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CAUCASIAN - h -LL ii Jill 1 Vol. XIX. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 17, 1901. No. 5 GOVERNOR RUSSELL'S IVIES SAGE. UKAI r.HKOUE THE senate and house of represent- f ATIVES THIJKSDAY. Th Governor's mflstewii read lat Vewlnelay before both hoot erf of th General AHsembly. It Is ai follows : To the Senate and House of Jtepre ! tt I V : The Hrt General Assembly of the tw-r,tleth century rae.t under condition morn encouraging than thortt which confronted the leglsia tors w ho convo'd during the last dootidn of the nineteenth century. Kvfnn lu Asia and Africa have ere atd demand for our products Protective Import taxs ha o stim uli wd home production. Conn d'iit: In the national currency ha s iit into circulation vant Hums of hoards I inotiy The xtrsion of Amt'tican territory has nH'nd up o.tport unltw m for uterprlrtH and adventure KxportHof the nation bavn normou ly Increased. Cot ton manufacturing la North Caro Unit It inert astng beyond the dn am of thoughtful nu n of the pant. Oir State population has K' lw up to nearly two millions Th actual ttktgregate wealth of the Htatn han Increased ho that for the tlrnt tun. In forty yeas It probably equals or surpasses the valuta which pn vailed before the dvstrue tlon and disasters of the Civil Con fllct. RKl'O RTS OF T1IK UTATK OFFICIALS Ti e reports of the Secretary o Stat', Auditor and Treasurer, to gether with the n-purts of the heads of the Slate, are tra emitted her witb. Th so several rep rt are full and accurate and tha recommenda tion contained in them are entitled to the, careful consideration of the General Assembly. WORK OK OKOLOGICUj SURVEY. The work ol the Geological Sur vey his been carried on during the past two years In a llghly credita ble mantier Among the results accomplish d It my be mentioned tht the examination of the mag netic conditions of the Slate has been competed; m rldlan monu ments have b- en erc ed at every county stat and a report Is now be ing published which will phic the rectilts of tins Investigation within reach of every surveyor and engin eer In the taie The ojster beds have Iven carefully r -examined during the pae-t year by the survey in count ctlon . with the Uulted States V sh Commission. A report embodying the iesr.lt of thin Inves tUatiou is now ready for pobllca tlon. The work of Investigating the water r sources, inc udlng both he surface breams for water pow er and the artesian water, supplies for drinking purposes, has made considerable progress, and a pre liminary report on the water pow ers of the middle and western coun ties has already been published. An examlna'lon of ihe pine forests of the eastern counths was made during 1SW. and during 1900 in connection with the TJuitd States , Department of Agriculture, thesur vey has been making a careful ex amination of the forests of the ' mountain counties in relation to thn proposed national park in that reel.n. In co-operation with the .United Stat s Geological Survey somethi g more than one thousand square miles has been added ta the r glona covered by the topographic map of the Mate and the inveetl uattou of the gtneral minera' ' ai,d mining conditions ha ben continued during the past two years 'I be demand tor the report of the survey has continually In creast d and the supoly o several reports already putdlshed has been exhausted. During the past two years something more than $5,000, 000 of capital has been invested in the development of the timber and mineral resources of the State which investments are doubtless In a measure attributable to the w. rk of the survey. THE STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY The State Agricultural (Society ha done good work during the last two years. The Fair in the year 1100, wss, perhaps, the best exhibit of the productions or the farm and and workshop, that has ever been collected in the estate. I recommend that the General Assembly contin ue to trevt this Society with the consideration which It deserves, so that ic may have means from year to )ear of preparing such exhibits of the productions of the State as will advertise thoroughly to the stranger and the people or the State as well, the wealth of Its rt sources. The Board of Agriculture has eon structed a creditable building such as was needed to meet the wants of this Department The usefulness of this Board has been demonstrat ed to the xtnt that it has become a permanent institution of the Sta-.e. the hands of th Legis'ature of State. the Til I STATU NORMAL AMD INDUSTRIAL COLLKOK. The State Normal and Industrial College, at Greensboro suffered very greatly from an epidemic of typhoid lever which broke out In the fall of 1 8'J'J It wm found necetssry for the protection of life and health to close the Institution for a time A very rigid Investigation cf the cause, of the epidemic disclosed the tact