TTT n O Vtt KN OR'S M ESS A CIV..
A DEN RAIDED.
A Synopsis or uovernor x tarrs jues- I J. ' i
,sasc t o the iiORisiature mow in scs- investigation be had by this Legis
slon.
The Governor's message is before
us and is another masterful produc-
Uon that will add lustre to his fame
as one of the State's best governors.
It is 14 columns in the News and
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I Uoserver anu contains apout .14,-7 uu
words and treats every interest of
lature." He maintains. tha atrtbon-
ty of the Board to make such . lease
and shows that the private stock
holders were unanimous in their ap
proval. The Governor deniea tiat
any., thing was
dons secretly or
the State in full,
n
as mental j00-
' SUITS
The logic i3 clear,
the; argu ments forcible and many
passages are well Worth storing away
GAINED.
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The Governor announces the
happy if sue of the 'contest over the
hastily. 4 1
The North Caiolina railroad dis
connected with any spscial system,
paid scarcely any dividends, as many
know too well. The Governor snows
that ' with the road leased on ( the
present favorable terms the road is
a source oi great revenue to
r
Baits in the courts "over the fraudu-
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lent bonds issued in the dark days
For the first six years the
the
will receive S195.000 ner vear and
of the States worst historv mvolv- ; t. 1 ofvi -
v j i n - - after that will realize $210,000 per
The Supreme
jog 12,297,000.
Courts sustained the Stated contest
I-
i id the matter )3 now forever eet-
tied and the State lis relieved.
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FOR WHAT WE PAY TAXES
State needs funds are as follows:
"The General Assembly, Executive
Departments. Jadictai Departments,
Kailroid Commission, Bureau of
Lab
year, which is sufficient to pay prin
cipal and ' interest of all tho State's
debt in less that 56 veara and the
remaining 40 or more years, we jj
would be crettioj? the 210.000 ner ! J
j j i year all from this formerly almost
worthless railroad, and; 'too, 'at the
fDQ.oi tne lease we wouia nave tne
road 'not lii the condition in which
the Rich mocvand Danville received
it but witfl all the improVemer'T 1 jts
put upon it in the meantime.
In ansGrinsr the obiection
f, cat? public building3 Unsth of tta trm 0? the j
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ouunp vuaw ucici iciwo wuiu . uo
gotten and that the stock was made
r Statistics,
nine Men Pulled at 3 O'clock 1 Ills'
Alornlng:, .Srx qfWhom de in Jail
prhleves, Gamblers and Wbisbey
Peddlers Compose the Lot-Good
Worn orchief Bojcr and Detectlye
Hancy.
The biggest raid ever made in the
quiet little town of Concord, took
place tnis (Saturday) morning about
3 o'clock, when nine men eight of
w horn wre negroes,' were captured
at their den near the depot.' The
gang had been located by Chief of
Police Boger, but not until Detec
tive Haney, of the Sou therh rail
road, took a hand in unraveling the
case did the officers ehew tbeir hands.
The dive lis sitijatediabont 100
yards above the Depot street bridge
that, crosses the railroad,1 abd is the
property of Mr. P M Morns, rented
to one negro Will Smith.,
Diii'ective ' Eacey, w Chief Boger,
Constable R VT Johnston and Jailer
visited the tceae about 2 o'clock
while thry. stood guard at the
house, a rn saenger wa3!i despatched
to Hi quire W J Hill to lEEae war
rants and be in readiness for a trial,
Agricultural So
cieties, conyeyjD-g Convicts to peni
tentiaryl rewards end advertising for
I
vna grab
debt, the various schools, instUutions
and
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m.m,
4-:k
No doubt about it weare better fixed to
olease Vou in Glothin than we have J ever
beer,
Men's Siiits, latest anS
Be
St.
and asylums supported or aided by i , li lL .
J I-- u J I the more valuable therebv, citing
'l e State, printing and general conV yr .
ungent; account, iioout oi5i,oau
per jear is needed. 1 . 5 ; -
THE RESCURCES OF THE STATE.
The resources1 are substantially
inia's Teising for 100 years
ss given by the
j Auditors .report.
Standard in the
which ran stock up from $105 to
150 per share.
The Governor says it was ; the
avowed purpose of his admjnistri"
tfon to place all property on the tax
list and lease the State's interests.
Atlantic
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and North Carolina railroad
aside by, the courts was
best bargain that could be
the State.
