CAUCASIAN.
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VOL. XVII.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 1899.
NO. 12.
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11
THe House Passes it by a Vote of
81 to 27.
SHORT FORM OE AGRICULTURAL
Xlen for Torty-One Counties-To Promote
Comforl of Travelors on Railraods To
Tei! Possession of State Prison.
Timirr-ir;i Day. Id the Senate
bills pasted to regulate tbe action to
test tho possession cf the State prison
and to puy mileage and per diem totlie
new hoard; to authorize Clay and I'itt
cniintinn to levy special, taxe and to
promote thn comfort of travelers on
railroad. The special corutnittee ap
pointed rai ly in tbe session to iuv;n-
ik'ftto Governor Russell's snpnion
'f .1. W. Wihon and S. Oibo Wilson,
ruilrond couirtiiHsiouer, from their of
fice, Iiim ili!ed that the evidence le
foro t: K Jovernor did not warrant the
Miii'Oii.'iou of .Major J. NV. Wilson.
'Ihn cn f S. Otho Wilson ia still
ninler cirnil ration.
'I'll (in Y mkvkntii 1'AV. -In thoSena'o
the following bill wn introduced:
duMico, to hIhHIi the ollice of oonnty
lreauret. 1 he i-alendar was taken up
mid tin) followins bills were panned: To
winoiid chapter VMt, lawH of 1h:m, to al
low tho Wilmington .V We!don Rail
ion I Company to consolidate with the
Uluntii! Cmit Line and other roads; to
I r. villa shirt fi rm of agricultural liens
Mini fhttlt mortgages in Johnston and
Iredell conn tin-.; b require thoSiiprcme
( '..nrt to filu a wnttuii opinion o all
H.'uigiimen t of error, decisions or judg
ments re:i l"id l.y sai 1 court; to amend
miction :t;i7 of HS i; to exchange Sn
rreiuo Court Report ami law of North
Carolitiii wiili the government of Ha
wnii. Also u number of local bill.
Vim bill to amend section .V.id of Tho
Code, relative to argument hi to a
doud iduh'n testimony, was tabled
and tno "clincher" put upon it.
This bill in..t a like end in the House.
A joint resolution wh adopted pro
viding (lint, a committee bo nppoiutod
to secure belter ventilation for the leg
Dilutive IiuIIm. Tho Senate then went
into tin! nomination of members of the
board of internal improvements. Sen
ntor Justice nomiuatod: E. F. Lamb,
first, district; J. V. Grainger, second
district; W. J. Adams, third; Armi
stead Join's, fourth: C. W. Parka,
t'dth; J. I!. Caldwell, sixth; A. IL.
Ijoydeu, seventh; Clement Mnuly,
eighth: W. T. Lee, ninth. Those were
elected.
l iiiiirv i tuuni pay -In the Seuate
commit too reports w ere favorable on a
number of bill. The bill to establish
Scotland county was favorably re
ported. Among tho bills introduced
were: Hicks, to appoint a State Educa
tional and Text-Hook Association;
Jerome, authorize constables to ap
point deputies; Mclntyre, to prevent
fraud on tho part of persons obtaining
advances on agricultural liens; Smith,
to build a terry over Rocky river;
James, to amend chapter ;iU5, laws
of also (by request) to estab-
I'sh a dispensary at Greenville;
Miller, to incorporate the Fungo
.V Matimuskeet Hailroad Company.
The calendar wns taken up, and bills
passed: I'm restore white government
tti the counties of the State; to allow
the Wilmington ,fc W!don Kailroad to
consolidated with tho Atlantic Coast
Line; to incorporate the Carolina
Northern Kailroad Company ; to amend
the chapter of the town of Nashville;
to prohibit the sale of liquor in Colum
bus county, and to establish a dispen
sary at Whiteville; to amend the char
tor of tho town of Winterville;
tj authorize the commissioners of
lastnn couuty to levy a special tax.
A bill to i revent huutini: on lands in
?dscu a id Johnston counties without
writteu icroiissiou of the owners passed
ilurd reidiur, as did bills relative to
the probate t;f deeds and other instru
ments, aud the private examination of
married women; toaiueud section 4:i"iof
I he Code, by allowing the judgment of
a jusrice of the peace to merge in the
judgment o' the Superior Court when
it is rendered m the same case.
1 he specirl ordor for tho election of
tho directors of the Deaf and Dumb
School Dt Morganton was taken up.
Seuator James nominated M. L. Heed,
of Uuncombe; M. II. Holt, of
(iuilford;X. B. Froughton, of Wake,
unil V. V. Kiehardson, of Columbus,
't hese const'tute four of the present
board of directors. A.J. Dula and 8.
If. Hoffman, the other two directors
remain in officb until li01. After a
lengthy discussion the special order
was postponed.
Thirty-ninth Day. The Senate
panned the following bills: To estab
lish the county of Scotland (ayea 33
noes 2); to incorporate the town of
ifotl'nniu, in Michmond county; to place
Jiald Mou hid in the stock law terri
tory; to j ; W. L. Norwood ?.i8i) back
fii'ury; to incorporate the Home Pro
tection Insurance Company; to pro
hibit the sale of hqnor in Shelby; to in
corporate the IVople's Savings
ihmk of Asheville; to incor
porate the IJank of Mooresville.
roHTiKTii Day. The Seuate passed
li.e constitutional amendment by a
voie of forty-one to six. Franks, Camp
1 e. i, Crisp, Goodwin, Newsomo aud
Fuller voting no: Harris, populist,
voted aye, and was loudly applauded.
FouTT-Frnsr Day. Report of com
mittee wns favorable as to bill estab
lish a dispensary at Greensboro. A
number of new bills were introduced.
J he calendar wa Wkeu up and large
number of lulls were passed. Tho bill
to provide short forms rf agricultural
1 e:is end chattel mortgages passed.
This bill allows the clerk 10 cents
for probating and the register of
deeds 3b ceuts for registering. It a
pjies to Granville, Cumberland, Vance,
Nash, Edgecuine, Greene. Duplin,
avne. Lenoir. J.uncombe, Person,
McDowell, Martin, Kuthcrford, Ons
low, Pender, Wilson, Kockingham,
Rdwan, Dnrham, Caswell, Kobeson,
Hladen, Pruusv.ick, New Hauover,
Moore, Polk, IJu ke, Beanfort, Chow
an, Ashe, Wataaga, Sampson, Alle
ghunv. Warren, Carteret, (ataw
ba, Pitt, Alamance, Craven, Jones,
(iaton, Richmond, Lincoln, Gates
ami Forsyth. The counties espe
cinlly excepted from the provision of
Pie act are Cherokee, Halifax, Warren,
Harnett Dnvie. and Washington.
I he electiou of directors for the Deaf
and Dumb School at Morganton was
t ike i up. Senitor James put in nom
inntio i the same men previously put
forward by the committee: M. L.
