A 1 WK 1
Vol. 'xx xi. no. mi
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY DECEMBER 2, 1898.
S1.00 PER YEAR.
ARTICLES OF PEACE
i
Thirteen Articles Before the Peace Commis
sion for Settlement.
FOUR OF THEM AGREED UPON.
Instructions of the Spanish Cabinet to its Commissioners-It Refuses a
Ratification of the Protocol of 1877-Senator Hoar Opposes the
Annexation or Purchase of the PhilippinesGeneral
Planco Sails for SpainAguinaldo Demands Heavy
Ransom for His Prisoners Spain Wants
IJia Pay for the Carolines.
Paris, November 30. The joint peace
commission devoted two hours and a
lialf today, from 2 to 4:20 o'clock p.
m., to drafting the three first articles
of the peace treaty protocol, dealing
witlv. the cession of Cuba, Porto Iiico
and the Philippines, upon which the
commissioners agreed in principle.
A general discussion on the other ar
ticles followed, but no decision wa.s
reached and the joint commission ad
journed until tomorrow.
ARTICLES OF Till-: TREATY.
There were thirteen articles laid be
fore the two commissions, covering the
following subjects:
1. The relinquishment of sovereign
ty over and claim of title to Cuba.
2. The cession of Porto Kico and
other Spanish possessions in the West
Indies, together with Guam, in the La
drones. 3. The cession of the Philippines.
1. The terms of the evacuation of
the Philippines.
5. The pledge of the United States
to preserve order in the Philippines,
.pending the ratification of the treaty.
G. The release of military prisoneis
mutually.
7. The cession by Spain of the is
land of Kusane, or Strong island, in
the Carolines.
N. The mutual relinquishment of in
demnity claims.
'J. The religious freedom of the Car
olines, assuring the rights of Ameri
can missionaries there.
10. Cable landing rights at points
within the Spanish jurisdiction.
11. The release by Spain of politi
cal prisoners for offenses in Cuba and
the Philippines.
12. The pledge of the United States
to inaugurate in the Philippines an
"open door" policy and to guarantee
the same to Spain for at least twelve
years.
1?.. -A revival of the treaties broken
by the war.
The first three articles were mutual
ly agreed upon today, as was also the
article embodying the terms of the
evacuation of the Philippines, which
-will be practically the same as in the
evacuation of Cuba and Porto Ilico.
'The mutual release of military prison
ers was agreed upon, Spain liberating
the rebel prisoners and the United
States liberating the Manila garrison
and the Sjvaniards held by Aguinaldo.
The political prisoners to be released
by Spain are such as are now in exile
at CYuta, in Morocco , and at other
Spanish prisons.
Iaily sessions will be held hereafter,
and it is now believed that the work
may be possibly concluded this week,
although so early a termination is not
-probable.
The foregoing list of subjects under
consideration does not show the pre
cise order on which the .articles were
laid before the Spanish commissioners
today and in fact only eight of the
Thirteen articles were discussed. Four
points arose about which the Spaniards
desired to consult Madrid and two
ipon which the Americans will eon
suit Washington.
After the session and the departure
of the Spanish commissioners the
Americans remained in the conference
ch-amber for an horn- in an executive
session. The adjournment was taken
until 3 o'clock tomorrow.
INSTRUCTIONS FROM SPANISH
CABINET.
Madrid, Ncvember SO The cabinet's
instructions to Senor Montero Rios,
whii' h were drawn up last evening,
were to request the immediate release
of the Spanish prisoners in the Philip
pine islands; to negotiate navigation
and tariff advantages in the Philip
pine inlands in favor of Spiin; to ot
tain s. .ratification of several treaties
of commerce wi;h former Spanish pos
session", and an arrangement of the
.debt of the Philippines, an1 if pos
sible, of the Cubi-n debt. Ttv; govern
;nent abso .agreed to refuse a ratifica
tion of th protocol of 1877.
