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VL. XXIII.
RUSS1ANCAUSE" DESWTE
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Only Their Well Directed Flight Has Saved Entire
Army From Extermination
GEM.RAI. kl'ROPAtKIN EESIGNS
Ext" rA the Russian Disaster is Far
Greater Than Earlier Reports Indi
cated. Tnd It Is Now Almost a Fore
gone Conclusion That Even Should
thc Remnants of the Army Reach
Tic Pass They Would be Unabl to
Hold It Against Their Pursuers-
V; : c.cik ral Kuropatkin has ap
J;, ;. . :ffc-if(i in saving more of
l.j. :y than seemed possible, bis
;! i.'h n, ammunition and com
r:i; sijpplies, in the battle of Muk
,! : far greater than earlier re
j, :: :iu-l, and even that portion
(,i i jinny which ho succeeded In
(!r: from the positions around
M :,. n is still In serious danger. The
j; : '-nfrals, realizing that with
a !. : more speed they could have
in!! i ;i flushing defeat on the Rus
i ;Mny after the battle' of Ltao
-.-u-a. i'-tfi-inined not to again allow
an 'y;m n unity to pass, and are fol
hwhrs. jii'u r the defeated and sorely
tiiul Sin. sian forces. While a small
x !t; ,:i of Kuropatkin's army has
! Tie Pass, the greater part of
: . who escaped from the battle of
Mul; !- ii an- still struggling northward,
lxiiig at hint accounts between 12 and
1 i:ii!:; from their goal, with the
Ja , .!i- . Hushed with victory and re
ii.fnicod by froili men, harassing
th m from all sides. Even should
th- ivriinantd of the army reach Tie
1'a-s. it is hardly possible Tor It to
iniKr a stand there against the over
whelming force opposing it, and os
1 i;i!!y as the Russians must be worn
lut and weakened by the loss of men,
gun.; and ammunition. It is more
lii-'ly t hat Kimpatkin will .fall right
1 i: k io Harbin with what he can save
and wait there for the re-enforcements
ttat tit Petersburg already has proni
im him. A possible obstacle to the
Fan is Cicneral Kamamura's army,
wlif h has not yet been located and
whic h may also be - heading -for the
northern capital,
nca. ral Kuropatkin admits that 1,
oilicers and 40,931 nleli are not
remanding to roll calls. This is rath
(. vai;uo. It may or may not include
the thousands cf wounded who have
.loon sent north, and again it may
not include the losses suffered by the
Third Army, with' which the' com
mnii icr in-chief was not in communi
cation for some time. The figures
Kivt-n by the Japanese War Office. ap
Pvar more reasonable, namely: 40,000
prisoners.- 2i5,500 dead on the I field,
pnd :m.,ooo killed or wounded, the lat
ter tignrc. of course, including the
fal foimd by the Japanese. The
i'tisshn losses, theiefore. iolal much
over 100.000 men, or more lhan bne
nnd of the whole army.. : The fact
that the Japanese report the capture
Pf only co guns indicates "that Kuro
patkin, at the last moment, succeded
iii sending, a considerable portion of
r.ts artillery northward" on the rail
way. The Japanese losses up to this
morning were reported as 41,222, net
including the . army- which : pushed,
north i between Mukden and Fushun.
Official Russia is determined to car
ry on the war,. and St. Petersburg re
ports that orders have been issued
lr. lhe- mo-)Hiza.tion of mere troops:
Tms may prove a difficult task with
fle temper cf the Russian people in.
'ts present condition. , There is still
fcoro in St. Petersburg that Russia
tan exhaust Japan financially, and for
months there has been talk of the
mobilization of an army on the Si
berian border, which would compel
Japan to keep her vast army in Man
churia. Bryan Loses Appeal.
Hartford, Conn.v-Special. In a- de
cision handed down by the Supreme
Courthnrsday.vthe Superior Court is
upheld in declaring that the (sealed
letter in the Pbilo S. Bennett will con
taining a bequest of $50,000 to Wil
Hasi J. Bryan is not a part of the Ben
nett will. The case went, up on Mr.
Bryan's appeal from the Superior
Court's decision-
Japs in Kuropatkin's Rear.
With the Japanese Left Armies,
Wednesday, Noon, via Fusan. The
teft armies - have cut and destroyed
the railroad between Mukden and Tie
Pass. Details are not obtainable at
Present. The Russians are in retreat
over the northern roads." The ' left
column of these armies is at Likampu,
feven miles north "of the'- Him 'river
and five miles west of the railroad,
and has had a fierce fight with a Rus
sian force thrice its number. - The
Russian casualties number ip,000... The
Russian centre Is "retreating- in . great
infusion. -.
Acquitted on Qne Charge. '
Savannah, Ga.; Special.-W.- R. ,Mc
Arthur Thursday-afternoon was-acquit-t?