I!eetl, of l?nncombe county; M. H.
Holr. f Guilford; V.V. Kiehardson, of
Columbus; x. B. Bronghton, of Wake;
V. A. Gner, of Mecklenburg. Senator
'Willi pu' in nomination H. C. Here
iijg, of CoiiCrd. Upon a vote bein
''!!), the rive men nominated by thg
' niiuittce were elected, Dr. Herring
'.cjiviug only 13 votes. The bill re
lit. i,- to the establishment of the
Ge-.logical survey, (providing for thi
J vetig;.tioti of the ovster and fist
littrrts ,f n,e State) paused fin
idiug. Th oiii to preveut frauds on
the part of persona obtaining advances
oo V!Di was tabled-
n wnni m mriiriiT ni
THE HOUSE.
Tiiikty-sixth Dat.-Ih tie House
bills were introduced to authorize the
commissioners of Mecklenburg countv
to issue bonds to macadamize and Im
prove the public roads of the county;
to provide for an iLjunctive relief
agen- of foreign corporations and to (
give the State courts complete jurisdic
tion ;to give a dispensary toSwmn coun
ty. A bill passed to allow the speaker
of the House to vote on roll calls.
Bills were passed placing tho blind in
stitute in Democratic hands, to give
I'nucombe and forty other aun
Hes tbo short form of agricultural
lien and chattel mortgage and !
n tne registration lee at thirty
cents, clerk's fee fifteen cents.
A bill introduced by Conned has for its
purpose needed amendments to the
present quaran tine laws of tho State, and
amended, a co l ificatiou of the law
relating to thissnbject to be published
nd posted throughout the State. The
law of this State is made to conform near
as possible with the national quarantine
laws, ah power looking to the en
forcement of this law is lflft with thn
Commissioner of Agriculture.
f . - . .
h i kt i s k v k nt H Uay. Jd the tionse
the judiciary committee made a com
plete report on tne resulution intro
duced by White, Republican, of Davie,
charging that it wan reported that
Judge Brown was intoxicated. The
report said that with full evidence the
charge found to be baseless; that White
desired to withdraw theresolution;that
leading Republicans, such as Messrs.
Hampton and Petree. said that it was
no party measure, and that Mr. White
had been misled. An unfavorable re
port was ntde on the bill to instruct
the State Treasurer to returu to Alex
ander county ,J,00) of its bonds giv
en the State for convict labor.
Among the bills introduced were:
Ellen, to prevent minors from congre
gating in bar-rooms anil to prevent
bar-keepers from giving free lunches.
Boushall, to enforce the collection of
taxes on lands sold for taxes; Thomp
son, to allow the penitentiary to com
plete the (Juuker Bridge road, in Ons
low and Joues counties (he says SjO. -000
has been exuended on this road;
but it has nover beeu completed; it
runs through the State swamp lauds);
also a number of local bills. On mo
tion of McLean, the House took up
the committee's substitute bdl
to provide separate accommoda
tions for whites and negroes. It pro
vides a iirst-class car for each race, and
a divided second-class car; the railroad
commission to be given charge of the
regulation of the matter, and to be
given power to except roads whose in
come does not exceed 81, f00 per mile.
Winston sent forward a substitute.
Gilliam made a motion that the bdl,
tho substituted of McLean and Win
ston, together with other amendments,
be printed aud made a special order,
t his was adopted, so far as the com
mittee's bill is concerned. The com
mitteo on salaries aud fees report
ed as u substitute a bill reducing
the fees of State and county oilicers.
The calendar was taken un aiid a uum
ber of third roa ling bills passed. The
Seuate aud House met in joint session
for tho purpose of electiug the State
board of internal improvements. At
1:10 the door-keeper announced that
the Senate approached. Speaker Con
nor directed the members of the House
to Maud. The Lieutenant Governor
headed the Seuate, and took his place
ou the Speaker's iei't. He called the
joint assemblage to order, announced
its object and called for nominations.
Theso were made of follovs: First dis
trict. E. F. Lamb, of Elizabeth City;
second, J. W. Grainger; third, Wr. J.
Adams, of Carthage; fourth, Armistead
Jones, of Raleigh; fifth, Charles M.
Parks, of Hillsboro; sixth. R. D. Cald
well, of Lincolnton; J. W. Spainhonr,
of Morganton; seveuth, A. II. Boyden,
of Salisbury; W. A, Bade-, Republi
can, of Mocksville; eighth. Clement
Manly, of Winston; Jesse F. Walsh, of
Surry; niuth, W. T. Leo. of Waynes
ville. Democratic nominees were all
elected, ;it Senstors voting for them,
and three for the others, and 14
members of tho House voting
for them, and 11 for the others.
Senator Justice made a motion that
joint session continue, in order to hear
the report of the committee in the case
of Maj. J. W". Wilson aud his removal
as railroad commissioner. The motion
prevailed. At 2 o'clock Senator Os
borne came forwa-d aud presented the
special committee's report. On motion
of Senator Ward action was deferred,
and 500 copies of the report were or
dered printed. At the afternoon ses
sion the consideration of the calendar
and a number of bills were passed.
Thirty-r.u;:iTH Day. In the House
bills were introduced as follows:
Hampton, to amend the charter of the
Danville, Granite City & Western Short
Cut R. R. , re enacting act of 1S01; Win
ston, to establish a dispensary at Sea
board; Gattis, to extend the stock law
in Chatham; Carraway to change the
line between Greens and Leuoir coun
ties; Nicholson, to incorporate the Pun
go Ar Mattamuskeet Railroad; Ronu
tree to amend chapter 450, acts of
1S91, regarding stevedores, also to
amend the act in regard to taxation
for costs so New Hanover will not be
liable for over four witnesses save in
capital felonies; Holman, to prevent
felling cf timber in certain streams in
Iredell. The calendar was taken up and
the following bills were passed: To
amend the law relating to the. govern
ment of cities and towns; to amend the
charter of Winston; to amend the char
ter of Wadesboro; to amend the char
ter of Gastonia; to give the commis
sioners of Ashe, Alleghany and WTa
tauga counties special power's regarding
public roads; to establish graded
schools at Dobsou, with special tux and
boud issue. An effort to reconsider
the vote by which the Houo tabled
the bill to create three State tax com
missioners was made and faded.
By leave Council introduced a bill to
incorporate the Slater Industrial u.m
Normal Institute at Winston. A num
ber of bills passed third readiug. Win
ston, in behal. of tho committee o:
constitutional amendments subny.tte
the substitute,covering the amendment
limiting th9 suffrage. Tne bdi wi
placed on the calendar The Ht-u-
took up as a special ordor tu
eleotion of directors cf ti:e D?;ii
aud Dumb School at Morgans.;;.
