copy of tbe
letter which these two men sent out
from- Columbus, Ohio, accompanied
with a proof-sheet report, giving their
version of the convention and the sit
uation :
"Columbus, Ohio, Aug. It, 1897.
"Diab Sib: We send you by this
mail, under separate cover, a foil and
fairly correct report of tbe Ohio State
Populist Convention, it was a battle
royal. The entire national machinery
of the Demoratic party was behind the
fusion movement. The mess desperate
means resorted to by the Democrats to
carry their point- The State Chairman
of the Democratic party was on tbe
ground and boasted tbat they would
crush the middle-of-the-road move
ment. We have completely redeemed
the State from the fusionistp, elected a
a middle-of-the-road State committee,
three members of tbe National commit
tee all straight Populists and com
pletely routed the Democrats root and
" Bide far Rama IM t i.mJm4
t'ntil oet. lBih-alr. Wlader Thinks tha
Condition lamas aable Tho atate
Hhoald be Protected la FatoHn lata a
Contract.
In our last issue we publish d Gjv.
Ecssell's letter to the Penitentiary
Boar J of Directors, recommending
that the convicts be leased to the
highest responsible bidder under cer
tain conditions. The Board, at its
meeting, appointed a speeial com
mittee consisting of Messrs. A. Y.
Sigrnon, W. H. Chadbonrn and
Wheeler Martin, to set forth in wii
ting the conditions upon which the
Board or Directors is willing to lease
tbe labor .of the convicts nf th
State's prison for a term of vein.
The report is as followt :
1. That the contract and enstcdv
of all the convicts shall remain with
the agents of the State, who shall all
be appointed by the Superintendent
and Board of Directors, as required
by the existing law.
That all rules and regulations
concerning the management and in
ternal policy of the State's orison
shall rmin with the Superinten
dent and Board of Directors.
3. That the convicts shall at all
times be under the supervision and
control, as to their government, dis
cipline ana wor, or the Board of Di
rectors and of the Superintendent
and of such agents or officers as may
be named by the Board or by the Su-
-a . -a . ,
perintenaent, ana taat no punish
ment shall be inflicted upon convicts
except by such responsible officers
or agents, the Board guaranteeing
tne necessary means to secure effac
tive labor.
4. The power of the Governor and
the Board of Directors to make in
vcoiigauous as to anv matters con
cerning the institution or the con
duct of persons connected with its
management and the powers of in
spection by the Board of Directors
and by the joint committee of the
i . , i ,
vjrtmerai ssemoiy must remain as
they are by existing law.
5. That tte salary of the Superin
tendentand the Clerk of the State's
prison and all administration expen
ses shall be paid by the lessee, but
present salaries shall not be ad
vanced.
G. That the Board of Directors
shall fix and determine the salaries
of all the officers of the State's pris
on.
7. That the Bjard of Directors
shall tb,?m.selves determine the offi
cers necessary to properly conduct
A.1 " A - w
me institution.
8. The lessee shall .keep in good
repair all the buildings, structures
and fixtures at the Central prison in
Raleigh and shall have the privilege
oi erecting and removing any addi
tional buildings.
9. ihe feeding, clothing, houstnar
and doctoring of the convicts shall
be controlled, regulated and pre
scribed by the Superintendent and
Bjard of Directors.
10 That a bond of unquestionable
security in a sum not less than fifty
thousand dollars, conditional for the
faithful performance of the contract
shall be required of the lessee.
II. That the bidder shall agree to
pay all rents and leases and carry
out all contracts made by tbe Board
of Directors or the Superintendent
prior to the signing of this contract
11. Tbat bids for the contract
shall be made either upon the basis
of appraising the live-stock, gins
presses, vehicles, tools. imDlementa.
clothing etc., and paying for same
in cash upon the signing of the con
tract or giving bond to retnrn tbe
same value at the expiration of the
lease.
