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KINSTON, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1899.
Vol I. No. 269.:
Price Two Cents.
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Hie Doings of Iho Lawmakers at
Raleigh. . :
lOMiyiicy.
BUI Introduced in the House Authorizing
Sale of State's Interest la the A.&N.C.
, . Railroad. Bill to Take Charge A. L M.
College and Consolidate It With Expert
meet Station. , Kinston Graded School
' Bill Passed Second Reading In Senate.
' Raleigh, Feb. 10. The anti-trust bill,
as amended, after some discussion, passed
second reading. : " N , -
The committee report recommending
the impeachment of Judge Norwood was
made a special order for tomorrow.
Bills introduced: To incorporate N. C.
Trust. Co.; to incorporate Wilmington
Under writers Ins. Co.; to appropropriate
$100,000 to the public schools distri
buted per capita; to transfer Craven
county from 3d to 2d congressional dis
trlct; to amend charter of Enfield; to in
corporate Wallace, Duplin county.
, Mr. Bousball, of Wake, introduced a
bill to authorize the sale of the Atlantic
and North Carolina railroad. The bill
"authorizes and empowers "the board of.
internal improvement.ln their discretion,
j 'to negotiate a sale and to sell the stock
)' in the Atlantic and North Carolina Rail-
road company, belonging to the State of j
' . North Curolina: Provided, the same:
shall not be sold for less than the mini-,
mum price of $300,000. That the hold
ere of the private; stock shall have the
- ' privilege of diepotdnjr of their stock at
the same price per share as is paid for the
State's stock." '
' Mr, Winston,"' of Bertie, introduced a
bill to establish a department of agricul
. ture and mechanic arts. The department,
according to the bill is to be managed by
twenty-one trustees, nine of whom (oue
from each congressional district), 'shall
. be practical agriculturists. . Tbew trutf
tees sb all Jbe chosen by t he general ae sem
bly and shall control and manage the
A. and M. CoIlegeall the property of the
experiment station, and the fertilizer eta
tion. It is further provided "that as far
as practicable the work of thecolfegeand
y oitne experimenv Mtattoii shall be one
and the Fame,f and the 'experiments in
. f seeds, soil, dairying, farming and agri-
culture shall be couducted in connection
with the college .work and be a part
thereof, it being the purpose of this act
to conHoiiaate ana cneapen tne wore o
the college and station as far as the same
hall be practicable.' i
Bills passed: h.T) create the county of
Btotland; to establish the Vance Textile
; - School as dept of A. & M. College; to es-
' ' ; , tahlihh a dispensary at Smithfleid; toau
. tliorize Rockingham county to iawue
bonds; to make lease of turpentine or
chards expire Feb. 1st instead of April
l(t; ; to appropriate between $80,000
and $85,000 annually for.deaf, dumb and
blind institution.
' SENATE.
Bills introduced: To establish a diepen
eary at Clinton; (Senator Jackson, by re-
qusst) to build a public road from New
bern to Averell, also to prevent use of
v stationary nets in certainjparts of Neuse
river; to protect bona fide creditors; to
authorize YoungsvCle to hold election as
to a dispensary; to establish a dispensary
at Madison; to pay A. L. Swinson bal
ance of salary as enrolling clerk; for pro
tection of miners and to raise revenue; to
compel supreme court to decide all points
of law arising in cases brought up to it
C3 eppeal; to aaend coda as to tlaet of
lc!i:r3ni!isicipal elections; to eppropri
cta I1C0.CC3 to public schoolj ia North
Carcllaa; to establish a dispensary et
C "jton; to incorporate Hed ilea.
E:"3pi;:J: To allow UcOowcU'etJ
Watauga counties to levy special tax;
resolution a?ling on governor for report
Of penitentiary for 1897 and 1898; to al
low chairmen boards county commis
sioners and of education to administer
oaths; to ratify consolidation of Atlantic
Coast Line of South Carolina: to allow
Tyrrell county to levy a special tax; to
incorporate Golden Rule Benevolent as
sociation, whose motto shall be "Do
unto others as you would have others do
unto you;" to amend code as to telephone
companies; to reclaim swamp lands; to
amend charter Wilkesboro.
The bill to establinh graded schools iu
Kinston passed second reading. .
DAY'S LEGAL ADVISORS
Set Forth to Theic Client the Course to
Pursue Toward the New Directorate.
. Raleigh, Feb. 9. Following is the sub
stance of a letter which the attorneys of
Penitentiary Superintendent Day, James
C. McRae, Thomas N. Hill and Thomas
M. Argo, addressed to him today:
In the matter of contest over the pen!
tentiary, our opinion is that Capt. Day,
superintendent of the penitentiary, should
offer no resistance to the entering of the
newly appointed directors upon the
premises, or to their organization with
the present directors of the penitentiary
board, but he should say to them:
"Gentlemen-1 have been appointed as
superintendent of tbe North Carolina pen
itentiary by the governor of the State. I
have been required to give, and have
given bond, and have in my possession
as superintendent the property, for which
I am responsible. I do not recognize tbe
constitutionality of that part of tbe re
cent act of the assembly which abolishes
the office of superintendent and attempts
to authorize you to take charge of the
property now. in my hangs. X therefore
decline to-eurrender the same into your
custody and 'shall continue to exercise
the duties - of office of superintendent of
tbe penitentiary until the question irf set
tled by a judgment of court.