1 in the Superior ; Court of larceny
after trust. The prosecution was based
upon the payment by C. L. Cliff to Mc
Arthur of $275 in discounting twelve
25 notes. The notes were not returned
to the maker, but were placed in
tanks, w. R. McArthur and F. E. Mc
Attaur, hie father, are to be tried upon
tru la(iictment9 charging larceny after
Made a Good i?un.
Offlcial information from the Rus
Eian headquarters in the field, supple
mented by dispatcher, from corres
pondents with the aimy of the Rus
sian Emperor, show that General Ku
ropatkin, after suffering by far the
most severe defeat of the war, has
succeeded, as he did after the battle
of Liao Yang, in extricating the rem
nants of his army from a position
which military experts 24 hours be
fore believed would result in its annU
hilation or surrender. The retreat
fiora Liao Yang has been considered
the most masterly ever executed, but
it is far overshadowed ty this latest
feat of the Russian general, who has
taken personal command of the
troops. After fighting for nearly
thrco weeks, losing in killed, wound'
cd, and misting, probably a third of
bis army, or nearly 100,000 men, and
a fourth of his artillery. Kuropatkin
gathered what was left together north
of Mukden and is taking them towards
Tie Pass through a rain of shrapnel
which is being thrown on them from
both right and left. This he seems
to have been able to accomplish by re
sorting to the ame tactics which
saved his army at Liao Yang.
General Kuropatkin has sent in his
resignation to the Emperor.
General Kuropatkin has telegraphed
to Emperor Nicholas assuming him
self all the responsibility for his de
feat, making no excuses except that
the strength of the Japanese was mis
calculated and refusing to place any
of the blame upon the council of gen
erals Upon whose advice he determined
to give battle. His reputation as an
offensive strategist is gone, and,
tbougbh the Emperor's military advis
ors know not where to look for a bet
ter general, his resignation will be
accepted.
In losing General Kuropatkin, tha
army will lose the idol of the private
soldiers, an officer who, in spite of
the- intrigues cf his generals and his
failure to win a battle, has won. their
confidence and affection,
The flight of the Russian army of
upwards of a quartei of a million men
and the 2,000 pieces of artillery with
which it was expected confidently
General Kuropatkin and his 'lieuten
ants could prevent the advance of the
Japanese beyond the Shakhe and Hun
rivers, is still in the balance. They
have been drawn from those positions,
and are now rushing northward to
wards Tie Pass, around which are
high hills, which were ' prepared for
defense after the battle of Liao Yang,
in September, there being no hope at
that time that the Japanese would al
low the. defeated army to rest south
of the Tie Pass. That the Russians
have lost many guns and large quan
tities of ammunition and supplies, is
certain, for with but a single track
of railway ..to : the north, it would be
impossible to remove the large stores
which had been gathered together at
Mukden. These, dt seems certain,
have been destroyed. The Japanese
have not yet reported the capture of
guns, which they generally do almost
immediately; but it seems hardly
likely "that Kuropatkin could have re
moved all of his artillery. On the
1st of January, according to corres
pondents who have just returned from
Mukden,1 the Russians" had ' in ."position
along the Shakhe and Hun risers 1,500
guns.
. . The losses in the operations preced
ing the 'battle and those in the battle
proper must reach enormous propor
tions, but up to the present time,
neither side has attempted an esti
mate. They will exceed the Shakhe
losses, in which the Russians alone
lost in killed and . wounded . and miss
ing 67,000 men. '
The Pass Undefended.
Tsin. By Cable. The well-informed,
here roughly estimate the to
tal Russian casualities at 150,000 and
those, of the Japanese 60,000. It is
reported that Tie Pass is practically
undefended, and another great action
is regarded as improbable. -A Japa
nese officer has said: "We must push
the advantage home and give no re
spite until a crushing defeat has been
administered."
Not Expecting Peace.
Washington; Special. "After JLiao
Yang there was .talk-of peace. - Rus
sia's answer was re-inforcements. Like
Liao:Yahk, Mukden is scene of another
retreat, and again Russia's answer will
be large, re-inf orcenxents,. but cf. peace,
not, a word." 'This .was the emphatic
statement of . Count .Cassini,' the Rus
sian ambassdor.' If an 'echo' of peace
should come out of St. Petersburg, no
official in Washington would be more
surprised, than the Russian ambassador,-who
has all along been positively
informed, that nothing -.but- victory for
General Kuropatkin can bring an end
to--the war; - - - - -
Will Hang For Killing Negro. . .
Charleston, S. C, Special. A special
from Darlington i tells . of .the. sentence
in the Court of Sessions, and among
the 'penalties Jhjposed;- Bob .Smalls, a
white man recently :- convicted of kill
ing a respectable and industrious ne
gro named Frank Scott, was sentenc
ed to be hanged Friday, May 5. Johr
Noll, also white, an accessory to thc
crime, was commended to mercy am'
wag given a life sentence, Sam Mark,
a negro who killed, Hillary Langstos
whiter was sentenced to die on the. gal
lowg with Smalls, May 6.
RALEIGH, NOPTII CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 1. I90'.