On motion it was postponed.' Aile;.
said some doubt had arisen anions thr
Senators as to whether there shou d I e
a joint ballot or separate ballot for Cue
members of the board of interna,
improvements, and that the Snuate
had held a separate tlecUon. He
therefore suggested that the Hons-.'
take the Mime course. The House
then went into the election.
Rountree submitting the report' ef
the apeciai committee on constitu
tional amendments reported the bill to
amend section 2, article 9 of the con
stitution. Bills passed: To preveat
farmers in Wake from turning water
from farms into the publio roads by
means of ditches, etc., violation being
a misdemeanor, unless an outlet for the
water is provided; to .provide for
the election of the State's proxy
of the North Carolina Railroad,
and of the State directors of
the same by th6 board of internal im-
iprovemente, to provide for the offering
of city ordinances in the tranfer of
cases from mayor's courts a prima facie
evidoceof existence of such ordinance.
At the afternoon session the Houe
passed btlis a follows: To provide for
the better protection of mechanics and
laborers; to re,al chapter lJ, laws cf
l'i7; tore;sl the act compelling tita-bsr-cntters
in Tyrrell to establish iine
before cutting timber; to unite tL
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina
Railroad; to repeal the acts wherebv
Shelby and townships one and three,
in Cleveland county, were exempted
from local option laws.
Thirty-ninth Day. The Houne
passed the suffrage bill by a vote of l
to 27. The debate was orened by
Roundtree, chairman of the committee
that reported the bill. The bill before
the House was. he said, a substitute ft,r
the original Winston bill prepared by
the committee. Roundtree reed from
the constitution of Massachusetts,
which State has an educational qualiii
cation, except that tho defendants of
all persons who could vote on May 1
1867, can vote. He Haul: "There U
not the slightest difference of principle
between that law and the one we now
have under consideration. Ocrs is to
protect us agaist ignorant negraa. The
Massachusetts law is to protect the State
from ignorant foreigners. A perfect
whirlwind of applause, lasting nearly
a minute greeted the conclusion of Mr.
Rountree's spoech. which was delivered
with powerful effect. He was fol
lowed by Isaac Smith, colored, of
Craven. Of all sad thoughts to him
the saddest was that the very peo
ple whom he had hold up to his rate
as their best friends were now about to
disfranchise them. The negro, he said,
regarded their right to vote as the
dearest thing on earth. "I tell you in
four years from now you'll want to re
consider today's action and can't."
Fortieth Day. In the House bills
passed to incorporate the Bank of Ala
mance; to provide for working Cum
berland'a roads; to incorporate the
Eureka Mining and Manufacturing
Company; to repeal chapter 94, public
laws of 1897, and re-enact chapter 296,
acts of 1895; to prohibit the sale of
whiskey at Shelby; to drain lowlands
in Rowan, Davie and Dvidson; to
amend the charter of Blowing Rock;
to provide for keeping open of canals
and drainage ditches; to change the
line of Givenwood township, Moore
county; to incorporate the Fire Insur
ance Company of Robeson county; for
the relief of the sureties of A". II.
Abell, tax collector of WTaynesville; to
establish graded schools at Lexington;
to allow Wilmington to fund its debt;
to allow Lincoln county to levy a spe
cial tax; to prohibit leaving felled tim
ber in streams iu Jredell county The
House passed the Charlotte dispensary
bill unanimously, also the bill to let
the State printing to the lowest
responsible bidder in the State
and to create the Bureau of La
bor statistics and Printing under a la
bor statistician and one assistant.
Clarkson's amendment to elect statisti
cian by popular vote after 1901 was
adopted.
Forty-first Day. In the House
Leatherwood introduced a resolution
to raise a committee to ascertain what
has become of the report of the State
Board of Agriculture, which was called
for early in the session. Winston in
troduced a resolution to raise a joint
committee of five to recommend trus
tees of the Agricultural and Mechani
cal College. The Speaker announced
Messrs. Bunch and Patterson, of Cald
well, as the committee to ask the Gov
ernor for the Lames of the trustees of
that college whose terms have expired.
The House took up as special order the
election of trustees of the Deaf and
Dumb School at Morganton. Patter
son, on behalf of the joint committee,
nominated M. L. Reed, of Buncombe;
M. H. Holt, of Guilford; V. V. Rich
ardson, of Columbus; N.B. Broughton,
of Wake; R. A. Grier, of Mecklenburg.
The vote was taken and resulted in the
eltction of the committee's nominees.
The House took up another special
order a batch of bills regarding salaries
aud fees of State officials and the heads
of various institutions, etc. There was
also a substitute presented by the com
mittee on salaries and fees. The sub
stitute was therefore considered. The
bill does not affect the salaries of the
present State and judicial officers, as
the constitution forbids suoh legisla
tion. The substitute as drawn pro
vided that the act should take etfet
upon its ratification. Mr. Allen said
it could not apply to any constitutional
officer. He also said that by the act of
1895 the salary of railroad commission
ers was reduced to 1,500, effective at
the expiration of Major Wilson's term
(April. 1899). The bill was taken up
and considered by sections. Section 1.
reducing the salary of State Treasurer
from 83,000 to 82,350, was adopted.
Section 2 of the bill, fixing the salary
of the ciiief clerk of the State Treasur
er at 81,200 was adopted. Other re
ductions named were Secretary of
State 81.S0O (these were adopted); rail
road commissioners $1,500 each. Sec
tiou 3 was eaken up, reducing the sala
ry of State Librarian to 8750. Moore
olle-ed an amendment making it 8900.
Ray moved to strike out the section al
together. This was lost, 39 to 44.
Moore's amendment was adopted, 58
to 2(5. The pay of the secretary of the
board of public charities was fixed at 83
a day. The salary of the reporter of the
Supreme Court was named at S500. (It
is now 81,000). It was fixed at $759. The
salary of the clerk of the Supreme Court
was fixed at 8200 and fees. The House
adopted the motion of Moore reducing
salaries of the asylum superintendents,
presidents of the Uiveraity, Agricul
and Mechanical College,, Normal and
Industrial College and Blind and
Deal Mute Institutions to 82,000.
Section 14, naming $700 as the salaries
cf stewards at each of the institution!
referred to, was adopted. Section 15,
fixing salaries of deputy inspectors of
shell fish at 835 per month was adopted.
Section 1C, fixing salary of private sec
retary to the Governor at 8100, was
adopted. The 17th Bection waa adopt
ed that salaries may be paid monthly.
The bill, as amended, then passed sec
ond and third reading, Rous tree
by leave, introduced a bill to
enable deeds of railroads to be
recorded more rapidly, by allow
ing certain copies to be used.