that it was not due to any ne glect on the part of the officials of that institution. The plumbing of the institution has been overhaul ed and modernlred, and the insti tution Is at this writing in a nour ishing condition, having a large number of young women In Its clashes preparing themselves for the higher vocations of life The statement of the needs of this In s'ltutlon is transmitted herewith and It la hoped that the General Assembly may be able to fled a way to meet the demands for en largeraent which the statement contains THE COLLIDE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTH. A report of the Board having control of the College of Agricul tural and Mechanical Arts Is sub mitted herewith, and exhibits the operations of that institution for the two years past The enrollment of the College Is larger than at any other time in its history, and it lit believed that no other Institution within the State is doing mote to elevate the standards of our civili zation that Is being done at this College. THE COLORED AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLIG.. The r port cf the Board managing the Cibred Agricultural and Me ch-tnical College is transmitted here- ith and the attention of the Gener al Asunnbly is called to its statement of w rk and its appeal for the con- tinned support aad favorable consid eration of the representatives of the people. PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND THE SCHOOLS rOR TUB DXAF AND DUMB AND THE BUND. The reports of the three hespitali for the insane and of the schools for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind are trans nutted beiewitn. I again earnestly call attention to the application made by all these institutions. It is cot only shocking to the highest hu man sensibilities, but tt is a stain up on the civilisation of our time, that insane persons of both sexes should be corfiae d in the loathsome and un sanitary jtils of onr counties, on ac count or the lack or room to receive thtm and care for them in the ajy turns that have been provided for snob unfortunates. Charities Is presented herewith, and the attention of the General A term bly is called to its reaomoaenlaUona. THE reVITKNTIART. Attention is ealied to the report of the Superintendent of the Penitenti ary from which It appears that the institution ought to be self-supporting is the f stare. The Legislator some years ajro, b special enactment, created what is known a the "Criminal or Dan gerous Insane Dap art men t," and lo cated it in the west end of the peni tentiary ba lding. Tnis, the man agement of this institution thinks, with all good citiieos who have giv en serious thought to the matter, was a rricvoos mistake. There ean be no such thing as an insane crimi nal, for an insane person cannot eom mit etime, and the few unfortunates wh are stowed away in one corn r of the State's prison are perhaps no more dangerous than many of those eoifloed in th hospitals at Rileigb, Morgan ton and Golds bo ro. Ic Is a discrimination that should nt br made. The depar mnt is a menac to this institution, its establishment an injustice to these unfortunates. STATE GUARD. GLOOMY OUTLOOK. rUBUC QWlEtSMIF UsCEO. ENGLAND DISHEARTENED AT THE BOER WAR SITUATION. The 8tate Guard has steadily in erasd in usefulness and is now on a plundid basis. The appropriation from the General Government has been more than doubled dating the past two years. This fact has made possible a much better equipment for all the companies. No encampment was ordered daring the past year Ot aeconnt of a lack of fu ids for thU purpose. Annual encampments art of vital importance to the Guard, and ample provision should be made for holding th6m. Whenever the troop have been needed to aid in the en freemnt of the law, prompt and most efficient service has been ren dered. The time has come in our history when a spirit of jast liberal ity should be manifested toward the State's military forces. North Oaro ma is far behind her S'ster States in BOIES INVACI CAK COLOKT. llmr Battta Torn Vmrw BritUh Lmim ProaUMt BaUbaMa ComUmm Of War. London, Jan. 11. The situation in South Africa grows worse rather than better. Lord Kltchner's dis patches are mora laconic than those of Lord Roberts and little else of importance la allowed to come through. The Times, In an editorial today, finds comfort in the thought, "that the process of ateritlon Is doing its work and must shortly lead to the inevitable result." In other quarters, however, there is leas satisfaction with the position of affairs, which especially necessita ted the fortification of Cape Town. No steps have been taken to com ply with Lord Kitchener's demands for reinforcements. iora uoienage in a letter excus ing his non-attendance tt a political meeting, says: "I loathe and detest this war and the policy which brought it about, the mode in which it is conducted and the undignified