16. mat au tne necessary ex pen
ses of running the penitentiary, in
eluding transportation of convicts
and guards to and from the peniten
tiary, commutation and all other x
penses of whatever kind shall be paid
by the contractor.
14. That no bid shall be enter
tained by the Board of Directors for
this contract unless accompanied by
a certified check for $3,000 as earnest
money.
lo. The bidder shall agree to main
tain ana care tor an disabled con
victs, including criminal insane now
in the penitentiary or who may be
sentenced there during the existence
of the contract, and provide proper
medical attention for same, under
supervision and direction of the Su
perintendent.
lb. xnat tne contractor shall con
a V V a a
unue ana complete such improve
ments to the administration building
as the superintendent and Board of
Directors may decide upon.
17. That sealed bids based upon
the above for all the products of all
the labor of the convicts now under
sentence to the penitentiary, or who
shall be sentenced thereto during the
continuance of the contract, will be
received by the Superintendent in
Raleigh and be opened by the Board
of Directors at the meeting October
lU.h, 1897.- And the Board of Direc
tors shall have the right to reject
any and all bide; said bids shall be
sealed and the envelope shall be en
dorsed "Bids ior hire of convicts."
Mr. Winder, who was a bidder.
thinks the above conditions unrea
sonable, and wtll probably drop his
oeff-ir.
seo The Tkw.lt
a ad cote For 1 be Parpsn.
& . - . ma am.
'eaaship City of Pki briar b
following news frm Chita and Ja
pan:
It u stated by lb Japa-M newa-
papets that th Cinv4 have formed
a syndicat aid aro bating ia all of
the silver ob at nab! in aatitipatioa
of tbe adoption of tbe gold standard
after October 1. It is feared that
snffieifnt silver may be collected.
when Hone Konr and Singapore arl
taken into consideration, to pnrehaie
all the gold eoict wanted. The gov
eminent is alarmed at the prospect,
and is stadving to avert tbe catas
trophe.
Sma advise it to stop tb exchange
altogether, while others suggest tbat
a restriction should be placed on the
aggregate amount of the ezehanr.
and this should not exceed 50.0OOI
yen daily.
Yiuovmift Riroar
a ) la
Ik. SaaaSai R a
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H ea4ajl Store ba a M.k-kibl
For A.
LBASB FRAUD
I1IVESTIGATI0II.
kforcaa Oote Central e Oeornto.
X. T. Journal.
J. Pierpont Morgan has scored an
other important point in his project
for the control of all the railroads
and steamship lines in the Southern
States. He has won bis long fight
for Doss ssion of the Central Hail-
road of Georgia. On October 1st the
big system will undergo another re
organization. II. M. Comer, now its
President, will retire and John M.
Egan, Morgan's man, will succeed
him. The Georgia stockholders, who
have retained control of the property
despite that they were in the minor
ity, will lose their grip by this change
and will be at th9 mercy f Morgan
and his associates.
ALL HELD FOR MURDER.
SHERIFF AND DEPUTKS M JST AN
SWER TO GRAND JURY FOR THE
SH0OTIN6 OF MARCHING
MINERS.
Judae Uccldee That Kaeh Man Mast Fer-
nUh Ball In the Sum of es.OOO fur Mur
der and 91,000 for Felonious Wounding
Several Witness Testify Abtnt Shoot
log of Miners-One Woman Said March
ers bad TerrlH-d People.
Ratified.
(Continued on 4tb pag-.)
Annexation Trenty
8 n Frascisco, Sept. 22d T h e
steamer City of Pekin, which arrived
in port last evening, and whieh was
&t onee placed in quarantine, brought
advices fronr Hawaiian Islands up to
and including the 14th inst. The
senate convened September 8, but
owing to the death of ez Senator G.
Rhodes, President of the legislature.
adjourned until the next day. The
session on the 9th lasted less than
two hours, but in that time the an
n xauop treaty was presented and
ratified without a dissenting vote.