Another special order was taken up, be
ing the bill to reduce salaries' and fees
of solicitors and county officers. The
first section reduces solicitors' fees in
capital cases to 815 and also requires
that soliditors be required to attend
only the criminal terms ot'eourt The
general reduction of fees, all alonr tha
liine, is approximately 20 percent The
next section reduced from 50 to 30 cents
the cost of an appeal from clerk to
judge. The next bection reduced the fee
for an appeal to the Supreme Court
frofti $-2 to 81. Hampton protested, but
the section was adopted. The next sec
tion reduced fee for taking final action
from 825 to 815. Gattis moved to strike
out The motion prevailed. The next
section reduced from 825 to 815 clerk's
fees in case there is contest of an ac
count. The House rejected this section.
The next section reduced from 60 to 50
cents the fee for bond of justification,
and it was adopted, while the next
which reduced from 81 to 70 cents the
clerk's fee for capias, was stricken out
The fee for execution and return, in
eluding docketing, was reduced from 50
to 25 cents. The question of exempt
ing any counties came op again. Ja- t
vui iu ma aiecaiseBi vo strike cm
the entire third section of the bill and
then moved to table his amendment
and thu. of coarse, the bill alo).
Winston demanded the yea and cays
on the motion. The vote waa yeas 4:1;
nays 43. The Speaker broke the tie by
voting no and was applauded.
W0IRIED BY THE CLEIILLAS.
Wae Soldiers Wounded, One of Whom Bat
Since Died.
A special from Washington says:
Oeneral Otia has cabled the War De
partment the names of nine American
oldiers wounded on Tariqnina road,
north of the pumping station, Friday.
Of these, Private George Adams, com
pany A, First Nebraska, died. The re
portsTof such skirmishes as those noted
above, and the stories of frequent fir
ing by concealed natives, upon the
American outposts, have conveyed the
impression to the officials here that
General Otis is being rapidly brought
to a pass where he most assume a most
vigorous offensive campaign. Although
no instructions have yet been sent to
him it is assumed that he will feel jus
tified soon in doing this to prevent the
demoralization of his troops, and also
to make his position tenable in the
approaching wet season. The nature
f the country around Manila favors
the tactics the insurgents Beem to have
adopted, after learning that they could
not faco the American soldiers in the
open field, and it doubtless will be
General Otis' task, just as soon as his
reenfercements reach him, to clear
them away. In is estimated that at the
rate of progress now making by the
transport Grant, tho 1,800 troops on
that ship will land at Manila aboat
March 4. A couple of weeks later the
Sherman will arrive at the same place
with a similar number of troops and
two weeks after that the Sheridan is
due with the troops now embarking at
New York.
Loubet Elected President.
A special from Paris says M. Loubet
was elected President Saturday after
noon. He received 483 votes, against
279 oast for M. Meline, and 50 scatter
ing. The newly-elected President has
promised to devote his best efforts to
fulfilling the wishes of the country and
to "reunite the Republicans who have
drifted asunder by the current of un
happy evonts." The new President
comes from the part of France where
the Roman power lasted longer, name
ly, Marsanne, in the department of
Drome. He gives the impression of
remote Latin origin, and looks to be a
solid, practical man, who sees the facts
of life just as they are. As President
of the Senate he has official and other
experiences that will be useful to him
as President of the republic, but he is
essentially a plain middle-class mau,
whose mind was sharpened by his
practice at the bar in the provincial
town of Montelimar in the south of
France. lie is there most popular,
and every one at Montelimar counts
himself a personal friend of Loubet,
who, as mayor, co-councillor, Deputy
and Senator, always acted as the ser
vant of the public. Obliging to his
neighbors, he was as accessible as was
Grant or Lincoln, and not less unpre
tending. To Limit Suffrage.
A special from Raleigh, N. C, says:
An amendment to the constitution of
North Carolina, limiting suffrage, has
been adopted by both branches of the
General Assembly. It passed the
House by a vote of 81 to 27, and the
Senate by a vote of 41 to 6. It will be
eubmitte 1 to a vote of the people in
August, 1901, at the same time State
officers are voted for. The avowed ob
ject of the amendment is to eliminate
the ignorant negro vote. To do this
educatioaal, property and poll tax
qualifications are prescribed. But this
is made iceffective as to white people
by the further provision that any per
son car; vote who was entitled to vote
on January 1, 1867, or anytime prior
thereto, or whose ancestors were so en
titled to vote.
Six Negro, s Drown, d.
At Bishoville, S. C, a negro man
named Ned Bostic found that the water
of the river was rising around his house.
He got an old boat and placing his
family, consisting of his wife, Emily,
and his children, Irene, Ben, Rollins
and Burrell,m it, tried to reach a point
of safety. As he neared the bridge on
the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta
Railroad, however, the boat went to
pieces and the entire party was
drowned.
Oyster Boats Carried Out to Sea.
A special from Cape Charles, Va.,
says: Fifty oyster sloops and schoon
ers have been carried out to sea by
drifting ice frcm Magothy's Bay. It
is believed many are manned and the
crews may suffer from exposure and
hunger. Tugs will be sent to overhaul
the drifting vessels.
The recent order of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad for five thousand steel
coal cars to be built by the Pressed
Steel Company and the Carnegie Com
pany, brings the total purchases of the
receivers of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road up to 30,864 since March 1st, 1896.
The locomotive purchases during that
time have been 216, of which about 20
re still to be delivered. The Company
has also purchased rive postal cars, ten
express cars, ten combination cars and
six dining cars.
Five Frozen Bodies Float Ashore.
A special from Cape Charles, Va,,
says: Shelly Banks, an old colored
man who drives a delivery wagon be
tween here and Capeville, was found
frozen to death in a snow drift about
two miles from his home. Five bodies,
two white and three colored, floated
ashore on Smith's Island. It is thought
the men were trying to get ashore on
the ice from a boat and were frozen.
A special from Brunswick, Ga., says
the Ma' lory steamer, City of San An
tonio, from New York to that city, is
over due and grave apprehension ia felt
for its safety. The San Antonio ia re
ported to have 100 tourists on board
from New York and Boston for Flor
ida. Stealinf Water in Havana.
Enormous frauds in the water distri
bution in Havana have been discovered
by the committee appointed to inquire
into the finances of the city. It appears
that one-fifth of the householders in
Havana have been stealing water, with
the connivance of the the Alcades .de
Barrios aud the mayors of 39 wards,
who are also water inspectors in their
respective districts, the city losing by
this means between $60,000 and $80,000
a year, a percentage of this amount go
ing into the pockets of the alcades.
The frauds have been perpetrated for
years back.
Now comes an endless chain idea
that possesses the merit" of distinct
originality. A Milwaukee, preacnei
by this method has nearly 20,000 per
sons praying for the conversion of sin
ner of that wicked city.
MUCH PR
ID
HI EH
His Death Occurred Yery Suddenly
of Apoplexy,
THE PRESIDENT IN BOSTON.
A Banquet Tendered Him by toe bone
Market Club Aa lomeas : Tbrca; of Ea
tbvtUstic Citizens.
