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MARION. N C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15. 1897.
Price $1 Per Year, in Advance.
i
. i Beauty ok Bio Misaidows.
IT WILL
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the i-riiV; oT J ,hu W. 1'iiiilips .t tho
of Siimm-l (,:., No. 4i2 We.-t Ori!
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November 1.7,
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r-'siil'iipn
llu-i-Ired
Journal,
N a cloud of yellow dust
into Big Meadows. It was
a long ilrivo and a warm
drivo from Sola Springs,
nnd t ho l:or.'C3 v."tre
flecked wirh Epnmo, and
w jui i.a:i'.n, mo unver,
1 was very peevish hoc mau Lo was very
thirsty.
Two tired travelers climbed down
from tho coach and btrt tohed their
limbs au 1 yawned, meanwhile looking
about the hi i:i a bewildered sort of
way.
iho time of day was early evening,
lSlil; and Big Meadows was a cross
roads noting plaeo for hunters and
foruia. There was a general store in
Big Meadows, n lo:; l:uiie or two, the
Eureka Tavern aa 1 a shed for tho fat;o;o
Lorries.
The tired travelers in looking about
J them siw Johnny Blount, with Lis
r arms akimbo, standing in tho open
doorway o; tha Eureka. Johnny kept
tho tavern und kept it well, and Old
Hanks, thu driver, had sung his
praises into tho ears of the travelers
nt intervals all tho way from Soda
Sprintis. Tho viniroa ste.ika that
Johnny bro:le 1 w. ro famous not only
in riumas, but in nil tho counties
rotiua aootit.
5 ".Supper are n.v.iitiri' ye, p;ents,"
BfLVi iii'.iut wiui a nai;o oi wt ieouio,
a tho trto passc-nerri walkc I toward
Llm. "Yc'il line er place to wash up
ivthc r bad., room.
J't'rom i'n.ico, I prerume?" he add
c 5 iniiirinly, n.i ha followed them
t ijonirh the barroom.
11 J les, repiiea tue taller of tho
I yiuug men. "My lmmc'n Martin
lliury Martiu, and I'm from Fnoo,
I i?'"u In,uti rt Wooro Samuel
I ill Vre nnl I ecll nt wholeKale down
I 1 11 h' ci r "
r 1 1'-Vheu the j'ounfr men cnu-red fr jm
1 ,!lho room bad; of tho birthe
y i werj free I'roia tho dir-t of t!
ir faces
tho lon
1 line,
aud thev looked Wmi11c r.non.
table, and tut dovra to tho hot supper
in the dini!i;r ro'.-m wry much re-
freshed ind very hungry.
1 Youug Mv, Martin ha 1 fiuiihed his
jveui-ou when aa t' damatioa of sur
(pnso from Moore caused him to look
flip quickly from his empty plate, aul
i.., 1.... r..., 1 ..: it.. i .
i uu m. llivuci cl.UIUy UJUUlJr lib 11
oud girl who was entering tho room.
A Sho was as gracel'ul nu.l pretty as
i She fawn of a mountain deer. He hair
-rfof deep yellow, like tho rlowtrs
nlto till! )iil) mvir In-, nn.l I i-
V" is the elear waters of the trout
It. la la tho ;;u!ch below. The fresh-
ie iind the beauty, nn.l the ehildlikt
enco and s.veetneis of her fu?e
uated th eyes of the youn"r men.
they quite agreed that who was tho
tiest oreaturo thev had ever seen.
s graccfi'l us a nvlph," whfsnered
Hire.
And as nioJes-t as a nun." echoed
illtiu.
Jith M iy Llount was all that the
oiug men iroin 1'rit-eo had eaid of
'6.4 and her father was very proud of
fei nud if hho had been eighteen or
City instead of a mere little miss of
"Yrteeu ! would have fretted him-
uer, for firls ara girls, and they
4 many u'i I iorsake their noor old
t Yjinuers, even la tlio lulls and gulches
if t'alifenn-i.
" "Th.1 ilimmt ,., 1 4I.