Wilkisiurri, Pa., Sept. 22. The
hearing on the killing of marching
miners resulted to-day in tbe holding
of Sheriff Martin and bis deputies
for action by the grand jury. Many
of theCommonwealths strongest wit
nesses admitted on cross elimina
tion that their object in going to Lit-
timer was to get the men at woik
there to quit and j in them.
Anthony Banovitch tes in d that
he was in the seventh row of the
marching column. Tbe sheriff called
out something. Then he took hold
of the witness by the coat collar ami
pointed his revolver atbim. Witness
pushed the revolver aside. Then le
heard the sheriff give the command
to fire. He said sheriff Martin was
about thirty yards in advance of the
deputies.
Martin o. Holocki was suffering
much pain from a bullet wound in
the shoulder when he took the stand
He said he was running toward the
bush when he was shot. He saw the
Sheriff in the middle of the road.
heard him say something, and im
mediately the firing began.
He admitted that be was wtih tbe
mob at West Hazleton in the morn
ing when the Sheriff warned them to
go home.
SHERIFF THREATENS TO SHOOT.
Mathias CzajsT, one of the sttikers.
said he was marching with the men
and was shot in the back. He said :
'When we got to Lattimer I saw men
standing with guns. The Sheriff
came and told us to stop. The Sher
iff pulled out his revolver, pointed it
at the man who carried the ntg, and
said: ' If you go further I will shoot
you." I was frightened. The Sher
iff got on the outside, said something,
and the firing began." On cross ex
amination the witness said that he
came out to see the crowd passing
and they made him go with them.
Anthony Angeno, an Italian, said
he met the strikers, and they com
pelled him to march with them. An
drew bivar, one of the strikers, said:
"I was m the third or fourth line of
the marchers. 1 saw the men with
the guns along the road, and we
were stopped by the Sheriff. Some
one said: "Go on," and the Sheriff
grabbed him and pointed a revolver
at his breast. Then the shooting be
gan, and I laid on the ground until
it was over. It lasted about two
minutes. The Sheriff did not' read a
paper."
A few other witnesses gave similar
testimony, and district Attorney
Fell then asked tbat the Sheriff and
deputies be held for court. Tbe
Judges retired for a conference.
BalL FIXCD AT $0 000,
Ui ou the re-assembling of court at
2:30, the J udge thought sufficient ev
idence had been produced to bold
the defendants for trial. The Sher
iff and the deputies then came be
fore the bar and entered ban for
trial in the sutj of $0 000 each; $5,000
for murd-r and $1,000 for feloniously
wounding. A bond was provided by
a Philidelphia trust company.
J.dge Kllg-we Trad.
The Department of Justice at Wash
ington received a telegram last Thurs
day from tbe United States District
Attorney Ardmore, I. Tn saying that
Jodgt C. B. Kilgore dtrd there at 12 ;0
oxlock yesterday, ill remairs were
taken to w una, Tex, ior ouriai. Jaage
Kilgore pad been suffering from en
largement of tbe liver for many
months, and had not been ab:e to per
form the duties of tbe position since
last spring.
Asa member ot congress from Texas
Judge Kilgore was one of the beat
known men in puouc lire, ueairractea
wide public attention in tbe Ffty-first
Congress by kicking in a green baize
door, wmcn naa been locaea oy oraer
of Speaker Reed during one of tbe fili
bustering scenes tbat made tbe first
"a u or am counting' Congress memora
ble, tie sopportea President Cleve
land ardently, and, after be was retired
from Congress, ttM President ap-
Kinted him one of tbe Judges for the
dian Territory.