Paris (By Cable). -M. Faure, Presi
dent of the republic of France, died
at 10 o'clock Thursday after an
illness of three hours of apoplexy. It
had been known for some time that
his heart was weak, but the first inti
mation that he wai sick was given
when a message was dispatched to the
Premier, M. Dupuy, announcing thai
the President was ill. Dupuy imme
diately repaired to theElvsee. All med
ical efforts proved futile and tne Pres
ident died on tho stroke of 10. 'The
flag on the Elysee was lowered to half
mast and the news was dispatched to
all the officials and members of the
cabinet. The report spread rapidly
through the oity and large crowds
soon assembled in the vicinity of the
palace.
President McKinley, on being in
formed of tbe death of President
Faure, express! his surprise aud
grief. A suitable message of condol
ence will be sent by the President
throne h Secretary Hay.
Trances Felt. Faur, sixth President of
third Republic of France, was born Jauuary
20, 1841, iu Paris, and was the son of a cabi
net maker. When quite young hf married
the daughter of M. lieiluolt. an attorney at
Ambyse. Almost immediately afterward ht
settled at Havre as a commUoion mercbant
and he soon became a leading t-liip own-r.
During the Franco-Prussian war ho wa- c;ip
tain of the Mobiles of the Seine Inferuro, in
which capacity he took part iu the skirmishes
near Havre. btinir recommended by Admiral
Mouchcy for the Legion of Honor. He great
ly distinguished himself by the proinprn)-9
with which he, at the head of volunteer fire
men, organized by him, extinguished the
Area started at Havre by the Communards.
In doing this he was slightly wounded by a
shalL During the war, Gambetta sent him
to England to buy arms for tho Frnneo
Tiereurs and Mobiles. In August, 11, he
offered himself as a candidate for Parlia
ment in the third district of Havre, and waa
eleoted. He was appointed under Secretary
of State for the Colonies In the Gambetta ad
ministration, and held the same office in the
ministry of M. Jules Ferry (1833), M. P.ris
son (1885), and M. Tierard, 187. In May,
1891, he became Minister of Marine in Du
puy's cabinet, and was appointed vice
i resident of the Chamber of Deputies, a po
sition to which he WR3 several times e eited.
On the retirement ot M. Casimir-Perier, who
resigned the Presidency January 15, 185, he
was chosen President ty 430 votes, as against
361 given to Henri Brissou, the election tak
ing place Jan. 17, 1895.
The President in Boston.
Boston, Mass. (Special.) The
crowning event of the day ard the
principal feature of the President's
visit to Boston was the banquet ten
dered him by the Home Market Club
at Mechanics Hall. The Presidential
party left the Hotel Touraine under
cavalry escort at 4:20 and proceeded
through an immense cheering crowd
direet to Mechanic's Hall. The recep
tion was held in Paul Revere Hall, and
for over three-quarters of an hour
President McKinley and other dis
tinguished guests stood ia line and
were introduced and shook hands with
fully 2,500 persons. At 6 o'clock the
bugle sounded, announcing that the
banquet was ready to be serve I and the
immense company marched into the
hall, while the band played. The
President's table was made conspicuous
by immense boquets of American
Beauty roses and pinks. On the walls
were large portraits of Washington,
Lincoln and McKinley and underneath
was the word "Liberators" in large let
ters. Upon the balcony was a picture
of Admiral Dewey, with the motto, "To
the Captain of a German ship: You
must not sail by the United States flag
without saluting it." and his famous
command at Manila: "You may fire,
Gridley, when ready." President Mc
Kinley sat at the front of the platform
and among those at his table were
Mayor Quinoy, of Boston; Secretary
Long, Secretary Alger, Governor Wol
cott, Secretary Gage; Postmaster Gen
eral Smith and Secretary Bliss. There
was great enthusiasm when President
McKinley was introduced. The Presi
dent delivered a lengthy address, and
made a deliverance on the government's
dealings with the Philippines. He said
it was a trust thrown upon ns from
which we will not flinch.
Telegraphic Briefs.
Lucien M. Chipley, a prominent
financier of St. .Louis, Mo., died in
that city recently of cancer of the liver.
A movement is on foot by the 6treet
car interests of Seattle, Wash., to se
cure from the city oouncil a new 50
year franchise, including all the street
railways of the city in place of the
present franchise held by the various
lines separately. It is said the move
ment is in the interest of Eastern capi
talists. Senor Montero Bios, who was Presi
dent of the Spanish peace commission,
has resigned the presidency of the
Spanish Senate, owing to the popular
outcry against his defence of the com
mission. At Berlin, the German Bundesrath
passed the meat inspection bilL The
proceedings were private. The bill,
which is in draft form, will now go to
the ReichBtag.
The war department has honorably
discharged Major Generals Butler and
Sumner, and Brigadier Generals Kline,
McKee, Wiley, Lincoln and Comba, all
of the volunteer army.
Reports from all sections of the
orange belt of Florida indicate that the
recent cold wave did not do much per
manent damage.
Acting on advices received from
Manila, the California Red Cross So
ciety has decided to continue the main
tenance of its hospital station in that
oity aa long aa the California volunteers
remain in the Orient.
The military affairs committee of the
House has reported favorably the Sen
ate bill to make Adjutant General H.
C. Corbin a major general.
The British steamer Bothinia, Capt
Warr (chartered by the Spanish gov
ernment for use as a transport) which
sailed from Cienfuegos via St Michaels
on February 6, with repatriated troops
on board, has arrived at Barcelona.
The Southern fast mail provision lias
been inserted in the bill in ths Senate.
It appropriates $171,000. It was strick
en out in the House and will have to rnn
the guantlet of the House again. The
propabilities are that it will pass the
House this time.
The report of the commission on the
codification of the United States crimi
nal and penal laws is about completed,
and the portion of it covering offenses
against the postal laws has been sub
mitted as a special report to Congress.
The Postmaster General has commu
nicated with both houses of Congress,
asking for immediate enactment of the
entire report on this subject, pointing
outjts urgent needs. .
THE JUT10VS UW. VilllS.
frcecetatt sf ti Seaatc ami Beau Pay
by Day.
MXATS.
FouTt tioarn Dat. In the Ssaate a
bill extending the "cordial apprecia
tion" cf Cob grass to Miss Helea Mil
lr Gouli for ber patriotic srvie da
ring the receat war, aad providiag
that the Presideat should press at te
ber a gold medal, was passed. A bdl
also passed providing for the admis
sion to the Naval Academy as a cadt,
of Oscar W. Deigaan, one of the Mer
rimac heroes.