The mi.nist.ers lso considered the
rii.'um of the carets and further de
liberated upon the repatriation of the
Spanish trot;; in he Philippine Is
lam's. It wu decided that constitu
tion;;! rights will, for the present, re
inaij su.-'pendod.
THK CARL1STS.
The minister of the interior, enor
".'apdepon. in an interview, is quoted
,;is saying the carlists have no chance
jtf success. He added: "'We are close
ly watching their proceedings in the
Basque province? and in Catalonia and
Amgon, nd w e are ready Uo repress the
first sign of insurrection. Don Carlos
on1y has a. chance in the mountains
of Catalontei. where the people sufferrd
less during the last c.irlist war.
The I
caiiisi are working desperately to
win the support of some of our regi
ments and some of our generals, but
these attempts have failed. Not a
single general has listened to their pro- 1
rosals." I
Thf lmnnrci.il nnnniinpM that thp '
government intends to retain the Caro-
Jines and will only sell them in case
it receives an advantageous offer and
they become a burden to Spain. The
paptr adds: "The government hereto. I irom uusseis to j.ne Journal, re-ar-has
not received such a proposition, j firms the report that Major Count Es
but expects to do so." 1 terhazy has sailed for America. This
the protocol of 1877. dispatch asserts that lie embarked at
1 Washington, November 30, The pro- Rotterdam.
. tocol of 1S77, which the Spanish gov
ernment has notified her commission
ers not to revive, is the celebrated
Cushing protocol which has been a
source of much correspondence be
tween the two governments and was
invoked by this government a number
of times prior to the outbreak of hos
tilities. The protocol was framed with
special reference to the outbreaks in
Cuba against Spain and now that she
has lost nearly all of her colonies and
especially those near our soii, it has
; not its former importance to the Unit-
j ed States. Its aim was to guarantee
our citizens protection against sum
mary and secret legal proceedings. Its
first clause, which is fairly destructive
of the whole protocol, provided that
no citizen of the United States resid
ing in Spain or in her island posses-
sions charged with treasdn, conspira
cy aganist the government or any oth
er crime be subjected to trial by any
exceptional tribunal unless captured
with arms in hand, but, instead, shall
; be tried exclusively by the ordinary le-
' gal jurisdiction.
! SENATOR HOAR OPPOSES PIIIL-
! IPPINK ANNEVATION.
! Worcester, Mass., November 30 Sen
ator Hoar announced himself today as
positively opposed to the acquisition of
the Philippines by the United States.
i In a communication to The Gazette he
; says:
"We have not, so far, any news
j which is absolutely trustworthy of
; what they are doing in Paris; but if
! the report is true that it is proposed
! to buy of Spain the 'sovereignty of
; the Philippine islands and to pay $20,
; 000,000 for it, I do not believe that such
a treaty will be agreed to, and I do
j not believe it ougiit to be agreed to.
' Spain has very little sovereignty in
i the Philippines to sell just now; and
j I do not think the people of the Unit-
eH States are in the market to buy
sovereignty, or that the constitution
has conferred on anybody the right to
buy any such commodity. The consti
tution was framed upon the theory
that sovereignty is not a salable ar
ticle. The people of the United States
have conferred upon nobody the pow
er to make such purchases in their be
half. We have acquired territory
either vacant or so sparsely settled
that there were no people capable of
governing it and no germ of a nation
al life. We have also, in one recent
case, acquired a territory where the
original germ of national life had per
ished. But neither of these precedents
applies to the Philippine archipelago
with its millions of inhabitants."
GENERAL BLANCO'S DEPARTURE.
Havana, November 30. The Spanish
mail steamer Villuverde, with Marshal
Blanco, the former captain general of
Cuba, and his suite on board, left this
port at 1 o'clock a. m. today. The de
parture of Marshal Blanco was not ac
companied by the pomp and ceremony
marking similar events in previous
years. Only personal friends and a
few officers accompanied General Blan
co, none of the crowds usual on such
occasions, waiting to see him for the
last time. A body of troops, however,
to do military honors to the former
captain general was present. As soon
as Marshal Blanco arrived on board
the Villaverde the vessel weighed an
chor. AGUINALDO DEMANDS RANSOM.