1 y0 "i.iuu iu juuruey
erlaud three years beforo nil tho
I J V : Maine, where Edith had
. "K-o '-yorn, and where tho friends of
0ot"!r childhood lived iu the memory of
s u;u -1 i.'u remem orroii t int.
a Mane i-he ha 1 a childifh
.. . 4 1 - 1 . . 1
KV at "'"ray lutio cuap ot
T -vo"r " ::uea John Thdiips,
..ved her only, of course, as a
pmah bro'iht r, i.n 1 aa noon as he was
lble to write with pen and ink lie sent
f.ftters to he: -tho queered, little
jJjiLhsh love letters oue could im
iwiae; on I n ,xr threo vears bad
fdap.e 1. IMith was fourteen and John
yas hfteeu, nud thero werj three
-Inland long nnics between them.
iMoore aul Martin were ct Hi"
ftcad' s f.r trout nothing hnl!
rtut, n 1 for a week thev kept their
lyes oa the li-dum : but the heart of
loth of them were smitten with John
ly Blount's little fiirl-withher hair
W jlecp yellow nad her clear eyes of
jpf.'hea the time arrived for their d.
inre yonnar Mr. Mootp
propjs-.tiDa h
jtic us it was Honorable and gener
i II o su-estot the p!aa to p ly
edue ition of the pirl in a falli
ble seminary, an 1 to tru-t ia time
in her woman's heart nn,l !, foi
m fork's own. Moore w is wealthy
ltgu to c irry out h,s Ian ; Martin
' P.11 Ia"cu. but farther than
-1 displayed no tl,iKi..
il'OSitioa whatever
It Hat down With. T.-.lin T!,..
..w (
mn aul very franlciv
told tho tavern Icen. r ,.r
1 ho urged and he coaxed,
rvue,i up uis uto to Blount,
.i us wen. Jobuuy J3Jonnt
st and blunt and jioor and
kino' nt nil i. i: i I
. - neo ii-uis ana
foi the future, hi f.n.v ,i r.nr.,
f L5' Ellitb nua !i" education
T i het grace nd beauty. He
finally, nad Moo-g climbed
jfo zealous thun his companion, had
nived a jdaa of the future, wherein
Jo Miss Blount wouh1 -day no small
5. He oufesed it to Martiu.
t tno
M. CIMENS.
on the do'n fcte tho next day satis
fied with himself and the world even
with his friend Martin, who, somewhat
ch-vurinel, joined in tho chorua lika a
Bwci t bell out of taso.
In tho autnmn Elith and her fattier
went down to San Francisco, taking
with them a qrnall leather trunk filled
with the modest frocks of the moan
tain maid, together with dried ferns
from tho pa!chen, and pressed flowers
from tho hills around Ui Meadows,
nud her bundle of childish love letters
from John Phillips back in Mame.and
many other mementos of her girlhood
days nt Eureka Tpvern.
Thero Mns an honest welcome for
them in tho city by tho sea, and Mr.
Moore's elder sister took Edith home
and Foon lenrued to loveber as a sister
hhonld, and though there were tears
iu tho bluo eyes of Edith when her
father started buck for Big Meadows,
she was quite content with tho golden
promises of fio future, and what the
world of books had in store for her.
Across the bay in Oaklaud she found
new friends in Miss Marks's sohool,
aad met with new delights in the companion-hip
of her books. Tho winter
parsed away much more quickly than
it had tho previous year at Big
Meadows, and when tho summer vaca
tion came :he again saw tho hills back
of Eureka Tavern that sho had learned
to lovo so well. Then another winter
passed even more quickly at the Oak
laud school, and a third winter, and a
fourth, and then c me her graduation
the crowning epoch of girlhood
days.
At nineteen Edith Blount wa3 in the
fulness of womanly perfection, her
chiljiih beauty rounded, tho deep
yellow of Ii.-r hair a queenly golden,
her mo lo-iry end her graco retained
and rarefied. Quito iu harmopy with
tho fute in storo for her, sho followed
then to tho altar tho man whose love
and generous heart had made her a
simple mountain rnaid his social and
intellectual equal.
Mooro was no longer ia trade, for
in l'ine sLrcet, in tho Stock Eichanze,
ho had become a power, and his for
tune had grown until he could well
a fiord tho beautiful home ho niado for
Edith Blount on tho brow of California
street hill, in tho midst of the palaces
built by tho gold and silver kings. A
seora of years they lived a peaceful,
hippy life, with old friends and now
ones to th'iro their joys and tho good
things a kind world bestowed upon
th m.
A bachelor, with gray in hi3 hair,
was Henry Martin, and although he
never forgave him friend Mooro for
plucking the reddest, prettiest rose in
tho llolden State, he was n frequent
and welcome gu?st in the house in
California street; and Mooro, proud
of tho woman who bore his name,
often chide I his friend, with au ill
concealed' chuckle and a poke in the
waist coat, on Lis religions adherence
to bachelorhood.