FofcTT-xrvrn Da r. The army re
organization bill was reported to the
Senate, and Hawley, t,f Connecticut,
cbairmaa of the military affair com
mittee, cave notirathkt L wnni.i
to proceed to its consideration at the
earliest rossibl tim Th nt
oncel billas taken up and read, but ro
uor was mai to proceed farther
with its mnil.ltiitii Tv. m.i..
vi. turn M UlkMJ T
Academy appropriation bill waa passed.
auo pwomce appropriation bill was
under consideration during the greater
part of the afternoon, and ..as not dis
used of finally. A spirited debate
occurred over tha imnilmttii f i v .
Senate committee providing for aa ap-
i ropnawon io secure a fast mail service
between New York and Washington
aud Atlanta and New Orleans. The
amendment was retained in the bilL
Morgan offered the Nicaraguan Canal
bill as an amendment to the river and
barber bill, and had it referred to th
committee on commerce, now ronsidere
ing that measure. The bill offered by
Senator Morgan is sbbstantiallv the
Hepburn bill offered in the ifouse,
with some modifications.
Fiftieth Dat. The Senate adopted
arosolution instructinc the Vice Presi
dent of the United States and ".'resi
dent of the Senate, to express to the
government aod the eople of France
the sympathy of the Senate in the
bereavement that has fallen upon the
French republic in the death of Presi
dent Faure. The naval personnel bill
for which the Navy Department ha
been contending for so many years,
was passed by the Senate. It was un
der discussions for several hours, but
was passed practically in the form it.
which it was reported by the Senate
committee. The remainder of the day's
session was devoted to the passage of
bills on the private ieiiMon calendar,
74 in number, and to the reading of the
Alaska Code bill. The agreement un
der w hich Alaska bill wan drawn pro
vided that no other business than the
formal reading should be transacted.
Fiftt-first Day. The Senate spent
most of the day on the postofflce ap
propriation bill, but failed to complete
it. A spirited controversy arose over
the Senate amendment that star route
bidders shall reside on the route where
the service is to b.i performed. The
amendment was allowed to stand with
a suggestion frrm Jones, of Arkansas,
that the conferees provide atrainst sub
letting of star route bids. A number
of bills of miuor importance were
passed fiarly in the day. At 4 o'clock
tribute to the memory of tbe late Rep
resentative Simpkins, f Massachu
setts, were pronounced.
Fifty-second Day. During almost
six hours the postoffi:e appropriation
bill was under discussion the Senate.
The army reorganization bill was taken
up and made the unfinished business.
vtiieu iuo appropriation bul was called
up Butler proposed au amendment re
ducing the amount iaid to railroads
for transportation of mail from $33,
27.5,000 to S30.500.000. Tillman offered
an amendment providing that mail
boxes be erected along star routes to
be maintained by the people. Adopted.
THE HOUSE.
Fiftieth Day. The House settled
tho fate of the Nicaragua Canal
bill in this Congress bj re
fusing to override the decision of the
chair in committee of the whole, when
the chair held that the canal bill offer
ed as an amendment to the sundry civ
il bill by Mr. Hepburn was out of order.
The chair was sustained by a vote of
127 to 10k The reading of the sundry
civil bill was continued. The appro
priation for the deep waterways com
mission was increased from $60,000 to
S'.iO.OOOon motion of the appropriation
committee. After completing ten ad
ditional pages of the bill the committee
rose. The conference report on the
Newport News, Va., public building
bill, which increased the appropriation
from $5,000 to $100,000 was adopted.
Fifty-1st Day. Two very sensation
al and unexpected things happened in
the House during the consideration of
the sundrv civil bill. The paragraph
carrying the appropriation of $20,000,
000 for payment to Spain under the
terms of the peace treaty was stricken
out upon a point of order made by
Wheeler, Democrat Hopkins, lle
pnblioan, of Illinois, who was in the
chair, sustained the point of order
against it and upon an appeal his de
cision was sustained, 149 to 56. After
the sundry civil bill had been com
pleted and referred to the Honse, Hep
burn, of Iowa, the champion of the
Nicaragua canal bill, moved to re
commit with instructions to report it
back with the canal bill incorporated
in it. This was an unexpected move,
as it was generally understood that
Hepburn had abandoned all hope. Tbe
motion was promptly declared ont of
order by the speaker, whereupon Hep
burn appealed. Payne, of "ew York,
moved to lay the appeal on the table.
Upon the latter motion the vote was
taken and the result was 97 ayes to 67
noes. As no quorum was developed on
the vote owing to tbe lateness of tbe
hour they managed to carry an adjourn
ment Fifty-second Day. In tbe House a
bill was passed authorizing the Presi
dent to appoint five additional cadeta-at-large
to the Naval Academy. The
"regular order" was then demanded.
This was the voto upon tbe motion
made just prior to adjournment the day
before to lay upon tbe table the appeal
from the decision of the chair where
upon the Speaker ruled that Hepburn's
motion to recommit the sundry civil
bill, with instructions to incorporate
in it the Nicaragua Canal bill amend
ment was not in order. The chair waa
sustained, and tbe appeal laid on the
table. Tbe sundry civil bill waa then
passed. The Honse then went into
committee of the whole and took up the
naval appropriation bilL The bill aa
reported carried $44,168,005. exceeding
by $8,485,546 the largest bill ever re
ported by the naval committee. An
attempt to defeat tbe provision for a
joint arrangement between the govern
ment and the Fitchburg Railroad Com
pany, at the Boston navy yard, failed.
A point of order against the provision
in the bill relative to the re-arrangement
and reconstruction of the Naval
Academy went over. At tbe night ses
sion of the House 57 private pension
bills were passed, none of special im
portance. Fifty-third Day. ,rihe House spent
two hours upon the naval appropriation
bill without making any progress and
devoted tbe remainder of tbe seaaion to
eulogies upon the life and publio Mr
vices of the late Representative North
way of Ohio. The paragraph in the
bill reading to the naval academy
against which Mudd, (Rep.), of Mary,
land, raised a point of order was strick
en out, the point of order being ana
tain ed. Mndd then moved an addiV'OBal
arrroretatiAB t -i
- iat SfMsat
aathrtt4 la fae last aaaJ Ull Tai
aa.aJsett at vtJ up a. 1mt-
a the aetata ar a Ull mmm r,.tll
f-r U rlf f l.eorga A. IiTiT2
IV. cf fcvdU.Teaa.
Kim pTBTBl DT.-This as ,.
Ka.w. day B ue l!es. Hmm mu
or basis was traat.l tv .
aoc. roaat- Th Seaat. aV.J,
Julie r.r. aJ.pUd. btll Xo "JJ
hu of 4a.i T.wa.barv , Ctl!
ton; IV .,.: for a war JiV
Und the as- cf Us mU r.
HeaetebUl to rs imbsiH Us UJr!
nors ot Mat tot lucnttWlr
thta ia the orcaaitation of olaatv
fox service to th r with Sp,sa
pasd. lb claim argrr. over
13.001.000. The bill for the pv.at
ef r.-o onoiw to S,iB aa rsd t,
vote of :i to 34.
mtrr hCDUI i-isitcLirs.