ON THE VfBGE OF PEACE
Despite Strenuous Denial by the Rus
sian Ambassador, the Diplomats Art
Convinced That Russia Will Ask For
Peace, and Expect Definite Notice
Of Such Intention to Be Signified as
a Result of tht Czar's War Council,
Washington, Special When the
Czar rails his war council he will be
able to inform them that Japan will
Welcome peace on reasonable trms,
and will promptly name her condi
tions, provided she receives trustwor
thy assurances that tby will be ser
iously considered: This the Emperor
has teamed from friendly chancellar
ies in Europe as well as the general
terms acceptable to Japan. These, It
is said, will be retention by Japan of
Port Arthur, a Japanese protectorate
OVer Korea, and an indemnity. A high
Official stated that Russia had recalled
her second Pacific" squadroih An at
tache of a Russian embassy in Eu
rope is quoted as expressing the be
lief that Kuropatkin's recent defeat
will force Russia to ask for peace.
Briefly, these were the reports current
lfl the diplomatic corps Monday, and,
as a result of this Important informa
tion, Official Washington believes that
Russia and Japan are on the verge of
peace. If it be true that the second
Pacific squadron has been recalled, ev
en the most optimistic of Russia's
friends admit that this is a strong in
dication that Oyama's mighty blow
hajr made for peace.
Count -Cassini, the Russian ambas
sador, is the notable exception in the
group of foreign envoys here. "How-
lever generous the terms which Japan
might offer," the ambassador said,
"Russian prestige Is not among them.
That is the one thing for which the
war will be fought to the end. Vic
tory for the Russian arms will alone
make for peace. If not at Tie Pass,
then at Harbin) Russia will assemble
another army mightier than before,
and with that army she will settle the
issue. It maybe six months, a year
Or perhaps two years. Time will be no
consideration."
At the Japanese legation, it is de
clared that St. Petersburg, and not
Tokio, is the capital from which the
world must hepe for peace proposals.
Mr. Takahira, the Japanese minister,
said in the most emphatic manner that
Japan had net directly proposed peace.
He did not deny that neutral powers,
through their envoys, from time to
time had sounded Japan as to the
terms cn which she would accept
p&ce; but these, he said, necessarily
changed with the progress of hostili
ties, the intimation being that Rus
sia could have obtained better terms
after the fall of Port Arthur than af
ter the capture of Mukden.
If the Japanese governmf nt were as
sured that peace proposals would be
considered by Russia, there is author
ity for the statement that Japan
would respond immediately.
Officials here expect that by Tues
day St. Petersburg will have fully com-,
prehended the extent of Oyama's vic
tory, and then will make known its
decision regarding the continuance of
the war in the face of Mukden's fall.
- 50,000 Wounded Recently.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. General
Kuropatkin, in a' dispatch dated March
12, says 50,000 Russians were wound
ed during the last few days' fighting.
General Kuropatkin says: "According
to reports from the rear"guard, a Jap
anese force consisting of a division
ont q Violf io wilhin n shnrf. distanpp
Cull '".'I O v. v ,
of the Russian guard. The Seconded
Army is marching continually under
the fire of the enemy, who is advanc
ing from the cast and west.
General Kuropatkin adds that the
rear guard advanced in perfect order,
but that the movement of the trans
port along the mandarin road was
very difficult, owing to the Japanese,
cannonade. The country between Tie
Pass and Mukden is intersected by
rivers and steep banks, and the Rus
sian wagons were obliged to halt and
await their turn, causing much delay.
General Kuropatkin compliments
the Japanese intelligence department.
He says: "Thanks to the organization
Cf their intelligence dspartment and
their reconnoissances, the Japanese
always knew the positions occupied
by our army."'
The first regiment-of Siberian Ri
fles had the most, fighting. They
marched under the Japanese, fire from
east and west almost continuously.
Col. Lcesel succeeded in extricating
three officers and 150 men of the regi
ment .vith its colors and one battery,
in the battle of March 6 the regi
ment lest over 1,000 men.
Fall River Weavers Want Material In
crease. Fall River, Special. The Cottoa
Manfacturers' Association held a gen
eral meeting to consider the complaint
of the weavers concerning the ten
loms system. It is understood that
the mill men are disposed to raise the
rate of weaving under thl3 system
from 14.72 cents a cut to 15 cents, an
increase of about 1 1-2 per cent. Secre
tary Whitehead, of the Weavers' Union
said that this would not be acceptable.
Spoils Taken Near Yen Ken.
Tokio, By Cable. The following re
port was received from the headquar
ters of the Japanese army in the field:
"It is estimated that the spoils which
fell into our hands in the direction
of Sinking (Yen. Ken) since the oc
cupation by our troops is as follows:
Rifles, 27,200; machine guns, 6; small
ammunition, 320,000 rounds; shells,
11.500; entrenching tools, 6.000; wire,
1,20Q; wagons for the railroad, 450;
garments; 40 cart loads; coal mining,
machinery for efght pits; timber,
4,000: piecest', .