"Sam Mooro, yon old rascal," Mar
tin would say to him with a shako of
the finger, "when I find a woman in
this world who is ths counterpart of
Mrs. Mooro I will marry, bat net be
fore." One afternoon in February, IS:,
oamuei Jxooro enterea liis konie in
California 6treet with a chill upon
mm. ihe morning had been stormy,
an i he had exposed himself to the
blasls of a driviu-r rain. The servants
aud tho good wi:i, anxious to u dogreo
of alarm at his noadition, found their
efforts of lit'.le avail iu arresting the
tlio illness lint had overtaken him,
and his phyai.'jh.u was quickly sum
moned. When, 6oti( d.iys later, the eminent
epeeialists heid a consultation nt the
bedsido of tho rich man, they shook
their heads gravely, and announced
a -irisi.
In a woe?. Siniuel Moora no longer
lived tho I'.fa that Ujd had given.
Threo wezo the years of Edith
Mooro's widowhood.
In tho sorrow thit came upon her,
she folic I in Henry Martin tho goodly
stall" upon which sho leaned. Uis sym
pathies were with her ; his time was
hers if sho but commanded him, and
his heait felt the old beating of his
early manhoo 1.
It all seemed so nitural, toD, that
she should wed again to marry the
man who despaired of finding her
counterpart in any other woman than
herself. Thus it camo about that the
bachelor friend of her dea 1 husband
and the acquaintanca of her girlhood
days at Big Meadowa woed and won
her.
The frold mines that he owned made
Henry Martin a very rich man, and
the story of his winuings ia the Big
Bear 5Ii.uo ia related even to this day,
in the Sin Francisco marts, as a mod
era icjjtanco of what a mountain may
bring forth. Iileb.es, however availcth
not, E-iys tho preacher, and the rugged
health of Mr.. Martin 6he saw slowly
drifting away from her, ono day in
lSS.'j at the Palace Hotel, where they
wera living.
Ffcto ordained that sdie should pass
through ii long and painful illness, and
to return therefrom aad to become
well and strong r.gaia was a part of tho
groi.t plan of tho Maker of fate.
Henry 5IartIo, ever watchful, ever
loving, nursed her through her illness,
as . mother would caro for her sick
child. Then fate, the weird, unknow
able fate, again pl.ieed a heavy hand
upon Henry Martin, and he died sud
denly, in March, 1SD3, of aa illness
aggravated l y the long and constant
watchinir at the bedsido of his wife.
Iu the cemetery at Moaataiayiew
Henry Martin wa3 laid with his fathers,
and Edith of the golilen hair, now in
her seeondjwidowhocd went abroad to
travel in strange lands, among strancro
people.the better that her griefs might
bo overcome.
When tho Normannia turned Ler
sharp prow into the North River berth
a few weeks since, a tall, soldierly
looking man with a gray mustache,
stood at the end of the pier, scanning
tho faces of the passengers oa tha
promenade deck. There vro roses
in his cheeks and a youthful sparkle
in his eyes. At the foot of the
gangway ho stood waiting. Sho met
him with a smile and seized both o
hi? bauds. Thera were silver threads
ia her golden hair, and some lines of
care on her pretty face, but she wai
vivacious and bright-eyed, nnd buoy
ant, and as lively as a schjol girl. If
old Hanks, the stage driver, were still
alive, and had been on tho p:er, he
would have recognized her very quick
lyEdith Blount, the beauty of Big
Meadows.
There are certain old fclk?, too,
down in Jlaine, who would have re
called in a msment the brown eyes of
the soldierly looking man at the gang
way thoso JIaino folks knew Johnny
Phillips too well to tver forget him
that sturdy little chap ot the early
sixties, who wrote childish love letters
to Edith Blount.
They were married the other day in
Harlem wero John mid Edith a.ter
the long, long years. New York Jour
nal. Food oi the Calif.-Titia "Diggers.''
Through the summer tho Indians
prepared their winter's store, which
consisted mainly of dried acorns, used
in place of flour or meal; berries,
grasshoppers, grass seeds, fish, nuts,
meats and roots of various kinds. The
camaKs was the principal root; it grew
in abundance all over California, and
is still plentiful in many valleys in
the northern part of tho State. It is
about tho size of the little finger,
shaped like a sweet potato, and with
much of the same flavor. A long,
hard winter would causo these Indians
to sufler more oi le.-s from privation.