A stimulant is often needed to
Ktw Orleavs. pt. 22. Tbe of
filial rvened ie U Board of ll-nlb
i fS - to night a C o'clock abowad a
total of two! e eaeeaee 6 tlok
yesterday evening aed two deaths,
foe new eaars are for tbe most sr1
widely scattered aed several of them
at least do not m to have bea tbe
outcome of leeal infection. It is ap
parent tbat the microbes broagtt
nvtr in baggage froen BUotl aed
Ocean Springs are ti 1 ieenbeJiag,
and tbat many more eas of fever
are to be looked far. The system of
quarantine and sanitation in vegee
here is ntqoestionably showing good
results, and whatever spread there
is t f thesiekaets is confined to hBM
in wnieb ytllow fever already et
ists or in fremues immediately ad-
New .UjxkaaA. SodU 23 -Tbe
local fever sit nation did not show'
any improvement to day ehen resells
were summed up. There were fewer
cases than were reported on jester
day, bat there was one more death
in tbe previous twenty-fanr boors,
and at Uast four of the patients were
reported at 6 o'clock to be ia a very
dangerous condition. So that, while
there is no reason to justify tbe state
ment that there is no danger of an
epidemic here, conditions multiply
ing .to prove what mod of the
eminent doctors here have sai 1 tbat
yellow fever exists.
Mobile, Ala., 8ept. 23.-Ttoe
official renort to-day is that st far
a w .
there have been thirty-eight cases
pronounced yellow fever, three have
died, sixteen remain under treatment.
Two of tbe cases were repotted to
day, and ten was discharged to day.
Up to noon there have been no deaths
since Saturday last, and aM tbe sick
but one or two are repoittd doing
well.
Fever Hospital Find
New Orleaks, Sept. 21. Tbe
main portion of the Beuregard school
building whieh would have been
used as a hospital was set a fire by a
mob this morning. Efficient work
by the fire department, in face of
the attack of the mob, saved part of
the bnildinsr. Two men with a five
gallon can scattered oil around the
flames and they rapidly spread. On
the arrival of ihe engines tbe mob
cut the hose. The arrival of a big
iqoad of police managed to let tbe
fireman work. It is possible soldiers
will be called to protect the remain
der of the building which will be
used for yellow fever patients.
A committee during the day called
on Mayor Flower to protest against
the use of the building as a hospital.
His honor fiercely denounced tbe
outrage of last nigh'. He n il that
such occurences would di Mew Or
leans more harm than all the yellow
fever epidemics combined. The
question had arisen whether there
should be law and good ordr here
or anarchy. So far as he was con
cerned, he proposed to exhaust every
power at his command to establish
peace, and he said that if it required
all tie forces of the city and State
he was determined tbat Boanregard
school building should be nsed as a
temporary hospital.
New Orleans. Sept. 24. Eminent
doctors believe that the work of the
Board of Health is productive of
good results, and that tbe fever is not
spreading, but on the contrary is be
ing confined to tbe localities. Thus
far there have been a few lees than
100 eases and fifteen deaths. The
death rate is in the neighborhood of
15 per cent. It was in 1878, 16 per
eent; so tbat np to the present time
the disease is about as virulent as tt
was in the last great epidemic New
Orleans has had.
flloal Askeror Aid.
The District Commissioners yester
day received a letter from tbe City
Council of Biloxi, Mi., inclosing a
set of resolution s recently adopted
asking for aid for the needy sick.
The resolution state tbat since the
nrevslence of yellow fever in the
city all factories and other indosries
have been closed down, throwing all
laboring people out of employment
The Mayor and Council ask for
aid in purchasing medicine for tbe
sick who are nnable to ptovide for
themselves. The resolutions stated
thatthore out of employment and
not il are properly eared for At the
detention camps by tbe eity, and
that tbe appeal is made only for those
who are ill. Tbe letter, envelope,
and resolutions are all perforated
with small holes, showing tbe work
ot tbe disinfecting station.
Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2. There
have been three deatns and three
new eases since the report landed
yesterday at 2 o'clock.