"Besides these, we took large. quan:
tities" of cereals, fodder, tents, beds,
stoves and maps and telephones.
Mitts Adopt 10-Hour Day.
-Union, S. C, Special. At a meeting
Monday of the directors of the Union
Cotton Mills and Buffalo Cotton Mills,
of Union,. it. was voluntarily, decided to
reduce working time "to" ten "hours a
day. This action was taken on behalf
that there will be increased and bet
ter production. The Union Mill is cap
italized at $1,100,000, and has 69,500
spindles, while tbe Buffalo Mill has a
capital stock of $600,000, with 40,000
spindles. ,
SUMMARY OF LAWS
Birdie) e View of tbe Work Done 6;
Keceot Legislature
MANY LAWS Of A PUBLIC NATUEE
Acts and Captions cf Acts That Were
Passed by the Rtctnt Session of the
General Assembly
Ra'.pife'b Morning Toet.
In any bird's eye tlew of the leg
islation enacted by the general as
sembly of 1S0S about five acts loom jup
over all the rest as centers of general
interest. They are the bond settlement,
the new divorce law, the Ward bill, the
Revlsal of The Cod, and the "bucket
shop bill."
These and all other measures effect
ing the whole state are treated briefly
below, summaries being given, where
the bills are lengthy and in such cases
as the revenue and machinery act, the
school law or the revlsal only the
changes are noted.
The local acts chattering railroad
companies, banks, incorporating towns
and establishing graded schools are
classiiled.
THE BOND SETTLEMENT.
A special legislative committee, com
posed of Senators A. C. Zollicoffer of
V'ance, A. M. Scales of, Guilford and
Representative Walter Murphy of Row
an, J. R. Gordon of Guilford and J. B.
Coffield of Martin, in conference with
the governor and council of state re
garding the best setlement of the Schaf
fer bonds and the South Dakota judg
ment, made the following recommenda
tion to the general assembly:
"Gentlemen: The committee to whom
was referred the matter of the South
Dakota judgment and the Schaffer
bonds, to the end that they might care
fully consider the same and make
some recommendation to the general
assembly, do now respectfully make the
following report:
"1st. That the governcr of the State,
with the approval of the council of
State, be directed to settle the South
Dakota judgment in the manner deem
ed by them best to protect the State's
interest.
"2nd. After a careful consideration of
the bonded indebtedness known as the
Schaffer Brothers bonds, being 242
bonds of the par value of $1,000 each,
with interest on the same for twenty
nine years, and after consultation with
the attorneys of said bondholders, the
committee unanimously agreed to rec
ommend the following:
"The State is to pay the bondholders
&y2 per bona, which is less than pai
value, and amounts to $215,864. This
is $447,216 less than the principal and
interest of the 242 bonds, $179,136 less
than the first proposition suggested by
the bondholders to the governor, $86,
136 less than the first written proposi
tion made by the bondholders, printed
in the newspaper as a letter to the
governor, and $26,136 less than the ul
timatum that they offered at the first
meeting of this committee. The $215,
864 recommended by the committee,
and accepted by the bondholders, Is
based (though less) on the settlement
of 1879, allowing 25 cents on the dollar
and interest for twenty-four years,
with interest on the deferred coupons,
thys being in strict accord with the
settlement of 1879 and the Democratic
platform.
"We believe this settlement is both
honest and just, and we therefore rec
ommend that the general assembly ac
cept and approve it."
This report was unanimously adopted
by both branches, and a bill passed in
accordance therewith, which being a
roll-call measure, required six days for
its enactment and necessitated the leg
islature remaining in session, until
Monday, March Cth, although the term -expired
on Saturday.
The bill, after stating the conditions
of the settlement agreed upon by the
committee, the payment by the State
of $215,864 for the 242 bonds now held
by the Schaffer Brothers and the gov
ernor to settle the South Dakota judg
ment against the State for $27,400, pro
vides for an issue by the State treas
urer of bonds of North Carolina to the
amount of $250,000 to meet the above,
expenditures, the bonds to bear upon
their face the express purpose for
which they were issued, and drawing'
4 per cent, interest dating from Jan
uary, 1905. to be paid semi-annually on
January 1st and July 1st. The bonds
are to be of denominations of $500 or
$1,000, and are not to be sold for less
than par.
THE WARD BILL.
' What is known as the "Ward bill"
amends'the Watts law of 1903 by stipu
lating that "It shall be unlawful for
any, person or persons, fjrjn or corpor
ation to manufacture or rectify for
gain any spirituous, vinous or malt li
quors or intoxicating bitters within the
State cf North Carolina, except In In
corporated cities and towns having not
less than one thousand population,
wherein the manufacture of liquor la
not, or may not hereafter be prohibited
by law or regulated by special etat-
Then every city or town in which
manufacturing or selling is permitted
under this act shall maintain a town
or city government" as provided in its
charter and a polie force of pet less
than two policemen, and so:p mem-be-
cf thc nciice lorce is required to
visit each place where liquor is sold
or rnanufactured in the town at least
once a wek to see if the laws are being
obej-ed and if tbo place is being con
ducte'd in an orderly manner and to
make a written report of his visit to
the mayor and board of aldermen,
which report the mayor shall deliver
to tbe solicitor of the district. Tn case
of the failure of any town -to carry out
these requirements, the connty com
missioners may l evoke and cancel li
cense authorizing the sale, and manu
facture of liquor in that town.