Madrid, November 30. The govern
ment has received an important dis
patch from the Philippine islands in
which it is stated that Aguinatdo, the
insurgent leader, demands ,$1,500, 000 for
the release of the imprisoned friars.
The fiermau Press on Uie Peace Terms
Berling. November 29. "The Cologne
Gazette says: International envy has
prevented Europe from opposing the
excessive demands of the United States
upon Spain. Although they might
have profited richly by the situation,
the powers feared to make a bitter
enemy of America, with the conse
quent closing of her markets, if they
opposed the annexation of the Philip
pines. Other German papers argue that the
United States would have never dar
ed to impose such conditions had it
not been for" England.
Da tot j go to Truck Farms by lite Cofd
Atlanta. Ga., November 20. A spe
cial l-o The Constitution from Charles
ton. K. . says: Reports received here
from the truck farming region above
Charleston show that the business vas
damaged to the extent of JISO.QOO Ly
the frost and cold weather which pre
vailed during Saturday and Sunday.
All of the tender crop was lost- The
vegetables were badly put behind by
j liie cold snap in October and since then
the season has been so damp and cold
that vegetation was delayed. Ail of
the crop for miles up the river was cut
down and ruined. Cabbage, turnips
and strawberries were the only things
left
Eferliay Sails for America
Paris, Novenrter 29. A dispatch
II ii
iin
On the Blockade of Port
of Santiago.
LENGTHY CRITIGiSMS
By the Admiral of the Conduct of Hos
tilities by Others He .flakes Great
Complaint Against General Sliafter.
He Urges the Army to Jlake a Way
for Entrance of the Fleet Miafter's
Keply Sampson's Complaint that He
was uot.tlade a Party to the Surrender
Washington, November 30. The na
vy department today made public a
report from Admiral Sampson cover
ing the operations of the United States
blockading fleet off Santiago after the
destruction of Cervera's squadron. The
report begins with a dispatch dated on
the flagship New York, July 15th, and
winds up with one from the same flag
ship, dated Guantanamo, August 4th.
In the first report Admiral Sampson
tells of the demonstration made against
Aguadores by the Michigan troops un
der Duffield, the point of which was
that as soon as the ships took part in
the firing the Spaniards disappeared.
He says that the bombardment of San
tiago on July 2nd served no particular
end, because Shafter's attack had been
postponed. He quoted dispatches from
himself to Shafter, stating that it
was impossible to force an entrance to
the harbor until the mines had been
removed and that work could be ac
complished only after the troops had
taken the forts. Shafter replied that
he could not tell when he could take
the batteries. If they were as difficult
as those against which he was pitted
it would take some time and a great
loss of life. Says he: "I am at a loss
to see why the navy cannot work un
der a destructive fire as well as the
army. My loss yesterday was over 500
men. By all means keep up the fire '
on everything in sight until demolish
ed. I expect, however, with time and
sufficient men to capture the forts
along the bay."
An hour later, on the same day, July
2nd, Shafter again appealed to Samp
son to force the harbor entrance im
mediately so as to avoid future loss
among his men, already very heavy.
"You can operate with less loss of life
than I can," he said. In reply, on the
same day. Admiral Sampson pointed
out that the channel of the harbor was
well strewn with mines which would
certainly result in the sinking of one
or more of his ships if he attempted to
enter the harbor and that by sinking
one the harbor would be blocked
against th3 entrance of the others. He
had hoped that Shafter would take the
batteries from the rear, so that he
might drag for the torpedoes, but if
it was Shafter's earnest desire that he
should force the entrance he would
prepare to undertake it, thinking, how
ever, that the position of both army
and navy would be made more difficult
if they failed in the attempt. Sampson
said: "It is not so much the loss of
the men as it is the loss of ships which
has until now deterred me from mak
ing a direct attack upon the ships .
