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LEXINGTON AND THOMASVILLE, N4 C, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1897.
NO. 22.
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hh General, Local, But All of Some
.Importance.
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SENATE.
'foNOAV. Sate met at 12 o'clock.
1 . re wep a largo batch of new bills
ii iclulions introduced, but all
no pf f a local nature, .principally,
j'. i.'i' 1 be bills passed wcro:
J o incorporate the town of Clyde, 'in
the public roads of Halifax county;
o stA.blisi a system for working the
Ln: Madison to levy a special tax: to
tv a l'ccial lax in school district No.
, ii Wake Forest township; to allow
im-nsboioto issue bondfe; to, allow
Iiunswick county to levy a special
r. ; to -provide' for ' nrintino- thA
.nvs f.f 1:T to allow Duplin county
tj levy " a snecird tarr tr ollnw
N i-h ccuuiy to levy a special tax;
i j fellow . nson county to levy a special
passed second reading; for working
yihiXi roads of Chatham, passed; to
iv.pov. cT the city of Charlotte to ac
i.iiiic real "estate, etc.. to better rpn-
LiU- 1 ho, -water sunolv. txasKoil xcrcnA
1 third f-.eadin'fra: tr - iiMwrnrvrntn Vn
ii-ank of Urevard, in Transylvania coun-
tv. -passed second and third read
i j provide fur the exchange of circuit
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iiiMi.iiiiiLuuiis a iu to pmn nv ntonna.
apliei ;, passed fcecond and third read-
V.i- ftAVO Mavo introdncAil n hill for-
ti e lVief of women and children in COt
ls 'i 1 !l i 1 1 .
I ri:yiAY. Senate met at 10 'o'clock.
Al-.uivj he new measures were:
ifiMiii. a bill for thfl rrotWion of
-hi t .lu y ok Lyon, a bill to amend chap-
ur IS:;, private laws of 1831, relating to
public roads. Utley, a bill to provide
h;r. the, additional equipment, repairs,
tijjtl f iij.oit of the University f North
t hi oliua and the Normal and Industrial
i.t. l his carries an appropriation
ci .,000 for the University and $12,000
iu il.o Norma! and industrial School.
e I. ills and resolutions were disposed of
as follows: To amend and consolidate
tin; arts jliCori)oratin'T. t Via town nf AT.v.
1. Ill AllSO'll OOIlTllv Tr ornanl ka.
' . - . a v UUJlIU I l-iJ
Utter of the town of Forofit City, in
-.oiutiiciii couuiv. i as3ca second
ro.ili!.'. To imiend the. charter
'i IllO town -of . SnntlirAn I'inna
,i'r.ssi;d' second roadino-. To. nnfrinr.
tuo hOrtiniltnrn nnri i.r niA in
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fi ilorticultural dewrtment.' Passed
V-'i Ciiil U.r.1 tl'.llil ll-fviiiliriCT t?nr niiftl
ciiM'e-' aiinl difitrih itin ihn lion rf
h;.i'J hliman boilirr'S for .f.lin rirnmnlinn
f Mc.'.ical" Rciencc.l Mr. Abel offered
'.ilHl(UC!lt: "I hnt iltialiill 0V.0H r
I'lJi' 0 tllOEC v!lO dlA-in fh Hnmn frr
... Aped and Infirm." Amendment
M"! it'll. On third-rcadinry Afi- l?kv
lioinaudcd the roll !jc-aH, which was eus
(auicd. 'I he bill passed, ayes 30, noes
Jif. i'O provide for the additional rnnin.
io?)A, repairs and support of the Uci-
v-sMiy of North Carolina. Carries an
"I'l lODHatlOn of (VMi nnnnalUr t,al
f Kloa v. hat 1 now. appropriated.
.HWflif rwjifj ontioseri tn nnnrnnrmtinor
the :iLlitumil noo nnA 5
. " l ' "'-'t - v. VU DCinjUU
wi'iin? demanded the roll call, which
V. ;iy. hi- tnii-.o.l 'l"5, Kill . 1 ' l
Jh;rd Eeadinss. The vote on sec-
eii'in u.iiiie was aves .'?() na 1(4
provide for the additional eonin-
.ifttt,': repairs and support of. the Nor
ud and Industrial School. This'bill
0(1 Additional -to Hint nlrpnrlu on.
1 lopriHied. This will 1 a i,tal r.f
"' innsiiMie maiuie university ol
North Carol in a rcts T'tif lulli naol
c.Mhl and third
leadings without a
iiseutin- vote.
JO lilN rrairn'oi lli -..! rrvnn
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Ifulirc of ttirt K'r.;rTl, t..i.:
-V'lth Carolina t'aiJOil somml anA
third leadings inrnviuirota (lis
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lOWM i if I o.l..,..l iifi:: i .
n.iiiuuini, tit iuuuisiuu county.
i assc i second reading.
' '0 I lesident of the Senate anniint-
,;d .t.io f-.sllowin. as a committee on
.e.-tion of trustees of the University of
- oith Carolina: Messrs. Rollins, Earn-
Kv'- ' uaA uier, scales ana ; An-
1 '.'1 t hr.a-e the name of the Criminal
''"nit ( out t of IJuncombe, '.-Madison,
a woo l and Henderson counties to
V ucuit Court " The bill allows the
!rde- to practice law also. Passed sec-
''cading. To amend section 2430,
"1 Ihe'ode, relating to the restoration
'rf t-'itizbu'ihip.'l'as&ed second and third
''callings.