Another section is added which make3
the possession and issuance to' any per
son of a United States license to sell,
manufacture or rectify at wholesale
or retail; in any county, city or town
where the manufacture, sale, or recti
ficatirn is forbidden by the laws of the
State, prima facie evidence that the
party Js guilty of doing the act per
mitted in the license, m vuwauon
the State law. The act is to take effect
from January 1, 1900.
THE ANTI-JUG LAW.
Tb Anti-Ju Law shout the sara
that has two in Eet for two years, A
large number of cvanUe an exempt
from its provision!.
TO ENFORCE WATTS LAW.
A special act makes it a mlsdemwtnor
for an y person to allow s distillery to
be operated on his land In all territory
where the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquors ts prohibited, sad
sheriffs and tbeir deputies and police
officers are required to search for and
seize any distillery in such territory
and deliver it to the Unftl States au
thorities for confiscation, and destroy
any materials found at such distillery
alo tolHie any liquor found in the
possession of any person not tax paid
and stamped as required by tbe United
States government and deliver it to tbe
United States officers.
It shall be the duty of tbe sheriff or
his deputies or police officers, when in
formed of TJolation of this act, to ar
rest the offender and subpoena all per
sons who may have information re
garding the offence charged. Any so
licitor who believes that liquor has
been manufactured or sold contrary to
law in his district, may have summon
ed any person believed to have knowl
edge of the offense before the grand
Jury.
COCAINE. OPIUM AND MORPHINE.
An act regulating the sale of co
caine, opium and morphine makes it
unlawful for any one to eell, or give
away these drugs except upon the writ
ten prescription of a reputable practic
ing physician, veterinary surgeon or
lentist, which prescription shall not be
refilled unless directed by the attend
ing physician. No veterinary surgeon is
allowed to prescribe cocaine, opium or
morphine for a human being.
THE DIVORCE LAW.
The new divorce law repeals all laws
creating ny cause for divorce enacted
since the session of 18S3, and amends
the Code by making fornication and
adultery on the part of the husband
a cause for divorce instead of separa
tion from the wife and living in adul
tery. It is provided that this law does
not apply to any suit now pending.
THE BUCKET-SHOP LAW.
The Bucket-Shop Law prevents deal
ing In futures in the State except manu
facturers and commission men.
THE NEW VAGRANCY LAW.
The vagrancy law was broadened
considerably in its application and in
its defination of vagrants. Its provis
ions are as follows:
Sec. 1. That section 3S34 of the Code
of North Carolina and all laws amend
ing thereof be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Sec. 2. That all persons who may
come within either of the clases here
inafter named shall be deemed a vag
rant. Sec. 3. (1) Persons wandering or
strolling about in Idleness who .are
able to work 'and have no property to
oopport Ihcm.
(2) Persons leading an tdlo, Imomral
or profligate life, who have no pro
perty to support them, and who are
able to work, and who do not work.
(3) All persons able to work, having
no property to support them, and who
have not some visible and known
means cf a fair, honest and reputable
livelihood.
(4) Persons having a fixed abode,
who have no visible property, to sup
port them, and who live by stealing,
or by trading in, bartering for, or buy
ing stolen property.
(5) Professional gamblers living in
idleness.
(6) All able-bodied men who have
no other visible means of support, who
shall live in idleness upon the wage3
or earnings of their mother, wife, or
minor child or children.
Sec. 4. That the punishment for vag
rancy as defined in this act shall not
exceed. $50 fine or 30 days imprison
ment for the first offense, and for the
3econd and subsequent offenses the jus
tice of the peace shall bind the defen
dant over to the superior court In the
sum of two hundred dollars ($200), and
upon conviction for said offense in the
superior court the defendant shall be
sentenced to the public roads or to the
workhouse for a term not less than six
months nor exceeding one year.
PENSIONS.
The pension law for Confederate sol
diers, sailors and widows is amended
by increasing the annual appropriation
from $200,000 to .$275,000. The classes
and amounts to 'each are now as fol
lows :
1. To such as have received a wound
that renders them totally incompetent
to perform manual labor in the ordi
nary vocations of life, $60.
2. To such as have lost a leg above
the knee or an arm above the elbow,
$45.
3. To such as have lost a foot or a
leg below the knee, or a hand or arm
below the elbow, or have a leg or arm
utterly useless, $35.
4. To such as have lost an eye and
the widows and all other soldiers who
are now three-fourths disabled from
any cause, $20.