excitement over rroT. Pmmm'm VU 1W4W tW lm4m trU! CeokauMioa tt 'otrai of I es- Washington Times. It was after II o clock this morn ing when Thomas W. Phillips. Chairman of the Industrial Commis sion, called the meeting to order. and after a short statement regard ing the subject to be considered, In troduced Frank Parsons, profeMtor in the Boston University Law School. Mr. Parsons, after having answered a few preliminary questions asked by Mr. Clarke, one of the members of the Commission, stated his views regarding private ownership of rail ways, telegraphs, and telephones, as compared with the management of these public utilities under public control. Prof. Parsons stated he had made a study of the subject for twenty-five years and said that there is more than the mere question of profits in the managing of these public concern, and these are the interests of the general public. 'Private monopoly,' eald Prof. ParnV aims at dividends for the stockholders it has for its purpose the material wealth of a few now, where public ownership aims at equal services for all, at the general interest of the public, not for a few, and not only for the present, but for the future as well." Prof. Parsons quoted Bismark in his argument as having stood for the consolidation of public utilities under Government control; he cited opinions of eminent Swiss legislators on the subject, and read a number of statements from statesmen and econ omists from nearly all parts of the world advocating public ownership of public commodities. POSTAL TELEGRAPH SENATOR BUTLERS EFFORT FOR A POSTAL TELE GRAPH SYSTEM. NAM UATTttlTO SECtlKf UfCXttA- Tiea. TV IMSIU He II m 114 to Xeoa fr la OotUac UflUtel lafermatio Tferoaca tb mat ItoaartaMat fur Ott er Coaatrfe Hata I octal TaWrapa. Telraoax aad Foatal aavlas Haaka. Special to The New Orleans Times-Democrat. TlCUXAXCfllHABX ITAfTl.C.Tlir I A III Aa tao au. " iailW MAKERS frtfal a! ihe matter of appropriations for sup- the defeat of a handful of peasants rting her State Guard. This con ditlon ought not to exist. THE STATE BOARD Of HEALTH. The attention of the Legislature is especially called to the eighth biennial report of the State Board ot Health. The attention of your Honorable Body is particularly called to the report of the commit tee of that Board transmitted here with upon the subject of the venti lation of the State capitol defending their country at the hands of ten times their number of trained soldiers, backed by the wealth of Eugland." This morning's dispatches report that a small party of Boers carried off cattle close to the east fort at Pre toria. Rumors are sDreadlnsr that the rebels have joined the Boers in the Calivina district. General Kitchener sends news of a serious simultaneous attack on the The Board of Health during the night of January 7th, by the Boers THS RXrORMATO&Y, The attention of the Executive has been call, d to the faet that a large number of the most enlightened cm sens of the State have formed them selves into a reformatory association to agitate the matter and educate the people so as to et-eare the establish ment of a reformatory for the re straint and edacation -f juvenile criminals In a former m -veagr, th atteatl o ot the General Assembly ras cailad to this subject urging the establULxn nt ot a retornatory at ao early day The supreme importance of lakiog siop atotoe for the esiab lithui-ini of such an institution at ome sat' able location is manifest It may bo said that owing to the depleted condition of the public lease, the railroads being under ireasary, the State is not able now stood to deny the power of the Com to make the appropriation nrc8ar mission to make such reductions. last two fiscal years has performed more favorable services in the lines of Its particular employment than It has ever performed in any siml lar period heretofore. It is earnestly hoped that the Legislature will make liberal pro visions for the continuance of the work of this very Important Board LITIGATION LNVOLVIHO BTATX'S IN- TKRX3T8. The railroad litigation, in which the State has been concerned for the last four years, has been more ex tensive and important than that in which it has ever before been en gaged. It has chiefly arisen through the action of the Railroad and Corporation Commissions The qu stlons presented to these Com missions, their decisions and the consequent litigation, have been ot vital interest to the people, involv ing great principles and large sums of money. They have, of necessity, been attended with expenses some what commensurate with these in terests. The most Important litigation during the last two years has been that which arose in the "Passenger Rate Cases," the "Telegraph Rate Case," and the "Railroad and Tele graph Injunction Tax Cases." The Railroad Commission reduc ed passenger rates on the Wilmlng ton and Weldon Railroad from three and one-fourth to two and three- fourths cents per mile for first class, and from two and three fourths to two cents per mile for second class passengers. This ap plied to intra -state traffic only. This reduction was Intended as a test . 