. At the afternoon r-cesion bills passed
o protect the birds in Randolph and
avi.ison; to amend the fact to incor
fratetho Atlanta x- VrH r"oi;n
v . a. v a "L La oiviiua
i. LIU LUt l,U VUlVtliitl Mt
restera liailrnad
.yEpxEso at. Senate mt at 13
ciOl u-. Among the largo batch of lc-
" rills introduced were: . To nromota
e int?i est of public schools in North
Oiiua; 3Joye,' (by request) Vo require
ce.ise tu carry concealed weapons.
.Pter 134. La-ws of 18i.. relatinsr to
lie linorovpmont nf nnVilin i-ni-rl a - irt rY-
lend thet.HTIA in rnmy-wnmica'' ivimiTM1A
S.Ctt! thft V. cfribao nut
w ..v. maul i3 iotfy; xo euuruco jiu-
rf(ell county in the Criminal Circuit
v.orirt; to prohibit the working of f e
irua.es on the streets and roads of Vance
Count v and town of HeuderBOn; for the
i 1 l"c v-iueiau xioruai ouuuui u
I'Oheson county; to amend the charter
-e.ma, Johnson county, allowing the
iown to tax druggists for selling li
enors. -
At the afternoon session the follow
D? ere among the new , bills that
Issued: To abolish the Circuit Criminal
curt of Robeson; to embrace McDow
J county in the Western Criminal Cir-JJi-.'
ue bill to regulate the sale of
acunal food, making it a misdemeanor
w any one to sell any fowl, cattle or
swine that has died 'from sickness or
y re sick when killed, was tabled. The
reent law makes it indictable in the
. - "i trior c ourt to sell anv animal food
leave Person introduced a bill to
6st in the maintenance of Pigford
'-au-nanum, for the treatment of tegro
conRr-rnptires.
Thursday. Senate met at 11 o'clock.
Allien? tliA lllo .1 m
Iarr) . r " ""o iuab pasDcu were: J.it
'mend th act incorporating jejtowa
of Jtt!, ia Anson couniv"; to amend
cllc charter of the town of Forest Cty
in Eutherford I county; to incorporate
the town of Pdriiond ia Madison
countv; to allow Madison county to
isuo bonds aad l&Vy a special tax; to'
amend t'fle charter of Southern Pines; to
allow Transylvania county le levy a
Eiecial tax, passed second itading; to
aid in the construction of the Winston
Salem , Southbound railroad; to protect
creditors and innocent purchasers of
personal property, mortgaged in other
States, to regulate the appointment cf
cotton weighers for the city of Pialeigh;
rants .on tlie State Treasurer for $5
nxtrafor each page of the General As
sembly; to incorporate Palmersville
Academy iu htanly county; to prevent
hunting on thn landB in Yadkin ennntv
without permission. . i
Uv leave Rutler introduced bills to
protect employees,- passengers, ship
pers of railroads, and to Alpot ihnrail.
road comniiseionerB by a vote of the
people. ! . j ; -- - j
At the afternoon Eesfdon l.ill nniPA(l
to repeal chapter 81, laws of 1SS7, in so
far as it applies to Anson county; to
amend chapter G4. private laws of 1SB3,
by striking out Thomasvillf. btk! insATt
Greensboro; to amend chapter 310.
private laws of 1831, by striking out
TJlOmHSvillfl and in;AVtinor olitlmrv
to revise and improve the public schooi
svsiem.
Friday. -Senate met at fn nVlopV
Bills were introduced to allow Women
to vote in local option elections; to in
coriorate the Lumber River company
and the town of Halv in ColnmhnR
county. Among the bill3 disposed of
were : : ' : , . , .
To allow Chatham p.mintv to isanA
bonds and lovy a special tax To allow
iransj'ivania county to levy a special
tax. Passed. To" establish a graded
school for Greenville, Titt county.
Passed. To authorize the commissioni
ers of Madison county to build a bridge
over Ivey creek.. To allow the town of
Alonroeto issue bonds to bmld water-
work". Passed second reading. To au
thorize the town of Monroe to bold an
election to voto on issuinsr bonds.
Passed second reading.
The North Carolina Tfjiilroful hill Iia-
ing a special order, relative to the lease,
it Was taken UD and Grant's suViRtitntA
bill passed whereby the lease stands.
m i " .
leu Bpeecues were long, ana wnen tne
voto was taken resulted: Yeas 2G, noes
24. . - I
At the nisht session ihA followiner
bills were passed: To fix the time of
holding courts in the fifth district; to
estauasn tne dispensary oT Waxhaw; to
amend the charter of the Commercial
Rank-of RUtherfordton; to repeal the
act requiring all persons who sell seed
cotton in Anson rormtv to rrn Vinf nro a
magistrate and have it registered, so as
to detect tneft; to establish a dispensary
for Rutherford ton: tn nfivmit thA AntaH-
lishment of public libraries; to estab-.
lien a Uispensary for iiladen county.'
Passed. To provide a disnensarv for
Littleton. To regulate fees of sheriffs
and tax collectors in Rowan; to create
public roads in Caswell; to permit the
practice of ostheopathy.
' i HOUSE.
Monday. The House met at 10'
o'clock. Only a few bills were intro
duced, and the following were among
them: J j
Wilson To allow the people of Gas
ton county to vote on the removal of the
court house frtn Dallas to Gastonia.
Biils passed:: To allow Concofdlto
issueljonds upon a vote of the majority
of the people, j (Resolution by Cru ich)
that the House adjourn at 2 p. m. in
memory of George "Washington; to in
corporate the town of Redmond,
Madison county; to allow ' tha
city of Charlotte to issue $30,-.