Moreover, the county boards of pen
sions are empowered to place upon the
pension roll any Confederate veteran
Dr widow disqualified by the $500 prop
irty clause, who may appear to be un
able, to earn a living from property
valued as much as $500 or more.
LANDLORD AND TENANT.
Two acts were passed relative to con
tracts between landlords and tenant for
land and crops.
One makes it a misdemeanor for any
tenant or cropper who procures ad
vances from his landlord to abandon
the land rented by him without good
?ause and before paying for such ad
vances; for any landlord who ; may
contract with a tenant to furnish ad
vances so be tan make a crop to re
fuse to furnish the advances.- And
any person who employes a tenant who
to his knowledge has violated this act
shall be liable to the landlord for the
amount of the advances made and also
be guilty of a midemeanor. Whenever
any tenant shall contract for the rental
of land for the current year and fail to
perform the terms of his contract he
shall forfeit his right of possession and
the landlord may recover possession.
This law apples to the following
counties: Wayne. Lenoir, Greene. John
ston.' Jones. Onslow. Craven. Cleveland.
Sampson, Pitt. Duplin, Gates, Cumber
land. Perauimans. Chowan. Rbescn,
Bladen, Nash. Harnett, Edge-omte,
Hertford. Wilson, Rockingham. Pender,
Currituck. Gaston, Nortnampton. wsaa-
fort. Chatham. -Tyrrell. Mecklenburg, The countIes of Cleveland and
Guilford. Halifax. Caswell. Camden, t Mecklenburg may elect boards of d
Cabarrus. Columbus, Martin and Mont- j ucation after the terms of the present
orrery. . itoarda expire, two yean hence. Bun.
The other fcrt is wacticBlly tht . cQ:ni6 u now tht only county no elect
except that ia addition it makes it un ! lng itM education.
lawful for anyone to railre rr fn"t:e!
a (enact or c ropr-r to ab4a4.-o or fll f
io t-Oiiiirsie th or afur ri-1
tiss tKrthe la barb, cn feu own j
such tenant. This spp!- to te tml
ties of Wak. Hyd. At.. lUrtfardJ
;mpm. PYsGkllit ss4 takti. j
In-order to aid farmers dcitint ta
ho!d'tbSr rottun for hlckf rrtf !
t wm p 1 imraJlce tb Set f :
mi. ebsfter 71. by trducJc tt mzi
requir,! of wareboum n frm 1 25 0S
to 110,000 and by prof!4!o a!. tht j
If any war-houe t-enjfnjf b a raapi-
tal sttirk of not Jss tbsa f S.oco, it hl!
not lw require J to jive the boivL Tb j
act also makes all warehouse re Hpu
iKSued by warfhouren rcmtt!yif
with the law Talld sod binine In th
hands of all bona fide hoi Jrrs fr valve
without registration. Thi of ro;ir
means that farmers can obtain monry
on tbeir warehouse receipts as If they
were checks, or u.e them la trading ai
money.
CONDITIONAL PARDON.-?.
Tbe governor is empower?! In snj
cose in which h is authmltrd by th
constitution to grant u pniinn. fr
grant It subject to such conditions, re
strictions an I limitations as hr consid
ers proper and ne ?t and if a prls
oner who has been pardoned upon ron
ditlons to lw observe 1 and perfrra
by him. violates any of Kurh condlt -in
the governor shall hare hhn arrrM
and detained until h can examine th'
case. If It appears that be has sio- I
lated the conditions of his pardon, the
governor shall order him remanded aad
confined for tbe unexpired trni of hit
sentence. In coquetlng which tlu tin
between the conditional pardon and thf
subsequent arrest Is not t le takea aa
part of the time of the sentenc?.
ELECTION LAW AMENDED.
The general election law is amended
so that the county cvmmJsnione.-s may
pay to the members or the count)
boards of election anl the registrars
auch compensation additional to that
allowed In the law as may Le consid
ered just and fair. The error In the
law relative to the disrenslng of liquor
on election day- is also corrected, and '
it is now illeged to Pel lor give away
with Intent to Infkrenre a voter any
intoxicating liquor on election day
within five miles of a poll!::? place.
This does not apply to primary elec
tions. HOMESTEAD LAW.
The homestead law is amended w
that the allotted homstead ."hall be
exempt from attachment for dfbt ho
long as owned and occupied by the
homestead, or by cne for him. but
when scld or otherwise eonvcye 1 by
him, the exemption ceases, and it nay
be attached for liens existing prior to
the time of conveyance. Ii.it the home
steader who has conveyed his allotted
homestead can have another allotted
and as often as may be necessary. Tbls
act has no retroactive effect.
dahub oitAitTunun.
The following banks and banking
companies were chartered: Citizoa?
Bank and Trust Company. Jaoksou
County Bank, Rouse Banking Co..