Aa Atteapt te Bcra tfe Qsartrrt ef tie
rirtt WatBiafUa iUelrcu.
A special from Maaila ays: lb na
tives of tbe village of I'aco made a bold
attempt Monday tight to burn the
quarters of the first Washington Vol
unleers. by setting fire to the hat ad
joining th quarters in the rear. For
tunately the wtai cbaagd at th mo
ment the fire was discoTrd and fan
ned by a stiff brere. the flam pr4
m th opposite direction. detrojiojr
fully 20 shacks ani bons opfit tL
ruins of tb cburcb. lb inceadiart
scapod. MysUrtons signals wr fr
qnsntly mad along th nmv lines
during the night, aad this led to the
belief that an attack bad boa arranged,
but nothing happened. The rebels ar
Uaving tbe vicinity of .SB iVlro
Macti in small parties and ar reported
to be moving towards Singalen.
Spaaiih Cortes ia Scttioa
Maphip. (By Cable) WhnthCVrte
reassembled the gallr:e in Utb
chambers were thronged with an ex
pectaot crowd. Tbe Senate was very
full, hardly a aingl general beiog ab
sent. Senor Montero Kios, President
of tbe Senat. in owning tL roce-d
ings, pronounced a eulogy upon M.
Fanse, and a resolution of condolence
with France was adopted unauitnouly.
Senor Sagatata, the Premier, then pro
posed to refer the bill providing fur
cession of the Phillipincs to the United
States, to a special committee, but this
the conservatives protested against, de
claring that everything might b dis
cussed except tbe war, and the bill
ought to be conscientiously dicned.
Senor Sagasata withdrew Lis proposal.
Count d'Altomaa then brought up the
question of the conduct of tne generals
engaged in the war in Cuba, and de
claring that General Priruo de Rivera,
General Weyler, General Blanco, Ad
miral Cervtra and General Linares Lad
proven failures. This declaration
elicited much applause from the public
galleries in consequence cf which sev
eral spectators weie expelled from the
chamber.
Schley Presents Hit Statement.
Rear Admiral W. 8. Schley having
been granted ermission to answer the
charges made againtt him in lb rra
mmmusiun recently aem to th Senate
has banded to tbe committer on naval
affairs his statement in which he
disclaims any purpose of controversy
with tbe Navy Department Heshow
that tne Brooklyn waa nearest when the
enemy came out, nearest at every
stage of the battle, and nearest tbe Co
Ion when it surrendered aud givet
many confirmatory details of bis flag
ahip s active and effective participation
in the battle.
Tbe Cable to the Fh.lipp nes.
Senator Frye has reporte 1 from the
committee on foreign relations tbe
amendment to the sundry civil aptro
priation bill for the construction d a
sub marine cable in the Pacific Ocean,
as amended by the committee. The
amendments are numerous and radical.
Tho most important of them increases
tbe subsidy to be paid every year for 2-t
years to $175,000 and extend the time
in which tbe contracting company is to
be given to complete the line to tbe
Philippine Islands to the first of Janu
ary, itK2.
Gen. Miies B fore the Court.
A special from Washington says: Tbe
Milea court of inquiry Monday made a
good start in its work. Gen. Nelson
A. Miles appeared as tbe first witi.es.
He and three other army officers sum
moned as witnesses were examined and
disposed of before the court closed its
session at 3 o'clock. Gen. Miles testi
mony, of course, was the feature of tbe
day's proceedings.
Too Mack Gold.
A telegram has been received at the
Treasury in Washington from New Or
leans, stating that there was a surplus
of gold there and an insufficient supply
of paper currency, and asking that aa
exchange be made. Treasurer Rob
erts, in speaking of the situation, said:
"We have in the Treasury branches
8227,000,000 in gold and $23,VW,0QQ.W0
in paper.
Clayton a UI Get Pay.
The case of the Texas Pacific Rail
road Company vs. John Henry Clayton
has been decided by tbe United States
Supreme Court in Mr. Clayton's favor.
The case grew ont of tbe destruction
by fire of 400 balea of cotton which had
been consigns 1 to the care of ths rail
road company.
Legislative Bribery lavestigatioa Ordered.
A sensation waa created in the joint
Assembly of tbe Utah Legislature,
when Representative Law,Rpublican,
made specific charges of bribery in tbe
interest of MeCoe, and said the charges
could be substantiated by positive
evidence. Fisber, Democrat, coved
tbe appointment of an investigating
committee of seven, to consist of three
members from ths Ssnats and four from
ths Uoase. The motion was adoptsd.
Sale ef the Chester Mills.
Ths Chester, 8. Q, mills were told
recently by order of tbe UniUd Stats
Court Notwithstanding ths npast
pries waa only $25,000, ths mill was
knocked down to O. P. Heath and E.
B. Springs, of Charlotte, N. CL. for
$48,050. Mr. Leroy 8r rings, of Lan
caster, waa ths next highest bidder.
Losdoa Express Wrecked.
A special from Brussels says: An ex
press train from Calais, having paaasn
gars from London on board, collided
wish a train from Tourney, which waa
standing at the station at Foret, near
thie city. Twenty-one persons were
lulled out wright and 100 more or Isaa
injured. Ths scene of ths wreck pre
sented a horrible picture.
HIS TEAKX.
Seldum Fedd. TM like to have a
reputation as an after dinner speaker.
Soiled Spooner. What for ?
Seldum Fedd. Iu order to be a
successful after-diimer speaker Td
have to apeak after dinner, wonldik't
I? -
LEGISLATIVE BRIEFS.
Wisatea WU t ro!ts la May
seat J la H aJ s4yeea4 la
hit rrtes aa4 l ragalat Us ! sf
tref Ulsi'S( ter has Mass4 ths)
Ilea. Itv4-: That it shall We
tie 4et ef Ue eteraUv beats' sf Us)
"tt ri te eiesata a4 aad it all
Bull 4 MtollU tt4 f y.
neat acalasl Met 4s, 4 t
tall be aa!ta lev U Mais lrs
rr t ry asy sack U2I smiI
mU'r 4ere4 I J by Ik SecUS
twr4 ta writtag That it ait t Us
daty ef th trwtl beer 4 t If
all efieets of tie Mat ea aad e4
tateyee at tfce faraaa. fte mf is
:tr voi a vrtttee Je fee t sal
ary, per diem. ef etker aaaat
one sach etSrar easpleye. 4 ll
ball I aalavfal fr, te MtsTt
rer to gay sf Stet rr ait4y aaf
mosey ea wBt ef each salary, paw
4m. (Biteece er otter aorstsat. trer4
npoa IB writtea ot.ter ef th he
1 hat it all all t th 4uty of U 1m'
orer to i-ey te lee tea pvoeeaMag
tL wrtttea order He fall esses,
aaiaed or 'a b heads, fer th Br-4t
d caiatenaer ef et J prteos. Thai
ay ros teetac to th Ma
Treasurer aey order r ftreal fee ths
paytaeat I ana r ear other t-sreea of
aey tuoaey da hiia oa acresal ef !
ry. Ir deea, atle or othee etfvwaat
lvr services teaJere4 said il .