000 in bonds to pay for water-works;
to allow Robeson county to levy an in
creased tax; to forbid ex-Confederate
p.oldiers' who j are inmates of the Sol
diers' Home from receiving pensions
while therein, and giving them the op
tion as between remaining in the Home
or receiving pension; to amend the
road laws in Ashe and to provide that
Vatauga's roads bo kept up as they
Were prior to the adoption of the
Mecklenburg road 'aw in 1895; to allow
liutherford to employ convicts on the
public roads cr on the streets; to allow
Caldwell county to levy special tax to
ray debt; to allow Monroe to issue$30,-
000 in bonds for water-works. Amongf
the above bills there were a large batch
to allow different counties to levy spec
ial tax, etc. i f
Tuesday. House met at 10 o'clock.
Among the new bills were:
Green To establish a criminal circuit
composed of, Mitchell, Yancey. Mc
Dowell, Ashe and Watauga counties, t6
have albthe jurisdiction vested in the
Superior" Courts so far as crimes are
concerned, the judge to be elected by
the people; salary sf 1,600 and S200 for
expenses; the solicitor to bo similarly
elected and receive the usual fees. Mr.
Lusk (resolution) That after March !
no bills or resolutions be introduced.
Green To submit to the popular vote
at the next general election i the ques
tion of State aid to higher 'education.
Mr. Nelson To preserve and protect
deer in Caldwell, Yancey, Burke, Mc
Dowell and j Mitchell counties. Mr.
Hancock To reduce bonds of sheriffs
CO per cent.f of the assessed taxes.
Candler-rTo prevent destruction of fish
in Buncombe, Henderson, Rutherford
and Transylvania, allowing them to be
caught -with ! hook only. Cathey To
promote publio education; by provid
ing that if the courts annul the 93-year
lease of the) North Carolina Railroad
and it be leased for a greater Bum than
the present one, the excess shall be ap
propriated to the State Board of Educa
tion among the various counties among
the school children, on a per capita
basis1:; ' -1 r
Bills passed: To amend the charter
of Lexington; to amend the act creating
the Western Criminal Circuit Court by
providing that whenever the commis
pioners of any county in the. district
cball request the judge to call an extra
term he shall call it and receive the
compensation of a Superior court judge
from the county, also to provide that
the Governor may . order the judge to
hold a speeial term whenever it is, in
his judgment, ; necessary; to embrace
McDowell county in the Western Crimi
nal circuit; to charter the Snow Hill
Kailroad, with S100, 000 capital. .
The bill to change the charter of Wil
mington was defeated amid the most in
tense excitement. The bill was Russell's
own measure, and its defeat is taken as
a direct slap at the Governor. A num
ber of Western Republicans voted
against the bill. -
The anti-gold contract bill was de
feated. Governor Russell sent a mes
sage to the Legislature announcing
iniriy vacancies in tne rxtara oi irus
tees of the Stale University.
t ine House by a vote of 63 to 38 puta
New Berne in the hand of the negroes.
Wednesday. House f met at 10
o'clock. Among thej uew bills were:
Ward To reduce the pay of legislators
to $3 a day. Brower To allow Mt.
Airy to levy special license taxes.
Young To make $4,000 appropriation
(additional) out of the general fund for
the seven colored State normal schools.
Dockery Tb allow Clerk Long, of
Richmond Superior Court, to be absent
from his offico on certain days. Currie
To protect Lumberton's artesian
wells. Blackburn To change the time
of holding courts in the tenth district.
Bills passed: For the relief of Z. F.
Long, clerk of Richmond county; to
provide that Beaufort, Columbus and
Lenoir counties "may" instead of
"shall" publish the county financial
statements ; to change the court house
from Dallas to Gastonia; to aljow the
sheriff of Surry to collect taxes before
March 15th; to authorize the Governor
or the penitentiary directors to have
the streets around the Capitol Square
paved by convict labor: to incorporate
Central Institute at? Columbus, Polk,
county; to amend the charter of Laurin
burg; to allow LauriQburg to irsue S20,- ,
000 in bonds for water wora, street
improvements, eto. ; to prohibit taking
of clams from the waters of Brunswick
county between April loth and Novem
ber 15th; (resolution) that no bills
be introduced on or after March 1;
To amend the law regarding issues of
fact in trials; to protect fish in Newbe
gun creekj Pasquotank I county; to
amend the road law in Ashe ana Wa
tauga; Jo incorporate the Bank of Ran
dolph; to amend the charter of Mt.
Airy; to provide, for the inspection of
coal mines and the safety of miners
therein; to change the time of holding
courts in the tenth district; to repeal
the charter of Mars . Hill, Madison
county. I I ! I
By leave Cook introduced a bill tore
quire the constitutions of North Carolina
and the United States to be read in all
the public schools. I !
At the night session the bill to charter
the Winston-Salem Southbound railroad
came np, but was laid over until Thurs
day. " ! M
Bills passed: To allow Forest City,
Rutherford county, to issue 54,000 in
bonds for improvements, and to levy
a tax: to repeal the Cabarrus road
law so far as it applies to townships
1, 2, 3, 4,! 5, 6, 8, It and 12; that
provisions of chapter 142, ct3 of 1833
are not to be in any way affected; to
allow the people of Forsyth to vote on
the question of a special tax for
a court house, not over SiOcentaronSlOO;
to prohibit! the taking of fish in Buu
combe, Rutherford, T'ransylvauia and
Henderson counties,' save with hooks;
to prohibit fast riding or driving across
any bridges in Buncombe; to require
all public school teachers to read aloud
to their pupils twice during each ses
sion the constitution j of the United.
States and of North Carolina; to ratify
the charter; of the JLlizabeth College
Conipauy, of Charlotte; to allow the
commissioners of ruaxton to increase
tax levy from 50 cents to 1. T .