While in conversation with an old In
dian he said: "Long timo ago, 'fore
white man come, big winter como, In
dian no Have enough to eat, lots of
Indians die ; my raahala, my little boy
die."
Mortars, baskets and flat rocks were
their principal utensils for cooking.
The mortars were made from rocks of
various sizes, generally sonewhat
rounded but never uniform. The
deep round hole in the center was
ground with sharp, rouh rocks. It
was a slow process, and required pa
tience, for it too many days of work
to completo one largo mortar. These
mortars wero not only used for cook
ing but also for grinding food, when
a round stone pestle would be re
quired. ' No household was complete
without tho large, flat rock, which
was generally stationary, and con
tained a half dozen or more round
holes, varying in depth and diameter,
used exclusively for grinding, and of
ten surrounded by busy groups of ma
halas. Appletou'a Popular Sciensa
Monthly.
Wild (at .Hill iu a Street.
Residents near Shamokin, Penn.,
witnessed an unu'.ual and thrilling
sight a few nights ago, when seven
hounds nd a big ferocious wildcat
fought t) a finish right in tho main
street o! tbi town. The dogs won the
battle, but not before two of them
were bitten, badly nd the other seri
ously scratched.
The ?ildeat, whoh measured thirty
three inches in length, was a remark
ably fite specimen of its tribo. Its
claws were us shaip as razors, and its
limbs wer& almost us hard as iron.
For fievarul W3es chicken coops in
the neighborhood have been robbed
almost niphily, and when a small boy
inforned sha ownsrs that he had seen
a big, grjy cat inn into the woods
near by with a ohicken, a hunting
party was organised, and several young
men, backed rip by hounds, lay in
wait.
As soou bs the wildcat appeared, the
dogs gavo chase md treed the animal.
It soon leaped ta the ground and made
for a larger tree, but was set upon by
one of the dogs, which set its teeth m
the cat's breast. As the dog and the
cat rolled over the ground tha other
dogs joined in tho fray, and tho en
oouragiug shouts of the hunters at
tracted the women and children of the
village.
Tho hunters were afraid to shoot,
beeause their dogs and the cat were
badly mixed up. At the expiration of
fifteen rtinutes the dogs were victors.
They had almost torn thoir victim to
pieces.--New York Press.
JToney for Church Choirs.
The highest paid choir singers in the
world are two American ladies. Miss
Clementina Do Vere, at the Paxton
Church, in this city, who receives
$1ji)0 a year, and Miss Dutton, at a
Baptist church, also in New York, who
receives 53003 for her services.
Tle men in the choir of Westmins
ter Abbey receive salaries ranging
from $400 to $310. There are about
230,000 sinners in the choirs of vari
ous places of religious worship through
out the United Kingdom.
Rabbi Wolfers, the Hebrew musical
historian, says that during divine ser
vice at the Ancient Temple of Jerusa
lem, a full choir con3iste 1 of 21,000
men, divided into three great bands,
and separated from one another upon
vast platforms.
The choir of the greet Mormon
Temple at Salt Lake City is the large-
es in the world, numbering 330
trtained voice.' New York Journal.
isieam Engines vs. Men.
A well-known Eastern professor cf
mathematics has published aa estimate
of the mechanical force which th?
6team engines of this country could
exert. It is supposed, and the sup
position is not only based or. tha
amount of manual labor which would
necessarily have to be expended on
such a gigantic work, but ou allusions
of ancient historians, that it took 10,
000 men twenty years to build the
great pyramid. One ingenious malhe
matican figures that the steam engines
of the United States, properly manned
and supplied with water and fuel,
would exert force sufficient to produce
the same effect, that is to say, to raise
stones from the quarry, transport and
pat them in plaee, in the short space
ot forty-three minutes.
iir
Work of the National Assembly Told
In Brief.
ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY.
Not Conducting the War In Cuba in
Aroordanre With Civilized I'sage.
Excluding "Sample Copies,' Etc.
SENATE.
Tt"F..siAT. CongTess reassembled af
ter the holidays, and for two months
how the business of the United States
will be attended to with neatness and
dispatch. The Senate committee on
finance met but transacted no business,
on account of the absence of a quorum.