within the port." ;
After the battle with Cervera's fleet
Shafter renewed his request that
Sampson force an entrance, saying his
present position had cost his 1,000 men
and he should not wish to lose anv
more. Sampson, in his comment, says
this shows a complete misapprehen- i
sion of the circumstances. He alleges !
that the sinking of the Mercedes would
obstruct the larger American ships and
that extensive shore batteries wer1
known to exist. His chief of staff had
indicated to Shafter the points that
should be carried before attention was
paid to the city and the taking of
these points would have insured the
destructir t of the mines and the en- j
trance o" zhe American fleet.
Shafter had cordially consented to
this and Sampson did not know why :
the plan was changed unless the troops
had been advanced too far to divert.
He expresses the belief that an ad
herence to the original plan would have
resulted In the much quicker surrender
of the Spanish troops and less loss of
life, except to the navy, which would
have borne the brunt of attack.
Sampson tells how he contemplated
bringing up the marine battalion from
Guantanamo, landing them at the foot
of Morro to assist in assault or to take
the west battery and had no doubt of "
the success of his plan. He arranged
to visit Shafter to talk this over, but
being ill was obliged to send his chief
of staff. Captain Chadwick. They
reached an agreement to bombard
Santiago from the sea for twenty-four
"hours with the heavy guns and if that '
failed to bring the enemy to terms then ,
to assault Socapa battery' with the ma- :
lines and Cubans and force an en
trance to the harbor with some of the
smaller shins. "Thus." says Saripson. i
ed in" the papers any statement of re
fusal on my part to endeavor to force
my way into the harbor and cannot
understand and. in case the newspaper
reports be a truthful statement of
what -eras sent by himself. General
Shafter's sending any report of this
kind.
"I here, moreover, would animadvert
upon the apparently extraordinary
openness with which every detail of
hope, effort, or suggestion on the part
of the army has been published. The
unwisdom of such procedure is too ',
manifest for discussion. j
"The navy has bieen placed in such :
an insidious and false position before I
the country through the very unwise
publication of Genera'J Shafter's tele-
grams that I think this matter should wltn The bporting Lire with the Inten
in some way be made clear to the pub- ; tion arranging a match between his
jjc r son-in-law, Charley Mitchell and Thos.
in a report dated August 1st, from Sharkey, the American pugilist, for
Sampson, to the secretary of the navy. , or 1.00P a side ana the best
Sampson goes over again fcll the clr- : Purse offered. .
cumsUnces connected with the joint
operations before Santiairo in order.
es he says, that a more complete his
tory of the action of the fleet In com
bination with the army may be at the
disposal of the department. Some of
the additions follow:
"When Shafter signalled that Miles
and himself were to have a confer
ence looking to the surrenler of San
tiago. Sampson sent a message to
Shafter saying he desired to be repre
sented in any conference, which in
cluded the surrender of the shipping."
Admiral Sampson gives a number of
dispatches showing that he was ask
ed to participate in the terms of sur
render and tried to find out when he
should send a representative, but owing
to one or two delays no time was fixed.
Sampson comments follow: "The foregoing-
certainly shows clerly.the most
absolute joint action and I took for
granted that we should be joint sig
natories of any capitulations, as is
customary in all services in such cir
cumstances. "No mention was made of the ship
ping in the capitulations and Captain
Chadwick informed General Shafter
that all Spanish ships would be regard
ed by us as property to be turned
over to the navy. He said he would
refer such a matter to the secretary
of war, but that, of cours?, could
have no bearing upon what I consider
ed by duty in the matter, particularly
in the view of our late experience of
Spanish perfidy in regard to injury to
ships, which, in my opinion made it
necessary to look after ih?ir safety at
once. I thus, after tne hauling down
of the Spanish flag sent priz crews on
board the gunboat Alavado and to the i
five merchant steamers in the harbor. I
jn omcer oi ine army was lounu on j
A . & A- - X .1
board ofhe Alvarado, who stated he
had been sent to take charge of her."