By leave, Per6on, of Wayne, intro
duced a bill to amend chapter 81. acts
of 1835. fixinz the maximum schedule
of charges for selling leaf tobacco by all
warehousemen in the btate, as follows:
"In section 1, line 4, strike out 15 and
insert 5 in line 5 strike i out 25 and in
seat 10; in line G strikeout lOandinsert"
5, and in line 8 strike out 10 and insert
5." I in
Tht7kbday. House met at 10 o'clock.
Among the bills introduced were: Wil
son To allow Gastonia to vote a dena-.
tiori to Gaston county to erect a court
house and jail at Gastonia. Haueer To
provide for election of railroad commis
sioners by the people, and give the com
mission the right to prevent the reduc
tion of wages of any railroad employe
whose annual wages are less than 2,
000, the penalty being $20 for each case;
and also providing that no railroad shall
charge over 2$ cents per mile for first
class and 2 cents for second class fare
between any two points in this State,
under ienalty of 8100; this to apply to
roads classed as "standard" by the com
mission. Duffy To protect turpentine
workers by fining any person $50 who
adulterates spirits of turpentine with
kerosene oil (or au days' imprisonment,
or both). I Bryan To I protect lanl
owners in Chatham,1 by forbidding peo
ple in stock law territory to graze stock
outside. ! M
i Bills passed: ' To amend the charter
of the North Carolina Dairymen's As
sociation so as to allow it to offer pre
miums, the State to give :it $500 annu
ally; to amend the charter of Wilkes
boro so as to allow annual elections on
liquor licenses to be held ; to change the
time of holding Superior Courts of Cra
ven; to amend the law regarding regis
tration of citizenship, so that the peti
tioner can tile his petition in the county
in which he was convicted, or the one
n which ho resides; to amend the char
ter of Mt. Airy; to make it a misde
meanor for any person not duly licensed
to perform the marriage ceremony;
the $5,000 appropriation to the Univer
sity; to appropriate 82,500 additional
for the State Normal and Industrial
School. ' f I f ,
The bill to charter the Winston-Salem
South-bound Railroad was taken
up. McCrary's amendment to force it
to go through the town of Lexington
was overwhelming- voted down and
the bill passed second reading.
At the night session the House pass
ed the following bills: To fix "New
bern" as the proper way of spelling the
name of that city; to' make properly
verified statements of s account prima
facie evidence of its correctness; to
w ork Union county's public roads by
taxation; to allow Lumberton to issue
bonds; to submit to the voters of Anson
the Question of the road tax; to allow
Charlotte; to issue bonds; to provide
for the erection of a school building for
the North Carolina School for Deaf and
Dumb, carrying ?20, 000 appropriation,
passed second reading and was recom
mitted to the nnance committee; to ai
low Gastonia to vote a donation to Gas
ton county, not to exceed 815,000," to aid
in buildirg a court house and jail; to
incorporate the trustees of bt. Mary a
School at! Raleigh; to incorporate the
Carolina, I Chimney Rock & Tennessee
Railroad Company to be opeiared by
steam or electricity from Rutherfordton
via Hendersonville to ; the Tennessee
line. j !
Friday.1 House met at 10 o'clock.
There were ouly a few new bills intro
duced. Among them were: To estab
lish graded school at Washington;
James, to provide for the purchase of
the battle-ground of Moore's CTeek for
. . i r. : - :
3200; Murphy, to amend the charter of
Salisbury by allowing a special tax of
25 cents on the SHK.1; McCrary, for the
relief of the town Lexington and
Cotton Grove, in "Pavidson couDty;
Green, to establish an independent
school district cornrosed of parts of
Burke, Mitchell ana McDowell; Allen,
to incorporate Diamond Star Lodge, I.
O. O. F., at ABheboro; Hancock, to
create the office of prosecuting attorney
for the Lastern Criminal Circuit Court,
to get same pay as solicitors, to be ap
pointed by the Governor and to serve
four -ears; Lusk, to allow ccunty com
missioners to elect an auditor, ;
The House went into committee of
the whole on the revenue and machin
ery act. The rate of taxes was fixed as
follows: Poll, 1.35; general tax.
21 2-3; pension tax, 3 1-3; echools, 20.
mere was a nvciy oecate on me
question of taxiug the sale of horFes
and mules. Finally it was agreed to
tax all persons or firm who keep
either private or auctiou btables a tax
of $25 to the State aed 310 to the county.
At the merit session bills passed to in
corporate the Carolina, Chimney Rock
& Tennessee . Railroad Company; to
amend the carter of the Moore County A
Western Railroad; to incorporate the
North Carolina Land and Timber Com
pany; to incorporate the grand lodge,
Knights of Pythias; to prevent minors
from entering and loafing in barrooms,
bowling alleys and billiard rooms
passed. The owners of such places are
made guilty of a misdemeanor, w ith $550
penalty, if they allow minors to enter
such places after notice from parents or
guardians. The bill to incorporate the
American Trust and
Savings Bank at
Charlotte passed.
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT.
The Cost of Road-Maklns in the State
; of North Carolina. J
The State of North Carolina has
been very progressive in the movement
for good! roads. Pro! J. A. Holmes,
State geologist, has prepared a report
on the subject, which shows the money
raised in North Carolina for road pur
poses to be $109,000. The largest
amount ($30,000) is raised by Mecklen
burg county; the next largest . ($12,000)
in Buncombe, and third ($9,300) in
Forsyth. The total number of counties
that have adopted a road tax is about
thirty. They are werking their roads
now b this system cither wholly or in
part.