FARMING IKTEREsTS DEPRESSED.
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The governor laments
preesed condition of the; farming
interests, but the State government
can't remedy it." It must be done
set
the very
made for
Some provision shontd be made TT ... , ,u . fcit.
ior aeciarine: ana numg vacancies
in State offices in cases of insanity
or other disability.
THE R. R. jCOM MISSION.
The Governor, is delighted withf
the Railroad Commission. Tinder its
management railroad valuations
' have increased from $12,424,540 in
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, 1890 to $26)576,09ain 1896. Little
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vaiuanon oc oceamooai imea ior u ri T ,aif;rt zi ki;
taxation was made before but now the gold Standard is the source of
we receive taxes on 7,7yo wortn au ,our business evils, in that it
on this. line. Freight and passenger transfers the advantages to the silver
rates ( have been greatly reduced, using - countries of Mexico, China,
telegraph rates have been' reduced Japan and the Argentine. He thinks
40 tkr rent, ftirnreaa ratpa have been it the'gold price of silver Continues
fimpiitied, the business of railroads to fall it is only a question of time
is tabulated and can be seen without when every mill in this country ia
closed. "The white man with the
:
yellow dollars is no match for the
yellow man with the white dollars."
CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGEi
at 4 o'clock in the mayor's office
Dan Morris, Will Smith and Bob
ave were iritd for reaihne
. ' -.vbifekey, and at the same fcitticg
to the j George j Cooper, Lum Boger and
Louis Oliver were tried 'for stealing
coal from the cars on the siding at
he depot. All six of the burly n9
groealwere Bent to jail in default of
$100 bond each. , There were three
others, bat they were hot wanted,
und after a preliminary jnearing they
were released. :- vv 'yyyyy'f'
Tte festive "coons" .were in the
midst of an inteiening game of
cards when avvooped 'down upon.
In searching the house, the officers
found four empty jugs and a long
wooden box, inde of which was an
oil can about half full o whiskey.
There was fully a half ton of stolen
coal stored aay in the house which
bad been carried there fin towsacks
by tne tbieye3. , V S
A negro detective was in the
house with the negroes at the time
of arrf8t, and was working on the
some' CAse. ' ."!" y:,
It is a source of great relief to the
residents in that portion of the city
to know thac a part of a great gang
of evil-doers , and mischief -makers
have been "caeed." Much praise is
due the officers for ! their efficient
work and success. I .
. Boys
best.
oMldren's Suits,
and best.
Suits, latest arid
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applying to tbej corporation's.
LEASE OF THE N. Q., RAILROAD.
The Governor is very strong m
his belieirthat the lease of the North
Carolina railroad was just the right
thing.:
He shoulders his full share
TO CIJUE A COLD 131 ONE DAY
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
cf the responsibility and defends the lets. All druggists refund the
action i ably.
that will do tc stick a
Here is! something money if it fails to cure
by;
25c ml 4
peg
"Men some times, for one reason or Jame3 L Francis,
another, criticise; public officials Chicago says : I regard
without having fully informed them -New Discovery o s an Ideal Panacea
The I tlcal Panacea
Alderman
iDr. King's
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' ASK th recoverca
dyspeptic V' bilious suf
ferers, victims of fever
and ague, the m'ueurial
diseased padent, how
they recovered health,
in-l.hi'tO f Vl S1T Will : tfH
you by taking Simmons
We guaranteQto save vou mone '
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HATS -AND CAPS FORiEYERYBODY
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A
Word
TO THE
W
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Election returns are nothing compared! to the re
sults you receive by trading with Dry & Walworth,
who! are wide awake and uptodate. People are apt
to believe what
can be quickly
they see and the Doubting Thomases
conyinced of the truthfulness andr
correctness of whatVwe say by calling at once. 'Tis
only a few days till 'Xrnas and everybody i?.. begins
ning to look around for "Santa Glaus. , His' head
quarters thistime are at the
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Liver Regulator.
.Belvea aa to all the facts in tho ea?e.
Under such circumstances their ad-
verse criticisms are are not always
just or; their conclusions infallible.
An impartial investigation may show
that ? some , of the critics of the
lease are of this class." He
esv8, lI heartily join its oppo
nents in inviting a full investi
gation of these and all other mat
for Coughs, Colds and Lung Com
my family
plaints, having used it in
for the last five years, to
sion of physiciana's prescriptions
brother preperations.