1 THI STATE rNlVXBSITT. The University dnrlog the last four j-ars bas grown in attendance from three hundred and ninety-one students to five hunrtd and twelve. Its material equipment has also increased by gifts to the State la buildings amounting to $36 W0, and In bequests and mon ey about $420,000 This large growth of the University means a greater extension of its usefulness and In fluencw. It means a great Impetus to education In this State, A strong and efficient University Is essential to the State's educational system, and the University must be gener ously supported if this State Is to go forward. The present teaching force is unable to meet the demands made upon It by the Increasing number ot students, and there la already an annnal deficit In the treasury. The University needs aad dateiTM liberal tmtaeat at to the establishment of sneh aninsvi tutioo. It is the opinion of those who have made a special study of the question as it is of mjst of the economists of the time that it is economy to spend money in this way It is notoriously true that young boys and girls who are found guilry of some small criminal Hence for the first time and who are not yet hardened in crime, are sent to our jails aad penitentiary to associate with persons ot both sexes who havt long been criminals; aad those juve nile offenders instead of being bene fitted and reclaimed are confirm- d to their vieiousness and go away from prson, after first term of service there, prepared by their vlciou asso eiativns for yet greater c nances against the public laws. A properly conducted reformatory would take these youthful t flinders and put them under restraints and within the sweep of influences that would turn them ande from their criminal ten dencies and result in their reforma I tion and reclamation to industry aad social usefulness. B atistics gleaned from other States show that from seventy-fiye to eighty pr cent, of the juvenile criminals who are treat ed in reformatories are reformed and made to be useful eitixens. Wkat has been dona in this regard in other States, can be done here in North Carolina, and the doing of it ought not to be delayed for the space ot one sinsrle unnecessary hour. i ne list of pardons and commuta tions together with the causes for which they were granted, will be traaimitted. THI BOLD IX RS HOME. This Institution is certainly entitled to more consideration aad larger ap propriation- It should be made cred itable to the State by improvements la the buildings aad grounds aad the better maintenance of the inmates. THE BOXED OF CBUC CHARITIES. The report ot tat Board ol Pablie The Wilmington and Weldon Rail road Company promptly obtained an injunction from the U. S. Cir cuit Court and several hearings were had in the cause. The Legls atare of 1S99 passed an act which seemingly abolisLed the Railroad Commission. The North Carolina Corporation Commission, Its sue coFSor, restored the former rates. It subsequently increased the assess ment of railroad property in the State. Serious litigation ensued. and pending its result, the corpora tlon Commission deemed it wise not to continue the contest as to the passenger rateb for the present So the case was terminated with ont prejudice to the future action of the Board. This case, involved the right of ne state to reduce the passenger fares on ever railroad in the State, ana tnns presented questions reach lng far into the future. These large and important Interests rally justi fled the employment of special counsel in the premises. Their ser vices have been arduous and the compensation which they nave re ceived is deemed reasonable. A his tor? of this litigation may be found in the Railroad Commission report for isrc from pages 163. to 33L in clnslve. In 1898 the Railrod Commission reduced the rate for messages over the lines of the Western Union Tel egraph Company between points within this State, from twenty-five to n teen cents for a message of ten words. The on the British positions between points sixty miles apart, along the lines of the Pretoria and Lorenzo Marques railway. The losses on both sides were severe. Following Is the text of the dis patch from General Kitchener: "Pretoria, Wednesday, January Wth. On the night of January 7th, the Boers made slmiltaneous and determined attacks upon all of our poets at Belfast, Wonderfonteln, Nooitgedacht, and Wlldfonteln. In tense fog prevailed and taking ad vantage of cover it afforded, the Boers were able to creep up close to our position. A heavy fire contin ued until 3:40 a. m., when the Boers were driven off. One British officer was killed and three were woun ded, while twenty men were killed and fifty-nine wounded. The