Keports from a nranber of counties
working convicts on their roads show
that it costs less to work them on the
publio roads than it does to feed them
in the county jails. In Wake, for in
stance, it costs twenty and one-half
cents; in Mecklenburg, Forsyth, Dur
ham and Alamance it costs twenty cents
per day per convict to work them on the
publ io roads. This cost includes board,
clothes, medical attention and salaries
of the guards. Whereas in these same
counties, when these prisoners are kept
in jail, it costs on an average of 28 cents
per day per prisoner to support them.
The report shows, furthermore, that
the convicts enjoy better health when
working on the public roads than when
in jail. The report will be a valuable
addition to the literature on the em
ployment of convicts and the good roads
movement Manufacturers' Record..
RAN A CORPSE TRUST.
A Cemetery Sexton Sells Corpses to
the College.
At Lynchburg, Ya. , N. J. Farmer,
sexton of the city's burying grounds,
was arrested and bailed for his appear
ance in the police court to answer the
charge of unlawfully disinterring the
the body of Ella Jameison, the white
woman who committed suicide by
drowning. . ? ,
The woman was buried at the city's
expense and the body was disinterred,
packed in a barrel and sent to the depot
for shipment to the University of Vir
ginia. lhe police authorities believe that
Farmer has bcn engaged for some
time in the practice of disinterring bod
ies for a money consideration and a
careful watch was kept on the cemetery,
with the result as stated. Farmer ad
mitted that ho had been shipping bod
ies to tho University but claims that he
had a right to do so under the law.
UNJUST IMPRISONMENT.
A Georgia Negro Granted a New Trial,
But Never Given.
It has just come to light in Savan
nah, : Ga., that a negro named Major
Lee has served 15 years in the Georgia
penitentiary on conviction for murder,
has never had a new trial which was
granted him by the Superior court on
the grounds that he is not guilty under
the evidence that was submitted in the
case. Lee was convicted in 1881 and
the verdict was contrary to the law
and the evidence. In the meantime
Lee was sent to tho penitentiary and
is there today and has never had his
new trial. j .
When sent up he was a little 14-year
old boy. He is now a big, burly negro
of 30.
It pays to be a speedy bicycle rider.
Less than four years ago two Welsh
lads, the Linton brothers, worked in a
colliery in Northern Wales, earning less
than 50 ceijts a day each. One of them
was takenfup by a shrewd cycle train
er and brdti all records for a period
of two years, at the end of which time
he died, leaving a fortune of $20,000.
His younger brother. Ton! Linton is
now the greatest long-distance bicycle
rider In the world. He has ridden thir
ty-one and one-third miles In a single
hour that is to say. In each of the sen
seconds he traveled over ninety feet
of space. This must have been done,
of course, with a wheel of abnormally
hJtrb PMr nrobablv 1W. lie has been
riding only about two years, but his
earnings are estimated at $u,wu.
"I wonder what that, man 1 so -mgr?
at himself about? said the mosquito;
"during the halt-hour I have been Hy
ing around his head, he has dom noth
ing but hit himself in the jaw every
half minute or so." IndianapolU Jour-nab
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
The Proceedings Briefly Told From
Day to Day.
- - SENATE.
Mo.tdat. In the Senate Washing,
ton's farewell address was read in the
presence of a largo audience by Daidel,
(Dem.) of Virginia. The principal part
of the day was occupied in the consid
eration oi the Indian appropriation bill.
The Loud bill, to amend tho postal
laws, was reported back from the post
office committee with amendments, in
cluding one for one-cent letter postage.
The bill and report were antagonized
by two Populist Senators Butler, of
North Carolina, and Stewart, o' Nevada.
Tuesday. The entire day of the Sen
ate was practically consumed in a dis
cussion of au amendment in the Indian
appropriation bill for the opening to
settlers of. tho Uncompaghre Indian
reservation in Utah, containing over
two million acres. After considerable
discussion tho amendment was modi
fied, agreed to and passed. The
Alaskan boundary treatv which was
signed by Secretary -Olney and SJr
Julian I'auncefote Jan. 30th last, was
laid before the Senate in executive
session. Without being read it was re
ferred to the committee on foreign re
lations. The Vice-President laid bc
for the Senate a report from tho Secre
tary of State as to the persons claim
ing to be American citizens, who were
captured on board the Competitor.
Referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
Wednesday The Senato discussed
Cuba awhile. Allen (Pop.l wanted to
send battleships without delay in a res
olution which was objected to and ' laid
over until Thursday. Hill and Mor
gan offered another resolution on the
same subject. It is as follows iu part:
"That the. Secretary of State bo and is
hereby requested to transmit to the
Senate cither iu open or secret session,
as he may prefer, all the correspon
dence aui roportsof the Consul General
at Havana." . Morgan proposed the
release of Julio Sanguilly, an American
imprisoned in Cuba in a strong resolu
tion. The Indian appropriation bill
was taken up and debated without any
lurtner action.
. TircnsDAY. There was a heated
bate in the Senate on Sanguill y.
de
the American citizen wno is imprisoned in
a Cuban fortress. Daniel took the lead
and referred to Spain's insult to Consul
Lee and to the United States. Hale
and Hoar took sides in this particular
case with Spain, Hale saying the Sen
ators who are so ardent in banguilly's
cause really want war. It is also claim
ed that his naturalization papers were
fraudulently obtained, and that he is,
not American citizen. It is now thoujrht
that tho Cuban crisis is near at hand.
The House bill to amend the act as to
receivers of national banks was passed,
and the benate adjourned until i nday
with the understanding that the Cuban
resolution will be again called up.
The President sent to the Senate the
following nomination: W. W. Clark,
of North Carolina, to be United States
district judge for tho eastern district of
North Carolina.