After quoting some further corre
spondenceyttViMihe matter in which
Sampson fejln4a the prizes, he refers
to the exgi kleiipf Lieutenant Doyle
irom cavtXtTOSX vessels anu me iaiiure
of ShafttotMiiririte any of the squad-
iuii oiucewue pieeiiu ine ui-
- e-c: t V . .i ii I
lenuex anu auus; j.ms may nave ueen
a mere oversight, but it is, of cours,
to be regretted that any such should
take place. Had the navy been with-
drawn after the action of the 3rd after
which all the fleet's operations were
to aid the army all the shipping re-
f erred to would have escaped and our
army have become the beseiged instead
of the besiegers."
Shafter's reioinder came on August
1st, directed to Admiral Sampson as
follows:
"I do not acknowledge the authority
of the secretary of the navy in the
ipatter in which you wire me. The
surrender of Santiago was made by
General Toral in person, he surrender-
ing verbally ail th prisoners and pub
lic property of Spain in the district
commanded by him, end I accepting
the same in the presence of troops iw
resenting all the respective armies. Tiie
details for carrying this into effect
were arranged by three commission
ers on each side. These articles were
signed by the respective commiss'on
ers in duplicate, one copy was handed
to funeral Toral and the other sent by
me to the secretary of war. Neither
General Toral or myself signed them.
Certainly I could not and would not
submit these articles to any officer for
. . . ....
army, although it is a fact that tha
Spanish fleet did not leave the har-
bor until the investment of the city
was practically completed and Cervera
had suffered losses on land on July
1st and 2nd, notably among them his
chief of staff."
Sampson says that he acknowledged
receipt of the above without argu
ment and that the matter shouli be
decided at Washington, while he cites
a number of telegrams and signals to
show that Shafter had the assistance
of the fleet in bringing about th? sur
render. Rigorous Anti-Carlist Measures
Bordeaux, November 30. Advices re
ceived here from Bilboa, Spain, refer
to the rigorous anti-carlist precautions
taken in that district. The convents, it
appears, are particularly watched. Por-
traits of Don Carlos and Don Jaime,
his son, have been widely distributed.
A small band of carlists have appear
ed near Alcea in Province Castillon de
la Plana, and is being pursued by gen
darmes. London, December 1. The Biarretz
correspondent of The Daily Mailsays:
Senor Sagasta, who has hitherto been
sceptical on the point, now admits that
carlism is the greatest existing danger
to Spain. .The authorities are seri
ously alarmed at the indications of an
imminent rising. The carlist plans
have been elaborately devised, even
to the extent of appointing a governor
of Madrid.
The Madrid correspondent of The
Daily Mail says: Lieutenant General
Correa, minister of war, declares that
the government has 140,000 troops m
readiness to tak the field in the event
of a carlist rising and will soon have
200,000 available. He says, however, he
does not believe that the carlists in
tend to move yet.
Four hundred guns, which were
being smuggled, have been seized in a
Basque village
Don Carlos, in his forthcoming man
ifesto, will make a strong appeal to
the army. The carlists disagree among
themselves as to the advisability of an
immediate movement.
The Rome correspondent of Th
Daily Mail says the pope has been so
much impressed by the alarm express
ed by the papal nuncio at Madrid at
the possibility of civil war that, with
the consent of the queen regent and
with a view of avoiding bloodshed, he
has opened negotiations with Don
Carlos, proposing that Don Jaime, the
pretender's son, should marry Princess
Mary, of Austria.
Charlie JIIttieII IMtte
Against
Sbarfeey
London, November 20. George W.
("Poney") Moore has deposited 200
a signature, my own not being anixea, five. There is no solitary cell and no
and I shall protest to the secretary of j death watch The chances are he will
war against your signature to that j escape. The arrangements at the jail
document. I respectfully invite your . are VfTy poor for lno keeping of con
attention to the face that no claim 1 demned prisoners.
for credit for the ;ipture of Csrvera I Last night Burton, the flim-flam
and his fleet has been made by the n-,nn Whn worked his mmp in Rirlimon,!