Lfof th em be beea flr.t 4t4
aad ordered 4 ty th i4 te,lS
lord bli le amity 4 a anedesaeea;
tbmt it shall be bbUI at fur aay 2tcr.
;&t, etnplev or other r-a te eel I
or diBoe of aoy rrop of aay h4.
or any other property whatsoever be
longiag to tL Mat iruci, tret I
aia tbe writtea order of the ti
ernttv Ik ard Any troa vielaUag
aay section or privtaioa sf th art
shall begmltr of a saidaear aad
lon ruuvtrtion thereof sLall l II a4
net let tben f H a4 !tuieot4 sot
than tLtee cnoatt. that ail y -meat
made by tbe Met Tiarr
aconant of lb Mat prieon ia eoflcl
of this art sbsll te void, aad a u t ap
pro pr 11 ton of the uUk f aada, aa4 ths
me may le rreuvered Lark for lbs
as of th Mat tv ut I ought reis
th Treasurer aod LuoO ai I,a4. aal
tbe solicitor of the fourth jeiw.l dis
trict is directed to laatttat a d .
when be Las koowl4g of such pey
insula.
The committee cn sa'ario aad fees
bave m4 a favorable r ecotntneedattesi
of th b.U introduced by Mr. Jobs I
Corn, of Moot. Tbe bill tvevidee
for a geoeral reduction of alarie sf
State officer. Coder Mr. Carrie' bill
the salaries will t fiid as fellows:
Stat tranrr, f..2V) from 14,000.
Chief clerk in treasurer' office, fl.ftOO
from f I.VH. Secretary of Mat, f T.ttOQ
from f'J.O'i'). Railroad eomtuiastooera,
fl..Vs each frooa each. Haif
lulenJcnt of Mate iioe, f 1. Hoof rota
$J..'KKl. Jadgaof Supreme, Superior
and Criminal 'oarts $;',ju from tt.ZQX
Mate librarian. $7M from $1,000. Keep
er of th capitol, ttVj front .H
i tar v board of tioblic rbartti, fXSO
Ier day from $4.00. Marshal asd II
irarian to Suf rem Court. $700 from
$I.(iOO. Reporter to huprem Court,
$50) from $700. CUrk sf Kafms
Court. $' and feee from $U e4t.
Maperiatendeat of Deef. liamb aad
Blind lostitntioa. $1,J0 froia $2,000,
Steward for 1). D. aud II. Iastttatioaa,
$700 from $!430. Suiriotadat of Csa
tral Hospital. f3.2O0 from $2,Wl
Steward at Central HoapitrU. f Too troaa
$1,000. hm erintodt ef Morgaatsa
Hospital. fl,-Xri from f2.00. Mew ard
at Morganton Hospital, $700 from $!,
0of. All depntv losiortora of shell fish,
$-!' per month iroui $50 r month.
Tbe revenue bill abolish tb mer
"chants' orcLas tax and it ia made a
license tax, gia!uatd on ittveatiueata
of $500 and under $1, aod so oa op
ward. The insurance tax remain z r
root bide tL lirena tax; tailroada
are taxed ad valoieui and also aa la
cotue tax rtiiig with on eighth of 1
I-r cent, on groe catalog of fZ.000 e
tuil and eo on upwards; tb wLikey
tax is uncLatid; th lirena tax oa
lawyara and doctors lemaios $; the
tax on hotels cbargiug $3 a day or more
is made 50 cents ou each room, and
those charciog under $2 at taxed 23
cent on each rot to.
The joint fiaanc committee will rs
port favorably a L;il to levy a tax oa
tbe gross caroiags of all rai'r ads it
the State. The tax wi.I likely I oae
eishth of 1 ier cent on road wbooe
gross esrninira ate 1.0o -rnt mil aad
gradaated to oa-eigbt of i-er rat
on each additional $5i of gross earn
ings. Befcre tbe joint commit te on epprc
prtatioa. Dr. D. L. Murphy, 0r
intendent of the Morganton if capital,
aked that tbe appropriation b iaTe
e 1 from $'.0,000 to $110,io; )r. Kirty(
of the Central Asylum; Prof GooJwia,
of tbe Morgan to a Deaf and bomb
School, and Prof. Ray, eaperiateadeat
of the School for tb White Blind,
wanted appropriations of $C?440, $47,
000 and fcv.I.OOO respectively.
Mr. Daniels' bill to increase tL per
maaent school fond by givtug routrsl
to the board of education of $1C,750 4
per cent bonds is favored by lbs
educational committee.
Mr. Winston's bill to com bin tbe
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
th experiment station aad tb Agricul
tural Department nnder one board mi
management baa been withdraws.
Tbe House committes on proposi
tions aad grisvaacca has decided
nnanimocsly to report tbs Mecklsa
Hirg dispensary bill favorably te tbe
House.
Capt Bill Day ha rsigad as pai
tsntiary auperintendeat
Telegraphic Briefs.
Tbs National Council of Women aad
the National Congress of Mothers, is '
session la Washington, have adopted '
resolutions against tbs asatiag of Brig
ham Roberta, of Utah, ia Congress.
w . . t. - - a r. .
ueior ins joint oomniues oa peaai
I Institutions of ths North Carali
Log il at are, Mr. Brow a. cbairmaa of
ths anb-committss inrsstigatiag tbs
penitentiary, stated that 9M.OO0 ia
daises bad beea filed against tbs pat
tsstiary, and that thta aoaonat would
b incrsaesd to $110,000.
Captain Gsorgs B. Taleott, Uaitad
Sutsi engineer ia charge of ths Jamas
river improvement work at Rich mo ad,
Va.. died snddsaly ia that city. Us
was a aoa of Coloasl Andrsw 'faleott.
tbs celebrated sagiassr who bndt ths
Richmond aad Daaviiis (aow ths Son
them Bad way).
Ths Senate eommitUs has com
pleted tbs river aad harbor bilL It
provide for North Carsliaa as follows:
CapsFsar rivsr. abovs Wilmiagtoa.
$i,U00; below Wilmiagtoa, fl&O.OOO;
Contentnea creek. $2,000; Neaas rivsr,
$10,000; Tar and Panties rivers, flS.
000; Treat rivsr, f 14,000; Blaek rivsr,
$2,000; Albsmarls ssand. CS.000; Fish- f
ing creek, $7,500; Waocamaw rivsr, '
13,000. . '
Twenty tax bins la Boston tor Mrl
bring Into the dty treasury tUt7j- - -C5&J3&.
or nearly ten per cent, ot ths
whole tax levy, ,
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