Friday. Tho Senate had tho Indian
appropriation bill before it, but that
fact did not prevent Cuba and the
Sanguilly case from being fought over
even in a more angry and excited man
ner than Thursday. The Sanguilly
resolution haying been sent to the
calendar two other resolutions as to
the victims of Spanish cruelty were of
fered and considerable comment pro
and eon was indulged in, some getting
mad and others getting witty. Finally
the Cuban question was permitted to
subside and the actual consideration of
the appropriation bill was resumed.
HOUSE.
Tuesday The "chief occupation of
the house was to denounce the civil ser
vice law. It came about bv the consid
eration of tho uill to amend the revised
statutes so as to give the governors of
territories tho power to remove, as well
as appoint, certain territorial offices.
It was participated in by a dozen mem
bers, nearly all 'of whom condemned
and criticised the civil service law. The
bill that started tho debate was passed.
The remainder of tho day's seision was
spent in the consideration of the naval
appropriation bill, which was passed
just as received from the committee on
naval affairs.
Wednesday. A message was re
ceiued from the President transmitting
the report of the joint commission ai
pointed under the agreement of the
United States and Great . Britain in
1S82, on the fisheries of the waters con
tiguous to the United States and Can
ada. A resolution recommended by the
committee on accounts, authorizing the
preparation of a digest of election cases
decided in tho Fifty-third and Fifty
fourth congresses to cost2,500 to be pre
pared by the clerks of the committee on
elections, was discussed and referred
to the committee on printing. The ap
pearance of Wm. J. Bryan upon the
floor of the nouse was the most notie
ablfe event of the day's session.
Thursday. By a vote of 144 to 4C,
the House rassed the bill of Johnson
(Rep.), of Indiana, authorizing nation
al banks to take out circulation to the
par value of the bonds deposited to se
cure it, an increase of 10 per cent, over
the limit now allowed. Conference re
ports upon the agricultural appropria
tion bill and upon the bill for the relief
of settlers upon the Sioux reservation
in South Dakota, "were presented and
agreed to. Speaker Reed ordered the
reference to Mr. Bryan's visit and the
Democratic cheering to be eliminated
from the Record. The resolution by
the committee on foreign affairs, call
ing on the President for the corres
pondence relating to the arrest and
punishment of American citizens by
Spanish authorities in Cubav was pre
rented and agreed to. Sulzer (Dem.),
of New York, offered a resolution de
claring war between Spain and the Uni
ted States. Thejneasure was referred
to the committee on foreign affairs.
Friday. The interpretation to be
placed upon the declaration of the plat
form of the Republican national con
vention regarding the securing of an
international bimetallic agreement was
the subject of an animated, and at times
exciting, debate in the House. The
result was that only three Republicans
were of the opinion that their party is
committed to the.single gold standard.
The bill passed bjy a yea and nay vote
of 279 to 3. Bills passed providing for
arbitration of labor troubles between
the management of inter-state com
merce carriers and their employers;
prohibiting the importation of impure
and unwholesome tea. .
RANSOM RESIGNS.
looses a Fee of $50,000 In Gold In
Glvloe Up Poe.lt.lon of 'Arbitrator.
United .States Minister Matt W.
Hansom was selected some time ago as
referee in the Guatemala-Mexico boun
dary disputb. Owing to the illness of
his wife, and the improbability of hia
staying much longer in Mexico, he has
resigned the position, and the two gov
ernments will select hi successor at an
early date. He was to have received a
fee of $50,000 in gold for hia labor.
A Tlg Southern Bell.
The great bell which is to ring in and
ring ont the day at the Tennessee Cen
tennial Exiosition has been accepted by
Gen. Thomas, manager of the Exposi
tion Company, and will be shipped, at
once to Nashville. The ponderous pest
er, is made of copjer and in size is
second only to the Liberty bell the
prototype of the great Columbia Expo
sition bell which it resembles. It
weighs three thousand pounds, ia fix
inches in thickness and six feet in di
ameter. The bell is the largest ever
manufactured in the South andvwas
presented to the Centennial by, its
makers, the Ross Meehan Bell Found
ery Company, of Chattanooga. Its
tone is very soft'and sweet.
McKinley's Unusual Courtesy.
A report current with members of the
Cabinet is that President-elect McKin
ley has instructed his secretary, John
Addison Porter, to see that President
Cleveland is provided with an escort
after he leaves the White House (to
which he will return with the newly
installed President after the latter has
taken the oath of office at the Capitol).
There is no precedent for such a thing,
but it will, if true, prove a more than
ordinarily grateful act of courtesy from
rresidcnt-elect McKinley to - his prede
cessor in offico.
Cnbans Buy a Tug.
Tho Cuban sympathizers of Philadel
phia, Pa. , have purchased a powerful
tug which they propose using in the
service of the insurgent government in
carrying soldiers and war material from
Florida ports to the island.
Killed 'Km wltU Clubs.
, Jeff Hardin, a farmer who lives on
the River road, opposite the Six-Mile
Island, went to Louisville recently with
a wagon load of squirrels, all of which
he disposed of, and in consequence rhe
squirrel market was glutted. Mr.
Hardin killed the entire lot In a few
minutes, and with a big stick at that.
He said that he had a six-acre field
of corn on his farm, but that during the
past few weeks the squirrels had como
from the neighboring woods in great
droves and bad all but devastated his
crop. Ho tried every means known to
frighten or drive the frisky littlo pests
away, but without avail, eo be finally
determined to turn the cornfield Into a
Blaughtcr-house.