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Waiusro. t. ' 2 eo,
I'tillip Williams Avrreti.wbe w aa.
ploy by the North ar!ias Hsil
eee.4 Company, as on af tboir r-iet
ia tbe leaaaraae, and who was t:r.
wards employed by tiatrraer KuU
sod Attorary ;ral Hiker la tfco
f aw, Is still la Washlegtaa at
tbe IlaivlfB betel ana wne eor to
night by a correspondent of 1ms i't .
CASIt.
CLAfett baa brra t-rrlipa tie
only eowneel on eilbr side w be bas at
tended all tbe bearings before fportsl
Master Craig, w be was a pointed t j
Judge Himobton to take irolioswej oa
the Issue of fraud la lb maUag- of
tbe leases of 171 aed IvC. j run.
aDld after aotue reluctance, to Bit so
a statement of bat bad occurred at
these setrral beariBg to our rrm
ponent. lie said:
"Ye we are bating our day 1b court,
ia fact bave bad tbe greater part i
it. Aiiiinri bearing at riehstMirj
tbe htate offered in ev idenco an ofC-ial
copy of tbe testimony takea before
tbe North Carolina legislature, wbtcb
Investigated tbe Mmltb lease of 171.
aed wWb we belieted established
that tbat leaae was se taiMed with
fraud as to defeat any claim which tb
Koulbero Hallway Company may make
as purchaser of tho old Kichmond A
Danvile Interest lath's leas at tbe
mortgagees sale of tbe Kicbmoed A
Danville Itailroa J. Wo cflered la ev
idence at tbat tims all be teotimsry
taken before tbe legislative eomoiitti e
of 1SHT, wbicb contained, as evrrj
body will recall, admit Ijbs on tbe
part of former Presidents iitermao
and Alexander, tbe North Caro
lina Uailroad Company, tbat tie
Vice-President of tbe Mouthcra Hall
way and others ronutcled with tbat
Comptny. bad represented tolberaln
193, tbat tbe Southern Railway, as
purchasers of tbe Richmond A Dan
ville Uailroad interest tn tbe lease of
1871, bad tbe power and would exer
cise tbe power to strip the North Car
olina Railroad property of all better
ments and Improvements plared there
on by tbe Kichmond A Danville Rail
road. This ia tbe Isnguage of Mr.
Overman would bave left tbe North
Carolina Railroad Company not bit. g
but a road bed aed this ia tbe lang
uage of (ienerat Hoke, had bis threat
been capable of execution, would bave
left tbe North Carolina Railroad Con -pany
nothing but -a right and a atrip
of rust.'' This threat we bave proven,
as a matter of law and fact tbe rtoulb
ern Railway Company bad ao power
to carry out, and we bave further
proven by bis co-Receiver 'ol. F. W.
Uuidekoper, tbat the President of tho
Soutbera Railway, while associated
with him as Receiver of the Richmond
aad Danville Railroad, bad knowledge
Of this law aad tbee facts, as bad bi s
counsel W. Leslie Ryaa, and tbat tbe
Richmond A Danville always accepted
and used tbe North Carolina Railroad
with a full and complete understand
ing, that every improvement placed
threon which in aoy way attached to
tbe same became tbe property of tbe
State. We claim tbat the threats,
wbicb ' were false, and wbicb were
known to be false at the time they
were made, were in themselves
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contract nd to
vitiate tbe
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nourish and strenghten the roots aad
to keep the hair natural color.
Hall's Hair Benewer is the best tonie
for the hair. .
Hot Tkl Tear, Bat X
Hickory Mercury. I.
Ia bis Sunday's is as. Jcscphus
Danil, Nmh Cartl na's savior,
say:
"The sheriff of several counties
have given noeiee that if Uzae are
not paiJ by November, those not
paying are liable to bs indie'ed and
filed and imprisoned as pravidel by
law, enacted by the last legislature.
This, shows whether the lit was
DAsaed or not."