Rev.gJ ohn Bttrgu 8, Keokuk, Iowa,
wrires: I have been a minister of
the Methodist E piscopal j church for
50 years or more, and nave never
found anything so beneficial, or that
gave me such speedy relief as Dr,
King's New Discovery.! Try this
fdfial Couorh Remedv now. Trial
ters 'connected with our manage- j Bottle3 fiee at Feszar's Drug Store.
The Clieapest, Purest and Best Family .
i , . Medicine in the World!' "
For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION. Jauniicet
Bilious attacks, SICK HEADACHE, CoHc, Deprei
BUn of Spirits SOUR STOMACH, Heartburn, etc.. ;
This unrivaled remedy is warranted not to contain
a pingle particle of Mercury, or any mineral snbstancej
but is . - i f " -; if-
PURELY VEGETABLE
containing those Southern Roots and Herbs which-an
all-wise Providence has placed in countries where
Liver Diseases most prevail. It : wiU cure all
Diseases 'caused by Derangement cyf ;.tlio
liver and Bowels. I
The SYMPTOMS of Tiver Complaint are a bitter
or bad taste in the mouth-; Paid in ,the Back, Sides or
ointS, : titen mistaken for IKheumatism ; ' hour
tomach ; Loss of Appetit ; Bowels alternately
costive and lax ; Headache ; Loss of Memory, with a
painful sensation of having1 failed to do something
which aught to have been done ; DebnityrLow
Spirits; a thick, yellow appearance of the Skin and
Eyes; -a dry Caugh.pften mistaken for Consumption.
Sometimes many cf these (symptoms attend the
f Via o-rtSiT "I' disease, at others very few ; but the Liver, the largest
LUO eitau- r organ body, is generally the seat of the disease-.
una ll not is.eguiai.eu iu uuic, giwi, suuuwj, nsM.u
edness and DEATH will e&sue. .
' The following highly-esteejned -persons Lest to the
virtues' of Simmons Liver Regulator: Gen.W. S.
Holt, Pres. Ga. S. W. R. R. Co. ; Rev. J. R. Felder,
Perry, Ga.; Col. . K. Sparks; Albany, Ga.; C. Master
son. Esa.-Sherifr Bibb Co..Ga. 1 1. A. Butts. Bainbridge.
Ga.; Rev, J. W. Burke. Macon, Ga.;. Virgil Powers,
Supt. Ga. S. W. R. R. ; Hon. Alexander H. Stephens.
We have tested its virtues personally, and knn
that for DvsDCDsia. Biliousness and Throbbing Head
ache, it is the best medicine the world ever saw. We
cave tried forty , other remedies before Simmons liver
Regulator, and none of them srave as more than tern-
porary relief; the Regulator not only relieved, but cured
tS. L.D. lELEGKAPH AMD MESSENGER, MACOM, KAt
V ;'.',:;.";;v MAiaTACTCRED ONI.Y BY ' ; .. ""
J. II. ZEXLIX it COil Philadelphia
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He says if you like comfort and ease buy one of Dry
& Wadsworth'd Big. Rocking Chairs or; the JLadi'e
sizes for your wife. Or if you want to sleep well and
rest easy buy one of the Raleigh' Wire Spring Mat?
tresses, best in! the world, or one of the handsomest
lounges. They haveythem at all prices from $4,00 to
S25,.and to make your parlor look ap-tosdate and
in style buy a parlor suit and to fit up a room, nicely;
buy one of these handsome suits, the prices are low!
4 AIN'T
IT
THE TRUTH.."
Yes sir, We! have everything m the furniture line.
Chairs of all j descriptions. . Tables all sizes and
styles. Big lot of Pictures, Window Shades, Cur
tain Polls, Ladies' Desks, Office Desks, Wardrobes p
Sideboards, China Closets and everything to make a J
home pleasant and a wife happy. Beginning from
today and during the holidays we propose to give to
each cash purchaser a nice and useful piece of fur
niture, consisting of Bat Backs, Music Racks, Comb
and Brush Shelf, Bo6k Shelves, Corner Brackets,
Medicine GasesT'What Nots, etc. This" is no fake
"Sure Go.,, The piices of the articles meantime are
from 15 cents to $0. The value of the present - will
be governed by the amount of j the cash j purchase.
These sales will con dnue until the above mentioned '
articles have all been given out.Come'atJonceand
getthejehoice presents, ! .
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