loss of the Boers was heavy, twenty-four dead being counted." The invasion of Cape Colony looks more- threatening. The defenses of tape Town, Including two 4 7 nava guns, are now completed ana the re cruiting of volunteers is active through out the colony. According to dispatch es to The Daily Express, the admiral of the Tape fleet is prepared, in an emergency, to land a naval brigade of 3,o00men with six Hotchkiss guns. A Murray sbarg telegram this morn mg says the Dutch there received the British troops sullenly, and it reports that there are rumors that the colon al rebels of the neighborhood are joining tne mraaers. The Pretoria correspondent of The Morning Post, wires that a member of the Burgher peace committee whom be interviewed, trankty confessed that there was no hope of many burghers surrendering. TEA CULTURE IN CAROLINA. To b Gone Into on a Lars Seal br Northerner. Charleston, 8. C Jan. 10. The unsuccessful experiments of United Stabs Commissioner of Agriculture LeDuc, followed by the successful planting and cnltivation of tea at Plnehurst Farms, Summerville, near this city, by Dr. Sheppard. has attracted northern capitalists, who will go into the business on a large scale, and who expect to raise three hundred thousand pounds annually for the American market. Colonel A C Tyler and Major R T. Trimble, of New London, Conn., and the Baron J. A. von Brunig, formerly of the German Legation at Washington, are the leaders of the enterprise, and have already bought 4,000 acres of pine land along the line of the Charleston & Savannah railroad, fifteen miles from here. Messrs. Tyler and Trim ble were In camp at Summervilie during the war with Spain, and saw the s access of the tea culture at Plnehurst. Major Trimble will, it is said, be at the head of the com pany. It is said that Dr. Sheppard, this year, nas had twice as many orders for tea as he could fill. UNIVERSAL 8UFFRACE IN CUBA. The Devil in Chelsea. Boston Globe. A case somewhat suggestive of the days of Salem witcheraft is pen ding in a Chelsea court. A man is charged with being "possessed of a devil." The question that so severely tax es the acumen of the lawyers is what the devil is and just what the evi dences of possession are. Up to date the Bible, all the standard diction aries, numerous law reports, and jrreat theological works have been consulted, but without letting In any light upon the problem. So the court has been compelled to con tin ue the case for a week. Yet the devil is one of the most talked about personalities known, and his doings are matters of daily record. He cannot be a myth, for he is possessed of substance enough to make a libel suit. Before this case comes up again some theologian should be consulted who can settle the points in dispute. The devil should never be permitted to prove an alibi in Massachusetts. Convention Decides on Tkl, Wltk . ileal Unanimity. Frac- Havana, January 10. The Cuban constitutional convention, in secret session, decided by a practically unani mous vote to insert in the draft con titntion a clause providing for univer sal suffrage in the future republic On ly one vote, it is understood, was cast against the proposal. Several conserv ative members, who are known to be opposed to it, were absent, bat the ad vocates of nnirersal suffrage claim a clear majority, and say there will be no opposition when the question comes to a vote in publio session. Heretofore this subject ha been del icately handled, and it was thought the convention would leave the settlement of the matter to future legislation 1 he friends of General Maximo Go mes, who assert that he is the popular candidate for ihe presidency, are ela ted over the prospect of an unrestrict ed vote. The convention has made several modifications in the original draft -ub-mitted b the entral Committee Many members say that the publio ses sions will begin next week, and that a constitution win be accepted and pro- posea to fJOBgress immediately. Panic at a Bull Fight. Monterey, Mexico, Dispatch. The bull-fight arena at San Luis Potosi was the scene or another ex hibition of brutal sport today. While the fight was in progress one of the bulls jumped the stone bar rier that separates the fighting ring from the spectators. The animal landed in the midst of the crowd and instantly charged upon the men, women and children, who fled in every direction, vainly seeking the exits. One man was killed by the animal and a score or more were injured, being knocked down and trampled under the feet of their panic-stricken friends and neighbors. The bull was finally killed by a rural guard. Governor Remembers Old Isaac. j TimesMercary: jwimnanw avmMH an tninnottnn fMm fv.A i?wtA.i rn uovwmjr AycocK nas rememoer- restraining the Commission's order jca ln yy nice way one of his old reducing the rate. The Importance darky Mends. He has employed and difficulty of the ease