MUST TIE I
K
Says the Capitol Keeper
to Fusionists.
ASSIGNMENT OF SEATS
Anger these Legislators Farm Statis
tics for the Year-Indlgnatlon Over
Russell's Politleal Army Appoint
ments The Governor, Treasurer and
Auditor In Snap About State Funds
Expended In Tloblllzlng the Troops
Coal, Talc and Corundum kilning.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. C, November 2i.
Warrants have been drawn on th
state treasury for $23,177.84 for the
mobilization of the state guard and
others for the volunteering. The state
paid this with the understanding that
the general government would refurd
it, as the government did not recog
nize individual claims but only those
made by the state. The warrants were
jraWn during August, September, Oc-
tuber and November.
Regimental Adjutant Alexander,
of
the First regiment, came here special- !
ly on behalf of the regiment to invite
Governor Russell to be present at the
review of General Lee's corps at Sa
vannah. December 15th. Governor
: Uussell said loday tnat Ue expected to i
:
' attend.
I Tne Populist rank and Hie are now
saying that the cause of the collapse
! of tneir party November Sth was the
L action of their leaders in fusing w ith
j the republicans, when the iK.pulist
' state convention had not authorized
! any such course.
j The Willardville hosiery mill, the
' plant of which was removed here from
Alamance county, will start up tomor
row. The machinery has been tested.
The mill employs 100 persons.
Today a board of staie guard offi
cers, composed of R. S. Royster, S. S.
Batchelor and H. F. Brown, met to
. assess the value of the property of the
guard which was taken into service by
the volunteers This has to be done to
straighten the account of the govern
ment with the state for state ruai-1
property and to get allowance for the
property used so now supplies can be
drawn for the reorganized guard.
Jim Booker, the negro murderer un
der sentence of death here, made an
other almost successful attempt at
escape. With an iron ventilator h
broke away a bar seven and one-half
feet long from the inside of the cell,
lie is in the day time in company with
eighteen prisoners and at night with
I -'ir." --
and Norfolk, nearly died in jail. He
is a morphine eater. but yesterday
1 took no pi,fJ A physic5an h'a(1 to be
sent for at 2 o'clock this morning and
barely saved his life.
The United States district court meets
here next Tuesday, Judge Purnell pre
siding. There are some 230 cases on
the dockets. Of these 100 are new
cases for "moonshining." The most
interesting case is that against Reid.
Wright and Miller, who are in jail
here, charged with postofflce robbery
and safe-cracking. They were unable
to give $1,000 bail each. They are be
lieved to be professionals from Ohio
and Illinois. One has served a term
In Joilet prison. Postofflce Inspector
Gregory has had twenty witnesses
summoned in this case.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, N. C, November 30.
Tl-io ctato'o ficniil vear ttidpd tndav
. - ' . JV
Most of the reports of departments are
partially complete.
The bond of officers which is
straightening the state guard clothing
accounts finds them greatly mixed.
The state labor commissioner says
he finds that the average size of farms
in North Carolina is 120 acres. Hired
labor is on an average employed on the
farms eight months in the year, the j
ratf nf wm?p ner mnnth nvpraeini? 1
- - ' ' z - - - (- rt
$9.15 in summer and 7.70 in winter.
He asserts that crops of most kinds
were produced this year more economi
cally than heretofore.
There are eight coal mines in the
state, five of these being in Chatham
county, but only one appears to be
worked that at Cumnock. The out
put of the latter for August, September
and October was 2,52$ tons.