Commercial & Farmers' Bank at En
field. Citizens' Bank at Eden ton. Bank
of Dallas, Plnetops Banking Co.. Im
perial Trust and Sivinqs Co., th? Love
Trust Co.. High Point Savinrs anl
Trust Co.. Citizens' Loan and Trust
Co., Asheville Brokerage and Invest
ment Co.. the Citizens' Bank and rrst
Co, of Southern Pint3, the Guaranty
Trust and Security Co.
TOWNS INCORPORATED.
The following towns were incor
porated: Tabor in Columbia county,
Troutman in Iredell, Almond In Swain.
Hazel wood in Haywood. Iywarae in
Scotland. Walnut in Madison, Alex
ander in Buncombe. Saloniburg i.i
Sampson. Andrews in Cherokee. Hoy
wood in Chatham. Patterton in Cal 1
well. Atlantic in Carteret, Hudson in
Calddwell. Macon lr. Warren. Highland
In Catawba. Co-jr-1! In Bladen. Mon
eure in Chatham. Cronly in Columbus,
Locust in Stanly, Mineral Spring? in
Union, Maufin in Pitt. Garner In
Wake. Coats in Edgecombe, Cornelius
In Mecklenburg. Roarin? River ii
Wilkes. Yancey ville In Caswell, (jod
win in Cumberland. Creed moor In
Granville, Rocky Point In Pender.
Richland3 in Onslow, Englehard Jn
Hyde.
MISCELLANEOUS.
It is made unlawful for anyone to
take waste or packing from a journal
box of any locomotive or railroad car.
The penalty Is fine or Imprisonment in
Jail or state's prison.
' All laws exempting municipal
bonds from taxation are repealel. but
any municipality may exempt its
bonds from its own taxation.
Hereafter the State will appropriate
$100 to each county fair Instead Of ISO,
and any shows at such fairs arc ex
empt from state and county tax.
The state appropriates $10,000 each
year for the years 1905. 1903 and 1907
to pay the expenses of the state's par
ticipation in the Jamestown Tercen
tennial Exposition on Hampton Ruds
I Va,. beginning la May. 1907. This ap
propriation is conditional upon the
United States government giving $1.
0OO.CO0 to the enterprise.
The salaries of the supreme cotrt
Justices and the superior court Judres
were Increased from $2,500 to $1030.
Other salaries increased were thoe
of the two clerks in the office of thJ
state superintendent of pabllc in
struction from $1,000 to $1,230 o! the
stenographer in that oSce from $5
to f600; of the chief clerk to the. sec
retary of state from $1,030 to $1.ofi
and of the brigadier general from $EW
to $300.
One change was rade In the judicial
districts by takins: WllVes out of the
eleventh and nuttin? it in the thir
teenth and taking Ashe out of the
thirteenth aid putting it in thc elev
enth. A resolution was adopted requesting
the pestofike authorities to es
tablish a sub postofflce at the capital
during the session of the general as
sembly. This would cbviate the neee
sity of employing two mall clcrfcs
and would thereby save $2C0 to the
state.
The , pharmacy law was amended
revised and consolidated bo that its ad
ministration is .made more effective
by means of more complete machin
ery for carrying out its provisions.
: fa Misnred
NO. II.
ny of tear r Wvu4 em
!!sU tbttrBt&eati Ha Ih i'Uza
rf t 4rfu.
Cntiatf rorta!sfcMni of ait rvtt:
etc-? New Hitt aai
t&ay rrv?at th J?4 aatoe&il
frKXor-ryftrs s4 otMr like teUi
fb?!e rtmJU a4 trt
All I he laws rrraUuts tkHjre e
r-aa 1 tVUtatsgtoat ta t a!
otutljr fr trt. tke ly o& . th
of Male a is Atlantic al Tata
was lCTe4 to aftr cfi of tb fcrSt
ficbts btor th rommitle tr fn
In th North OaroUfe ltlaiar. t
twru tb pilots an4 tfe fcwtft n-J
of WlitntaKtoit.
An amendment to tb r-'ft"! nii
road law make tb rointeanm nmr
of pr?na necessary to f'm a r!!ro4
rttniny Hi lGtea4 of twenty -fir-.
After Jen lit. 10. lb to4M
weisht of babt of cofT B! It
North Crtina shall b it nnil. an 1
all Uafs shall con tain two buhN r
on basbe! and ot-half bttthel or on
fourth bnh or oo-elghth bushel t
K lively, esh tar to b mtrks
whether th meal Is tnslt4 or uat!it4.
in amount It contains and th welftf.
But thU act dors m arpir to tL re
tallinf of mrsl dtrert to rUtfcrH-ra
frorn fcnlk tork when prior! anl Jtlt
cred by actual weight or tmaore.
To rpalr tb walks and ground of
tb capitol 'i"iare th tard of pahlic
bulldings and grounds Is emr'wri-d to
tow such hriek and thr mairrUt frtii
th inltentlary as ii n oihr-!-!
appropriated, and surb iattr frm tL
Initntlary as tap; not othcrwU t
employed.