Involving I old Isaac Hodges, the well known large Interests, not for one year on- J colored porter at elegy's Hotel, ly, bat for the future, made It nee-1 Greensboro, as a servant in the man- eavary to employ Bpeeiai counsel to -ion- News and Observer. repsens me state, xne com pen astion paid them Is deemed reason able. " When the Corporation Commis sion entered upon the discharge of Continued on Sd pas, There is another Isaac, a darkey friend, that the Governor should re member, and that is Isaac Smith, of Craven. "Our Isaac" ; has been great help to the party and to forget luza would chow U-ratitud. Washington, Dec. '21. The revo lution offered by Senator Butler "of North Carolina at the Lat senhlon of Congress calling upon the State De partment to secure from the repre sentatives of the United State gov ernment over the world all data available bearing upon the subject of government control of the tele graph is beginning to bear fruit. The Senator has already received much of Interest on this subject, which he is now having prepared for presentation in a few days to Congress. Senator Butler Is not at all hopeful of getting action on his bill at this session, if, indeed he can prevail upon the committee having the matter in charge to take up the bill and consider it. The telegraph octopus seems to have its tentacles j fastened so securely upon the legls- i lative mill at the head of the ave nue that nothing can dislodge it. He has sought In vain to have the com mittee give even a hearing to those who are interested in inaugurating an era of cheap telegraph tolls to placo the service within the reach of everybody, as obtains today in every civilized nation on the globe. Mis request, for one reason or anoth er, is always denied, and the bill in consequence sleeps undisturbed in the pigeonholes of the committee. The opposition that he has met in committee to the bid seems to be al so shared by the State Department, for from this quarter some most vexatious and unlooked for annoy ances have arisen. When Senator Butler Introduced his resolution directing our repre sentatives abroad to furnish him, through the State Department, with the history and workings of foreign telegraph systems, he neglected to stipulate that these reports were to be in English, little dreaming that they would be framed in any other language. His discomfiture may therefore be better imagined than described when the reports reached him. They were written in every known tongue under the sun, from the primitive lingo of the Patagon- ian to the mysterious hieroglyphics of the Egyptians. In this dilemma he appealed to the State Department today for help, but was told that they were short of translators and could not be of any assistance to him. Senator Butler has therefore had to bear the expense of having theee documents put into English where he has been fortunate enough to find individuals who understand the lan guage in which they were written. The reports, it seems, consisted chiefly of official documents, gotten up by those in charge of the tele graph systems of the countries heard from, the United States representa tive accredited to these countries having simply acted as the forward ing agents of these unintelligible official reports. One of the mrt interesting reports was that received from Norway. In that country the trovernment not only controls the telegraph but the telephone system as well. Every first-cla hotel supplied with telephones, so that the usual innkeeper's Inquiry in the Land of the Midnight Sun, instead of be ing "with or without bath" is "with or witnout telephone." ; The reports show that from your j room in a Norwegian hotel you may ; speak to a person living in any city of the kingdom, so widespread and comprehensive has the telephone system of that country, becoma un der government control- England, Senator Butler said, had awakened to the necessity of acquiring the telephone systems of the British Isles, as only a few days ago the tel egraphic reports from there announ ced that the government had been directed to take steps to purchase at a fair valuation or by condemnation if Decenary all the telephone lines of the kingdom with the view of making them part and parcel of the postal system. Waahlngtoa, Jan. 10 Frightful unVringv among the l)ultnau& ari native ropW in all )xt of Alaaka U refajrted in official letter mvlved from govern omit oCkm in the far north. It vi a pmilrtnl lal sum mer that whulraaliw starvation wtajk! take Uo during the otmlng win ter Hnlcm means of trie if ahuuld t dcvlwd by thn eovrrnmrnt. The l)olmt jx and the Yukon Hire? Indians sufiY-mt front an uoumu! srourge of tdcknej, the prevailing iILmm being metale. during thr oiq (fctaun, and thU made It 1 pu4Me fur tbrta to lay In the uual supply of dried fUh fur winter U?. A report removed from the cotu tnander of the revemue cutter Nunl vmk, now In winter quartrrs