Eearly one morning, before the sun
bad fairly got hia eleepy face above the
horizon, Mr. nardln and his 17-year-old
son armed themselves with sticks and
moved off In the direction of the corn
field. The field is bounded on two sides
by the river, and on the other two by
open fields. 'Mr. .Hardin approached
from one of the open sides and his eon
from the other. At the sight of the
farmers the squirrels' leaped nimbly
from the stalks and scampered off
across the corn rows Mr. Hardin and
his son pursued and finally cornered
them down near the river. There the
slaughter took place, and for a time
the field ran rivers of blood, so Mr.
Hardin says.
At any rate a wagon load of squir
rels was killed by the two farmers,
who say that nearly as" many more
dodged by them or jumped Into the
river and were drowned. Tho wagon
contained exactly 7G3 of the dead
peste, eo Mr. nardln says, and he Is
responsible for the statement that
there ere thousands more In. the neigh
borhood that he will bring In If his
cornfield Is again moisted. Louisville
Post. .
.A heathen burying ground, with giant
skeletons, -w.tg recently dug up in Mit
terndorf. In the Austrian Snlzkamraer
gut. Many .of the bodies were 0 feet 7
Inches tall. They were all burled with
the feet to the cast, each In cloned In a
circle of stones, with- a stone under the
head. Large earrings and linger rinjrs
were found on them, and one skeleton
held a knife In Its hand. No signs of
Christian burial were discovered.
Southern Railway
Piedmont Air Line.
" FIRST AND "bECOND DIVISION
NOPTn CAROLINA. ;
Thit condensed schedule i pibShed
a. information only and ii subj-ct U
change without notice to tve pub JC
aKjciBoso. wrssTojt.i.i3i
r.or o .
wii.xra-
No il.
DUy.
note,
am
Lv Greensboro. ....
Vla8ton-Salm.l0 00
r.aral HaiL 10 31
K, 7. No
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8uo. d'ly note
p m p m .p ra
12 JO ' 7 SO
ISO 8W 1 40.
. ..... C05
7 50
a -
. Klkin 12 25
Ar. .vrukeaboro 1 15
p m " ;
Ko767"wllfleaTe wtostoc-Salem Mondays,
Wdowwlaya and Friday J, .
So. 5 U raixod train bctw?a "Wlnston
alem and WUkeaboro. . .-
No. H
Mixed
No. IU No. 66
No. 6
Daily Mixed
Dally
Ex Hro
Sua Note Note
A. M. T. M. A. M.
. ... . 2.15 S00
3.01 10 00
.... . 4.5 255
lO.bO 5.30 5.45
11.45 6 30 .
r. at.
A. X.
Lv. VTilkftotoro
Elkin
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WinFtoo-Salem
Ar. Greensboro...
7.C0
8.03
""No 50 "wiU loavo Wiifce Uro luesdays,
Thursday aad Satarday.
KoVlO U mixed train between Wilkesboro
and Winston-Salem- v
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IsooTiiEnn nniLUAY.
FTBST A2D SECOND DIVISIONS.
Schedule Effetlv January IT,
Information only, aad is svsct to
without cotio to u pabuo.
mcamoiro to cxAixorTS.
U Ho. No ST
SUrn Dally aad ti fUy
Tlm DaUt
AM Pit A II
5a IT
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717
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8-45
LvIHchmood..S00 UOOXa....
Amelia ah Ill ....
Barkvtile..:.8 M 1(7 ..4.
X7vfUA...fJ& in
Booth Bocftonft a IU
Dnvlfle.
00 T
8 50
ReldlvUl....iS 8 63
Oreaiboro. .7 SO 6 55
High Fo!&t..S SO 1
SaHsbory....tS7 8 85
Coaoord....loia 9 01
T 05
8 IT
18 4
9 25
117
11 13
8 65
r M
AxOharlotte..tl II 9 45
Hpartannargi is 121a
Greenville... .410 130
AUnt 9 80 6 10
PM AM
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P M
cuAftiorra to aicn vr .
Noll Nos St. Nt M
1
Exofpf
Eftatarn
Time.
Dally
A"M
. 760
and 10
li:y
P M
11 50
Daily
r m. a m
UCON'n ....
Lv Atlanta.,..
Central Time.
LvQreenvill.. 3 81
5 45
8 43
19 SO
10 07
10 47
fit 4)
11 10
111 M
1 30
1 &3
4 05
4 45
6 20
C 40
r m
5 SO
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8 SO
f 9 0J .
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11 OOM't
8partobrg 8 47
Charlotte... 61 40 -Concord....
7 21
Ballftmry... 8 10
High Point. 916
Oreensboro. 9 51
RtkiiYUle.. 10 89
Dafrvule ....11 80
South Boston 1 43 .
Kejtvllle.... Son
Durtavllta . v IU
mUa o. h. . 4 SO
At Richmond . . . 8 00
AM
6 00
87
7 14
84
KI30 roiVTTO AA EBOIO.
No. 11. No. 4L '
Ex. dan. Hi. 8ua
Leave nigh Point 8 01 a. ut. 1 00-p. m
Arrive Asheboro.... 9 CO a. vi. 8 30 p. ta
ASffKBOaO TO hi a II roiXT.
No. 43. Xp. 12.
Fx. San. Kf.tiua.
Leave Aaheboro .. .5 00 a:m. 10 00 a. ca.
Arrive High Point ; 7 10 a. ta. 11 80 a, m.
THROUGH SOtlEDULJc; rioutnbounJ.)
Mo 11 No 37 ?335 1
Dally Dally 415 Ex San
Daily
10 43p 11 15 6 aap
11 06p 11 5S t 8 Up
...... 165a a 37p Wp
. ' 8 40a 4 05p 11 10
6 00 5 50a 20p 1 11
Lv Washington.