Tbe powers and duties of tb toter
nor are inrread by an act emrower
InR hi tu when be shall dm It adl
abl to visit all state Institutions for
the purr. nt Inquiring Into thtl"
managerocnt and nds.
AccorvHnss to what l railed th
Hutchinson art railroads nre r-i'.r-!
to settle claim for kn or danat
within sixty da -hey tbe shlpsK-rt
is from on point to another vHiiu
the Mate.
Flat Treasurer I). R. !ary wa r
SmbuiTed $37 1. SO. the amount taktu hy
Mi miiier.zlinr rierk Mrtln ftftPr Mr
Lscy assumej office, which he maie
Md out of his own pockrt. Ltr In
the session an art was pad to r
fund to ex-State Treajurrr William II.
Worth $2.GO0, loss sustained by th fail
ure of th Ftm Nation! Hank of
Asheville, Western Carolina, Bank f
Asheville and the Ilank of Guilford ii
which state fun la bad bn deposit
ed. GIIADKD PCHOOLS KSTAUUHUP.
Graded schools were establish'! at
th following plares: Granite Tall.
Hhodhiss, Pinnacle. Frrrmont. Ilryron
City, Itanlleman. Undsburg, Yottiigs
vllle, Aulandr. Moorestllle, Mat itOck,
Winton. Morehad City. Ileanfort,
Hertford County, pakersvlll. Hert
ford. Itnffn, IlOiklngham .Copland In
Surry, Ildhavin. Ijake landing In
n.J-, ruiKllutoii, li'm, Urrnsrc
vllle, Walkertown in Forsyth. Kings
Mountain, certain territory in WHaon,
Kdgecombc and Nash.
POWER COMPANIES Clf ARTKflEU.
The following power eompanie-i vem
chartered: Tallassee power Co.. th
Great Pee De Wectrle & Power Co..
tho Waynes vllle Railway and Power
Go.. Appalachian Kiectrlc Power L
Transit Co.. Mecklenburg Power $
Traction Co.. Raleigh A Durham Pat
senger & Power Co., Hickory Railway
& Power Co. .
RAILROAD COMPANIES CHARTER
ED. The following railroad corapan'et
were Incorporated: Durham South
Carolina, San ford Sc. River Valtcy.
Winston-Salem Southbound Ralwa
CO.. Dover Southbound IlaJ!rod Co,
Yadkin & Transmountalu Railway
Co.. Tmkaselg Railway Co.. Edge
combe .Hall war Co.. Southoort 4c
Northwestern Railway Co.. Ashevilio
& Northern Railway Co.. F D Val
ley Railway Co., Graham County Rail
way Co.. Reaufort ii Western Railway
Co., Appalachian !ntrburhau Railroad
Co., Southport at Weatern Railway
Co.. the AaheviUe tc Burnsville RP.
way Co.. the Cllffslde Railroad Co..
V.'inston, High Point & Wadeaboro
.Interburban Electric Railroad Co., tho
Dobson Electric Railway Co, the
Jackson County Railway Co., Ra'eljh
&. Southport Railway, Kingston fc C P
Fear Railroad Co.. Nantahala Rail
road. Flume and Transportation Cr.,
Southport, Northern V Western Hall
way Co.. Watauga Hallway Co.
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
Extensive plana for the improvement
of the Suez Canal are now well under
wnj.
Society in Washington secmt deter
mined to introduce "tbe Continental
Sunday.'
An Indianapolis man has been or
drel !J Hie courts to pay his ex-wife
$5:1.150 alimony.
Copper money in France is being;
gradually replaced this year by alum
inum bronze pennies of a pale yellow
color.
The Corcoran Art Gallery, at Wash
laffton, I). C. recently pakl 12000 for
an oil painting of a codflib by William
if. Chase.
Trench horticulture in tbe sxperl
cental gardens at Bordeaux bat accli
matised for Europe one of tbe tweet
potatoes of Weatern Africa.
1-Tve pensioners of tbe Revolutionary
War and 1110 pensioner of tbe War
of are stCI upon tbe Govern
ment's pay roll.
Dr. Usder.'of John; Hopkins Unirer
tiiy. reiterated that men over sixty
are "absolutely useless," but admitted;
that LU chlorofonnlas suggestion was
only a joke.
The c!M.iants of Mary bttouu.
one of the fstir- taaids of honor to
Mary tjuetn of Kcoti, have ia tbeir
possession a curious watch which was
ilven by that queeu to her favorite.
Loiidoii clnbs are tot very ehecrfel
places ia cold weather, according to a
Saturday Review writer, who say
thut iu time of frot aad snow the
number" of slee-pers and fuorer is.
abominably increased.
Two Japancs3 prisoners were picked
tip by the Russian in recent skir
niis'u. One was nnhurt, the other mor
tally wounded. They were brothers,
andthe one had preferred capture to
leaving the other to He alone on .the
Utq'egelJ.
U ii tetter to U doiss a ftw but
tnl? tbini i than to tot dxtialni vitzj
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