in Dm river Dahl, a northern branch of tltt Vukon, forming a junction below the Arctic circle, nays that the ex teutofthe suffering among the na tive cannot be derriUd for "It U eitnply appalling." The Nunlvak, w hen she left St. Michael' late in the fall to reach her wlnUr tatlort tie lure the close of navigation, tk on a supply of provision to tie dis tributed to destitute people along the way. "VVe ran day and night," aay Captain Cantwell, "iu order to n'ti poiuu where buffering was reported, and during that time we not only helped the living, but hurled tht ueai who, lor lack or other mean, had Un left In Their tent and along the river ahore to rot or be eaten by dogs." The quantity of supplies provided by the government proved alto gether too small. The supplir con slated of 100 sacks of flour, 70 pound- of tea, 200 pounds of pukst. 9111 pounds of bacon and 100 pound of bread. Thexe were distributed tnong 955 starving natives at Kwikpak, Pltka Point, RumlanMU- idon and other places between St. Michael's and the Dahl river. rOMiKXSIUi KnroKT OK THK .SOUTH CVUOLINA bTATK LD2lSUTM.il IttPOITAlT nits IITI086S19 II I0T1 MCQSIS. avail - UM la auu !ai llaaattaa Orar BUU m Ii aalary La-1laiaa l-Ma A WHITE VOUAN ASSAD LTEO. Negro Attack Her at Her Hon Whltaatt in Her II bands Greensboro, Jan. 11. News wa received here today of a moxt brutal crime which was committed near Whitsett, in the eastern part of thl county yesterday afternoon. Will Gibson, a negro, of desperate char acter, went to the home of Mrs. Kate Albright, in the absence of her hut band, and brutally assaulted hr, eavlng her in a very critical condi tion. The signs of his rough hand ling aad brutal treatment are to tie seen on Mrs. Albright's body. The victim is a well-known and highly- respected white woman, 35 years of age. After committing the crime Gib son left for parts unknown, and al though officers and citizens have been searching for him, he has not yet been located. He will probably be caught, as it is believed he has not left the county. faaa Many bill and resolutions bate io Introduced la both Hauawa ap to tha prvawnt time, thr has ba murh dleruaalon, and several bills bav bn paad, a few of which ar of considerable Importance, Ue ran ouly give an outline of tb moat important Ief Ulatloe. The Governor's Mmar waa read b-f re both House oo Thursday. SENATE. fb bill to lncreaH the Govern or' salary from thrw thouaad to foar thousand dollars, after a vary warm debate, paad th Kenata by a vt ta of Xt to 12, thrr Itemocrata voting agalnat It and uo Republi can fur it. Senator If arshal), Repobllcao. la t rod u cd a bill to repeal the exist leg eltlon law, which was tabled. A bill waa also Introduce! by Sen ator Marshall to amend the preawnt id w tlon law, which waa rvferrvd to the 'om mitt on Privileges and ructions. Senator Speight's bill to improve the sanitary eoLdition of the See ate chamber aad hall of the Boose, ras patted. Senator London introduced a bill relative to the law of libel recom mended by the State Press Associa tion. Toe bill amending section 1276 of the Ccd. so as to permit parsoaal representatives of deceased mortga gees, as well as of t ras tees, to settle accounts of deceased. Ei plained by Sweater Bndron and paased; or dered to Bne fr eonearrenee. S. B. 8 -To establish graded cbools at IWky Moant. Passed. 8. B 20-AmeDdiog sections 3S40 12 of tae Code, so as to establish the cffl;e of standard keeper of North ampton county. Paased. BOUSE. WORKUEN PLUNGE III HOT WATER. Fatal lWU Va- oddeat at tha Thoi aearfaff Factory. Thomas ville, N. C, Jan. 11. An accident occurred yesterday after noon at the II. E. Clements' Veneer ing Factory here, In which five colored men came near losing their lives. It seems that Yance Wells was rolling a large block of wood In to a vat of boiling water, when his foot slipped and he fell In back wards. As the other four men were trying to get him out, the planks oo which they were standing gave way, precipitating them alto into the water, which Is kept at the boiling point, and Is several feet deep. Wells was scalded up to his neck, the skin, and even pieces of his flesh coming off with his clothes. After suffering mental agonies, he died shortly after midnight. Two others were seriously burned, one cf them, it is feared, will die. The other two were only slightly scalded. Smallpox at Fajetteville. Fayetteville, Jan. 12. Four cases of smallpox have been removed by Dr. J. V. McGoogan, county physi cian, with 17 persons who have been in contact, to the pest house on Sam Turner's place on Sandy Bun. There is no alarm. The cases are mild and under control. Cumpulsory vacci nation has been ordered. BUTLER FOR FARMERS. He IJkalr Kill Tae Blp Satwldy BUI ky Hy Protactloa for Farmer. KInston Free Press. , The ship subsidy bill is probably done for.' One of the weapons that helped kill it (If, as we hope, it is dead) was a memorial in trod need by Senator Butler, to be followed by bill in .the nature of a substitute, from the grangers of various states, demanding bounty on exports of agricultural products " s part of an act for the protection of shipping by subsidies.' The fanners are as much entitled to subsidies as the ship builders and owners. A VATEI0AY TO EEACFC2T 111 LET. Chandler Turned Down. Concord, N. IL, Jan. 10. Hon. Henry E. Burnham, of Manchester, was nominated tonight to succeed Hon. William E. Chandler in the United States Senate.. Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr. the former note teller of the First National Bank of New York pleaded guilty to embes- aung fiwjS9t from ana m&k to Rreer aad Harbor BID Ia trodaeed Br 8eaator Batter. Washington, Jan. 10. An amend ment to the Biver and Harbor Bui providing for the appointment of a commission to investigate and re port the feasibility of a waterway from Norfolk. Va to Beaufort In let, N. (X, was today introduced by Senator Butler. The British steamer Tanagera ar rived at Bremen, Germany, last week, from Savannah and Norfolk with fire in her cotton cargo, 300 bales havimr been dajxiased by fire and 300 by water. . The Senate has confirmed the nomi natioa of James XL Bvyd, United States district Indre for the Western district of florth Carolina. 8TEA1.S3AT SI1KS AT EER IfHAIF. Captata Crew Have a X, raa Heaellr Coaatrr Prodao aad Cottoa. WUa Tcere were nine Democrat! mem ben who filled t bring their etrufl eae with them; bat on motion of iteprentative Keiabardt they were riven the oath ot office by Jadge Waiter Clatk. Representative A. D. Watts then Introduced the following resolution which passed Its first reading: "Beeolved by the House of Rep resentative, the Senate concurring, That no pers n contesting for a Beat In the Senate or Houe of Represen tatives will be paid the expense of his contest unlee said conUst is suceasasfol. The bill by Representative Wright of Rowan, to regulate labor In tex tile factories, Is as follows: 'Section 1. A teitlle factory shall be construed to mean any factory where cotton is mads Into yarn, or yarn 1 dyed, or yarn 1 made Into any kinds of goods to be plaoed on the market for sale. "Sec 2. No person under fifteen yars of age shall be reqalrid to work mors than ten hour per day la said fartorle. "Sec. 3. No person nnder eleven years of ags shall b employed la said factorler. ' Sec. 4. By special agreement and for extra pay, persons over fifteen yean of ags maybe employed to work for any length of time agreed to. Sec. 5. That no person shall be required, unless a prescribed la preceding section, to work more than eleven hours In said factories In any ons dsy. MSec 6 That no person between eleven and fifteen years of age shall be employed In Bald factories dar ing the public school months of th school district In which such per son resides, unless such person ha previously daring said school teem attended at least three months the said school of said district for the year he seeks employment; and to prove that snch person haa attend ed said school, the school-teacher of aaid district shall, every three months during tha school term, provide such employe with eertifl eates s tat lag whether or not such attendance has Urn had, and opoa the presentation of said certificate of attendance said factories' may employ snch persons a above set forth." See. 7 relate to the th employ ment of orphans. -Sec 8. That when any employ desire to sever his connection with the factory for which he Is working he shall give notice to th manag er of such Institution at lsast tea day before h quit, and whenever such factory desires to sever th connection of any of 1U employe (except for gross miscondoct) it f hall airs Bach employ at least 10 Wilmington, N. C, Jan. 1 0. The day.' notice of its intention. a wa a TT B I . m . ats aeara a. IS a4 av river steam Doas z. a. mwes, oe-1 sec . aatuaBj cwow longing to the Black Biver Packet I late any part of this act it snail b Company, sunk: at her wharf early this morning. She was heavily laden with country prod ace, cotton' and naval stores. The captain and crew of eight men had a narrow cape from drowning. fined ten dollars for each osrae; and If employ chall vtoIaU any part of aaid act they ahall be fined five dollar for each offene. Bepn Bentatlve Loch Craig" bill for Increasing the number of Jadf es and judicial dlatricta provlda : -That the State ahall b divided Into sixteen Judicial districts, for each of which air judge and a So licitor ahaU b chosen tn ta ner now prescribed by law. "That all acta of tha Gaman tmbly of this Stats creating Some Excuse for Them. From Puck. The Itoera don't faiow. when they ire beaten" No. They seem to be misled by J providing for criminal court and the fact that they continue to cap-1 circuit are nerepy repeaaso." ture Britlah detachments." I (Conttnaad oa 14 PCJ s 1 r