Lv Alexandria. .
" Cbar'UwvllU
" Lynchburg..
" DanTlllo....
A r G roe n bo r o . .-
E7 30a 7 03a 7 37p 1 :
Wiuit.-Salera 9 50a
ltaleigh 1145a
'J .V) 8 Wi
I1 7 10a
8 17a 8 60p 8 Mi
Jl 05p 11 3C
4 21p 187a
g7 25 p 4 2-'.a
1120p 8 00a
Ballsbnry..., 9 37a
.' Asbflvllle H 03p
LvA.sbeTlu . . . 155p
ArllotSprlnff? 4 21p
KaoxTlUe... 17 lip
ChatUnooca 11 30p
Ontral Tlma.1 '
" Chariot to... pi 15
Columbia... ......
Bland'yStBta.
9 2Sa 10 00?
11 80p 1 87
ft 15
8 17a
' Alkea. ...... 8 60p
ArA-uguata. 4 15p
Bavamrah.. ...... 4 25p
" Jacksonville 0 12p
" Tamps.,..- 7 80a
" 8t Arurulae 10 30a
ICetitraJ Tim)
7 81a 10 45a
7 45a 11 tUn
4 50a 11 83a
9 00a 3 80p
5 80p
4 40?
Atlanta 9 80p 3 55p ft 10a
Ontral Time
"Birmingham 11 46a il lOp
Central Time
" MerapbU. 7 40 9 40p
i Central Time
TNew Orlaaoe. ...... 7 40a 8 83p
THliOUOlI BOBBED fcLH (Northbound. J
No 11
Noa36
No 3S No 51
Daily
A 15
Daily.
8 25a
Daily ExSua
LvNewOrlcans
7 50p
9C0p
6 55a .
llOQn'a
Central Time
MemphU 8 25a
Central Ttm
Birra!n;ha:n .. 4 20p
Central Tims
" Atlanta 7 60p 11 50
Central Time
44 Tampa." 8 00a . 8 OOp
" Bt. Austin 5 15p 7 00a 9 CO
Jaoksonvllle . 45a 8 20 11 00a
Bavannon.. 11 0p 11 2p 31 52p
" Auguata 9 80p 2 10p 6 OOp
AUm 1 frO? 6 05t
" Columbia... 6 10a 6 Up 7 Citt
Blaa'og St &U
Charlotte... C 40a 3 80? 8S0?U03p
Central Time
CnaUno'ga 4 80a 65op 4 80
" Knoxvllle.. 8 Ma 9 lip 8 1
Lfot Kprtjogs 11 80a U X7a't 11 30
ArAshevllle 11 Up 1 43 11 3p ..... .
LvAahaville.,.. 11a 1 4Cp 1 25p
ArBaliabury 8 la 10 47p 9 86p 11 OSa't
Ceatrai TUt '
ArB14gfc 3 4p 8 65 3 40 p
Wlnalegi. 6 10 10 80p 6 20?
LvGreenaboro 9 52plll0p
Danville.... 11 15p 1 40p
Lynchburg.. ...... 8 15p
M CaarlotJTUU 5 45p
Alexandria 9 lp
AxWuhingtoa 9 40p
Heal btatlnn.
10 44p life?
lJlOu't 2 42
1MV 4 45
3 55 6 Ji
C 17 9 2-T
C 42a 'J 45a
KLXimia CA aEBTICK.
No. 87 and 33, Wajblnjrtoa asd South
western, limited. Solid TAeUbuIeJ train b
twnen New York aad Atlanta. Ojtr. cf
Pullman drawing room sUrplng cars (mid
mum Pullman rate 1100; no extra fare).
First -'1am vettibutai day eoah etwya
Wahio;rton and Atlanta. Tbrcrurb
rara between N w York and Jf w Or!6&j,
New York and MemphU, Nw York. AAh
villo and Ilot Spring, Nw York aod Tampa,
and Richmond and Auiraata. Southern By.
dining ears between Grwnsboro aad Mont
gomery. '
Noa. Si and 31, New York and Florida, Lim
ited. Dally tift Bonday. Hoi id Pulk&a
Train, "Cp-to-D lighted by Plough cs
and vestibaUd throughout, rrawtn-room,
observation elepin ears btwn New York
and St. AognfitlA. d drawicg-roora t.arp
Lo? car tetwea New York and Acrntv
Nod. 35 and 88, Caited RtatM Fat Jfail.
PuUma sleeping ears between New York,
Washington, Atlanta, Montgomery and New
Orleans.. New York nd Jatv.-a'lJ:; and
Charlotte aitd AugaJt. Tourut Wj.lo
ears Wasblaton to fan rranciv3 without
change one a week. Leavia? Waabinirton
Saturdays, arriving San Fraaeiaro Thurs
days. No. 15 and 18, Norfolk and Chattaoooff
Limited. Between Norfolk and hattanoo-
a through Selma, Bl!h. Graecaboro.
Ubury. Asberllle, Hot flprtcr and Knox
ville. Pullman Drawl&t?-TUoni !eepiag ears
between Balebch and CbattAnooca.
Through ticket on sale t principal t
Uons to all point. For rate or information
apply to any agent of the company.
W. IL Green. - W. A. Tark.
General Hapt. GenL P, Ajt.
. H. Culp, TraOe Manager, 1,300 Pa. Are.,
Washington, D. G.
! A rrrlUT la the New York Press calls
attention to -the fact that In Meurbis'.
fine painting of The Infancy of Chrwt"
one of the white-garbed women, untltr
a large halo, U playing a modern guitar,
with six strings, while another Is saw
ing on a violin that resemble a genuine
Stradlvariua. :
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