"Our ad vice to Capt. Day ia to offer any
facility for Settlement of the question in
the court; by controversy without action
or otherwise."
. The Louise Brehany Concert.
This week's Concord Times says of the
Louise Brehany company, which will ' be
in Kinston next Friday night:.
"It is seldom that Concord has a visit
from a first-class concert and opera com
pany, and when on last Monday nigh t
she bad such a vhrit her people turned
put in large numbers to hear it. Every
reserved seat in the hall was sold. Th
Louise Brehany company consists of Bix
pereons.every one an artist. Miss Brehany
is probably the peer of anv singer on the
American stage today. She " has made
tours with Remenyi and Sousa, and all
her tours were wonderfully successful
She possesses a voice of remarkable vol
ume and compass, and withal of wonder
xui purity and sweetness. ne possesses
one virtue too often lacking in singers,
that of perfect enunciation. Her rendi
tion of "The Last Rose of Summer" was
alone worth the price of admission to the
concert. Trof. Sauviet, the pianist, is of
world-wide reputation, and has accom
panied Remenyi, Patti and other celebri
ties in their musical tours. His touch is
that of a master. Miss Prin.tle, violinist,
charmed the audience with her refined
and artistic touch. Miss Jessie Walter's
voice was one of a high order, and of rich
harmony and sweetness. Mess. Wbeatly
and Dethlefe, the other singers, fully sus
tained their reputation as singers of the
first rank. All the singers and. perform
ers were heartily encored, and every per
son enjoyed to the full measure this rare
opportunity of hearing such an a2Wa
tion of the highest musical talent."
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Interesting North Carolina Items In
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Or Items That Will Interest North Caro
llnlans. Some News,' Some Politics-
All of Some Interest toTrue "Tar Heels,"
The thermometer was down to zero in
Asheville Friday morning. .
Tbe committee on salaries and fees cut
the fee bill down about 20 per cent, to
clerks and registers but not to sheriff.
Solicitor's fee , in capital cases is cut to
$15.
The statement by Mr. Loses Cone be
fore a legielatie committee Wednesday
of the plan to builJ (a $280,000 factory
in tnls state to, nianufacturti canton flan
nel is interesting. There has never been
a canton flannel factory in the south.
The evidence against Judge Norwood
as to drunkenness' appears to be direct.
The legislative committee will gather
more evidence. It (a also shown that
Norwood has within the past twenty
days signed restraining orders. His im
peaebment is nearly certain.
The final substitute bill for separate
cars has been eompieted by the com.
mittee. It provides - one first-class car
for whites, one first-class car for colored,
and one second-class car with a partition
between for white and colored. This law
does not apply to roads earning less than
$2,000 per mile gross.- ,,
-Tb fihton thja question of school text
books is a lively one. j Some of the ablest
attorneys in the State represent various
companies. U. F. Johnson & Co., of
Richmond; .the American Book Co., and
the University Publishing Co. lead in the
fight. There will be State adoption oi
books and not county adoption.
Raleigh cor. Messenger, Feb. 9: The
Democrats will take charge of the peni
tentiary tomorrow.' There will no doubt
be quite a shaking up of employes. ' Tbe
latter have not been paid off for nearly
three months. The bill to provide for
paying them has never gotten any fur
ther than the committee, though intro
duced very early in the session of the leg.
islature. Snperiu ten lent Day, therefore,
has ousted none of the employes and put
in Democrats, as be had no way of pay
ing them. It seems that tbe penitentiary
question will go into the courts.
AT THE CHURCHES. J
The public is cordially invited by the
pastors to attend any and all these sen
vices Sunday.
Presbyterian Church.
Preaching both morning and evening.
Sunday school, 3 p. m.
, Episcopal Church. .
There will be no preaching tomorrow.
Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.
Uethodlst Church.
Preaching both morning and evening.
Sunday school, 3 p. m.
Christian Church.
Morningservice:. Subject "The World
Religion."
Evening service: Subject "The Cen
tral Principle of Character." '
Christian Woman's Board of Missions
at 2 p. m.;' :f?:;' yry:'
Sunday school, 3 p. m. r- ' '
CastistChsrch. "
Morning service: Subject '"The Atone
ment as Related to God's Uoliaess."
Eveniss service: Subject "The Atone
ment es related to Christ's Humanity."
E anday school, 2 p.m.
B. Y. P. U. every Monday evening.
Corvlces every Sunday taorrlr at 11
o'clock, at the opera house. . I
mils nti fail
THE STORMING OF CALOOCAN.
Americans Make a Combined Attack on
Filipinos' Position, Driving Them Back.
Agalaabjo at Malabonas. .
Manila, Feb. 10.-7:40 p. m. The
American forces at 8:40 this afternoon,
made a combined attack upon Caloocan
and reduced it iu short order.