Come Joe, if y on eau'i on week
days, you ongbt to be earefnl what
yon say on Sandays. Y a nave said
so many things tbat proved not to
be so, till your word has bexome a
source of doubt and ridicule through
out the 8tate and tn vrj honse
hold. Why it's not been long since
yon raid everybody would Have to
go to j til who did not psy their taxes
by Spt mber 1st. Was this donef
No: and yon knew it wouldn't be
done when von said it would. Name
the sheriff that have given out this
notice. Some Democrat sheriff may
give ont the notice for an ffeet. bnt
they will collect tax-s as hereto f ire.
Next year, if they eaa get all the
Democrat to pay np, they may pet
others is jail the first of November
to keep then from voting. They
have done it. That' what yon want,
and that's what will be dene if yoa
eangetthe machine to work. N;
not this year, bnt perhaps next.
The Caucasian one year and tho
World Almaaae, $L15.
of this
ame.
We also proved at tbe first Salisbury
bearing I bat tbe Board of I Hectors of
tbe North Carolina Railroad bad acted
upon eertaia reports of tbe coat of op
erating tb North Carolina Railroad
made by tbe Southern Railway, for tbe
year ending Jeae,! t'Ji aad 1 x, w bleb
report we claim were a skillful manip
ulation of fact and figures for the
purpose of perverting tbe true earning
power, aed cost of operating tbe North
Carolina Railroad and wbicb we claim
was so manipulated for tbe purpose of
deceiving the old Board of Directors
of tbe North Carolina Railroad, And
wbicb. If their swore statement are
to believed, did deceit tnem aod In
duce them to enter late this contract
through
MisasraasssTavion aat oacair.
At tbe second Salisbury bear leg,
Col. A. B. Andrews, a material wit
ness, was eieused aad bis testimony,
wbicb would bave laid tbe found atioa
for much other testimoay, has not ap
peared. Wbeo be doe appear much
of tbe evident-- bow offered will be
strengthened aad explained. At tbla
bearing, it will be remembered, we
bad tbe dittieguitbed boo or of tbe
presence of ex-Governor Carr, aed
lhat ia t preseaee oa tbe ataad
Keetra. Nrri A Beck with, bis ap
pointee oa the Board of later! Im
provements of tbe State, testified to
lb fact tbat Ooveraor C 'arr, f reeb from
aa interview with tbe first vico-Presi-dent
of tbe Soatbera Railway, bad
come to them aad
aaxtcawTtso a aaTtricario
of tbe North Carolina Railroad lease
along with tbe rati fleet ioa of tbe At
lantic aed North Carolina leaae, and
tbat be bad recommended tbem to con
sult with counsel for the Sou Iter a Rail
way as to its raf ificaUoei, wbicb they
regard a Improper tbat they should
do aad wbicb seemed to tbem to be
su ih aa exhibition of desire oa I ever
aor Carr' part tbat tbe North Carol iea
Railroad leas should be ratified by
tbem, with great expeditiea tbat they,
after first agreeing te tu endorsement,
refuted to so endorse tt and caaved
tbe mlnu'e of tbeir board te be
amended relAtlag thereto. Tbeyvwcre
that eunerqueatij Governor Carr en
deavored Ui laduee tbem te unite la a
written statement te tbe newspapers
tbat they bad taken se actios relative
te tale lea aad had not ref need to rat
ify the name.
Mr. rJpruilt, a Director la tbe North
Carolina Railroad who did not vote for
the OT-year leaae, testified that tie be
lieved that If the old beard had stead
fastly insisted only apoa a ao-year
lease, that President rJpeecer, of the
Southern Kali way, wen la hare aocepted
the same and that he believed that
President Beeaeer had agreed to aocept
tbe , whew President Alexander,
of the Serth Carolina Railroad, ia ex-
Ceaatioa of bis etlitede, stated tbat
i eras la favor of a OT-year leaae, a be
had .previoaaly agreed he would he,
and that this seemed to laduee the
Southern Call way oOeers to
(C jatiaaed on third pe-aj