The keeper of the capitol, who is a
populist, has made the" republican
members of the lower house rather
angry by assigning them and the pop
ulists twenty-six in all to the rear
row
of seats. Some of them wanted
to get front seats, and others to "sit
41 CL U UUl Ii.
The legislature will be asked to add j this morning with about 120 preach
six more companies to the state guard. I rs in attendance. The biahon in i"
making thirty-six in all-three regi- j opening address, alluded fJiInjil ,
ments of twelve companies each and the pkaur it rave .
to appropriate $25,000 annually for the OVer a con- r" , . h,m to ride
proper maintenance of this very val- ,,',7 " hl natlve state,
uable force. resolution d-manding the return or
The appointment by the governor of . CoLtrTTi??S Pald the
Oliver H. Dockery. Jr.. to be second t , lhe dIaal of the bock
lieutenant of the Raleigh company of ., Wa offereJ. but was referred
the First regiment of volunteers is V -a specIal committee for report Frl.
raising a storm of indignation. The ay vvhen u w,il nude a special or
first sergeant of that company, who
ought to have been promoted, "is one ! Th characters of the presiding
of the best men in the regiment. The j ders and many preachers were DasjJ
appointment of Andrew D. Cowles to ! The reports showed the di.tHl
" , 4 mpauy
of the regiment is another of the gov-
ernor's great mistakes.
J. C. L. Harris , in- Washington ;o-
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum
AJarn Kalrin
an powders arc live rrextrtf
to ncihh of the present day
tnfnaccrs
sovm. SMI sowor ea, mw vosm.
day as tho gOTernors agent to
straighen out th war claims tangle
The state is due $23,000 for what It baa
" paid out for the volunteers. The gov
ernment claims that tho state owes it
$3S,000 on an old Indian account If
the government refuses to pay tho
$23,000 expended, the governor, audl
i tor and treasurer will have to ask tho
I legislature to pass a special act for
their relief.
Mica raining is reported to be qulto
active in western North Carolina, and
fifty-three mines are In operation.
There are twenty-six corundum mlnca.
As to talc the output Is larger than
ever before, three mines aloru report
ing 3.200,000 pounds.
It is asid that the percentage of til
lable land in this state Is 3 per cent
greater this year than it was last year.
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of All .llrmbcr of I liftl Itrglmrut
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(Special to Tho Messenger.)
Raleigh. N. C, November 30. Tho
state board of tax 'quaIlzatIon today
completed its report. This shows that
there are 27,f.93.S2G acres of land, aver
age value $3.97 per acre; town lots
74,410, average value $G11 each; horsen
172,105, agerage
value $33,45;
mules
cattle
hogR
sheep
Thero
126.049, average, value $39.35;
5SS,C35, average value $7.36;
1,212,939, average value $1,31;
310,179, average value 90 cents.
is a falling off of C8.000 hogs and 18,000
sheep, as compared with last year.
The total value of taxable property is
$239,237.f,59. which is an increaso of
$5,185.05 over last year. Gross in
come reported aggregaU' $015,559, and
salaries and fees in excess of $1,000
are reported at $747,489. Bicycles list
ed for taxation "number 9,092.
Governor Russell said this evening
that as so many applications ar mario
to him to uhc his influence to obtain
discharges for enlisted men of tho
First North Carolina regiment, and
that as about 25 per cent of tho men
desire discharges, he had decided to
use his good offices to induce the war
department to grant them, also to al
low the regiment to recruit to tho full
strength. Ho will, therefore, go to
Washington next Saturday to attend
to this matter, and also to endeavor to
secure repayment of North Carolina's
military claims.
The governor today commissioned
Dossey Battle, of Tarboro, Judge of tho
Eastern criminal circuit and Battle
took the oath of office before Associat
ed Justice Walter Clark.
The war department consents to per
mit Major Charles L. Davis to remain
here thirty days longer as acting as
sistant general. The governor will la
person ask the war department to al
low him to remain thre? years.
Seventy-five convicts, now building
the Raleigh and Cape Fear railway,
will complete it Saturday and then gr
to the farms on Roanoke river.
juuge rumen appoints W. P
Or-
mona or Pitt county United
commissioner.
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