At a signal from the tower of the De
La Lome church, tbe United States
double tnrretted monitor. Monadnock
opened from the bay with the big guns
ofber fore turret on the earthworks.
with great effect.
Soou afterward tbe Utah battery bom
bard the place from the land side.
The rebels reserved their fire until the
bombardment ceased,' when they fired
volleys of musketry as the Montana reg
iment advanced on the jungle.
The tC&neae regiment, on the extreme
left, with the third artillery deploying to
the right, charged across the open and
carried the earthworks, cheering under a
heavy fire. Supported by the artillery at
tbe church, the troops further advanced,
driving tbe enemy, fighting every foot,
right iuto the town line, and penetrated
to the Presidencia, and lowered the FilU
pina flag at 5:30 p. m. .
The enemy's sharpshooters, in the jun
gle, on the right, fired at long range on
tbe Pennsylvania regiment, but the reb
els were soon silenced by shrapnel shells
and the Pennsylvania remained in tie
trenches.
As the Americans advanced they burned
the native huts. '
The rebels were mowed down like grass,
but the Americau loss was Blight.
Manila, Feb. 10.-10:10 a. m. The
rebels at this hour seem to have selected
Malabonas as the base of operations for
their next encounter with the Americans,
as they are concentrating a considerable
force there and at Caloocan.' Many email
bodies of scattered rebel troops are strag
gling in from the right, and . others are
undoubtedly arriving from the north and
the interior provinces. , ,'..
Aguinaldois reported to have estab
lished his headquarters at Malabonas for
the purpose of rallying his forces for a
decisive blow.
Prominent lawyers met in Raleigh
Friday night and organized the Bar As
sociation of North Carolina. : Hon. Piatt.
D. Walkr was elected president.
'. ..The Beat of Proof.
"Axid yon say you gave me no en
couragement V , ,
That iswhat I said." "
, "No encouragement t Why even your
father thought it all settled.'
"My father 1 What proof have you of
your extraordinary statement t
"Proof 7 The best of proof. 1 He bor
rows money
from me." Cleveland
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Matters of Interest Condensed Into
Brief ParaGraphs.
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The Pith of the World's News That Might
Interest Our Readers. Some if It
Fresh. Some Hay Be : " Salty," But
Not Spoilt
i President McKinley on Friday sent a
message to congress urging immediate
action for tbe construction of a Paeifle
cable.
i rttt.... .tn x j.t-ii m
vunuu mill upwriwirni uti'dii tvirer,
Mass., make demand for higher wages
and declare they will strike if they are
refused.
Gen. Otis has notified Secretary Alger
that ha has sent reinforcements to Gen.
Miller a- Ioilo with instruction to bom
bard the city if it is not surrendered on
demand. ,
'Bob Fitssimmons and Jim Jeffries have
signed articles lor a fight some time be
tween April 24th and May 26th, before
the club offering the largest purse. Th '
fight Is to be for 25 rounds or for a finish,
ft that can be arranged.
A dispatch froni Manila save: It is
understood that , Gen. Oils will refuse to
receive any communication from Aguin
aldo, save that ae cominar from a rebel
ready to surrender unconditionally. Un
der no circumstances will the Phil nninft
republic be recognized. -
vuugresB on A ourimay passea a Dill K
remove, the; prohibition againstpersona
who emraced in tbe civil war In the Can.
. mi . m :. . ' a
federate service from serving on grand '
and petit furies. This was the last dis. ;
crimination eirainet ex-Confederates, and
it has been on the statute books, it la
said, by mistake, ever eince 1878.
At Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday Quay's
champions were defeated when the bouse
voted, 93 to 02, to postpone to March -21et
further consideration of the McUar
rell jury bill, which was framed to aid
Quay in his forthcoming trial. Twenty
Democrats voted with the Qtiayites. but
the latter admit that there is little show
now for enactment of tbe bill. The antis
claim that the vote today shows beyond
doubt that Quay cannot be elected. '
THE FA'R RACES.
Fullest Entries
for Speed Contests 0
Special Races. 7
Record.
Newborn Journal. '
Secretary Green, of Newbern's mid-win
ter fair, reports that the entries for the
trials of speed at the fair are the fullest
on record in tbe history of the fair.
This assures some fine racing contests
and lovers of horse racing are promised
good sport.
Entries for the several races ara from
Baltimore. Richmond, Va., Florida, Nor
folk, Va., Greenville, N. C, Garysburg, N.
C, and Hertford, N. C.
In addition to the races already an
nounced, the following special races have
just been announced, February 9 th, by
the fair association: ;
Trotting to harness 2:24 class purse
$200. Mile heats; best three In five.
Trotting or pacing to harness 2:27
clase puree $200. Mile heats; beet three .
In five. ' ; "
Seaeon tickets for the fair are now oa
sale. These tickets will be good for tla
fair week and sale at prices named will
only continue up to the niht of C-tc?.
day, February 18th. After that dita th
price' will be raised. Adults, $1X0; cLIJ-
dren 75 cents.
Those who wish to secure tbesalow
ratas should not forget data Unit czl it
wEl be the wlae thing to buy at onca.
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