During the course oi the desultory talk
around the table some one mentioned
the faet that the nomination of Secre
tary Francis Tiad not yet been acted
ujon, and the ieioi t that it would have
to wait until a quorum was obtained
was presented.
'1 he Semite passed the House bill
abolishing the death penalty in a large
number of cases. The measure is in
the Hue of recent State laws abolishing
capital punishment and applies the
same principal to Federal offenses, al
though the change is not extended to a
total abolition of the death ienalty.
5Ir. Hale submitted and had printed
as a document, a memorandum prepared
by the Department of State on the
method of the "recognition of foreign
governments and foreign States by the
government of the United States 'from
iHVJ to 18!)7," tending to show the ac
curacy of Secretary Olney's contention
that the recognition of foreign govern
ments was exclusively an executive
function, in which Congress had no
part. The precedents cited were nu
merous. A message from the President was
received transmitting the rejiort of the
Secretary of State concerning the death
of Charles Govin in Cuba. It was in
resjionse to the resolution offered by
Mr. Call reciting that Oovin was a
United States citizen who had been
killed by the Spanish authorities in
Cuba. t The message was brief and
formal in transmitting the report.
Wednesday. The Cuban question
was under consideration in the Senate
in the form of the two resolutions of
fered Tuesday by Mr. Call, Democrat,
of Florida, the oue a simple resolution
calling on the Secretary of State for
copies of the correspondence in the
matter of Julio Sanguilly, au American
citizen condemned by the Spanish au
thorities to life imprisonment in chains;
and the other a joint resolution in
structing the President to demand San
guilly s immediate release. The hist
was agreed to; and the second was re
ferred to tho committee on foreign re
lations. In a long speech on the subject of
these resolutions, the case of Charles
(iovin was discussed quite as much as
that of Sanguilly.
The Senate bill to amend the act re
pealing the timber culture law was
pnssed; ulso the House bill for the ap
pointment by brevet of active or retired
officers of the army.
The Senate joint resolution request
ing the government of Great Britain to
pardon Mrs. Florence Maybrick, which
was reported adversely last session,
was taken from the calendar and indef
initely postponed.
Tkt'ksday. Several memorials were
presented by Mr. Cullom (Rep.), of Il
linois, in favor of the recognition of
Cuban independence, and one from the
Commercial Club of Chicago, endors
ing the policy of the Administration
regarding Cuba.
This was followed by the introduc
tion of a joint resolution by
Mr. Mills (Dem. ), of Texas, declaring
that"The expediency of recognizing
the independence of a foreign govern
ment belong to Congress, and when
Congress shall so determine, the Exec
utive shall act in harmony with the
legislative department of the govern
ment. .'
Second: That the independence ot
the republic of Cuba ought to be and
hereby is recognized; and the sum of
10,000 is hereby appropriated for sal
ary and expenses of a minister to that
ffovernment whenever such minister
shall be apjiointed by the President. "
5Iills will make his Cuban speech
Monday.
The homestead laws to all the lands
acquired from Indian tribes was opposed
by Mr. Piatt (Rep. ), of Connecticut.
It was advocated by Mr. Stewart
(Pop. ), of Nevada. The bill went over
without action.
The Loud bill, in reference to second
class mail matter, was received from
the House und was referred to the iost
ollice committee.
Senate bill to provide for a district
attorney and a marshal for the western
judicial district of South Carolina was
tukeu from the calendar and passed.
HOUSE.
Ti'esday. Only about half the mem
bers of the House were in their seats
today when that body was callid to or
der 'after the holiday recess, to enter
rqxm '.he bulk of the work of the last
session A resolution introduced by
5Ir. Uroderiek, Republican, of Kansas,
was &gr?d to, calling upon the Secre
tary of the Interior to report to the
House the reason why patents for lands
in Kansas, granted to the old Kansas
Pacific Railway Comiany, had not been
issued to the company, and why home
stead entries upon the lands in question
were being permitted to be made by the
officers of the Topeka land district.' liy
the terms of the order adopted Decem
ber l;, the House resolved itself into
committee of the whole to consider the
Loud bill, to amend the postal laws, by
excluding "samples" and serial novel
publications from the second-class mail
matter, which held the floor for the
rest of the day.
Representative Sulzer, of New York,
introduced a joint resolution stating
that the Kingdom of --Spain is not con
ducting the war in Cuba in accordance
with civilized usage, and notifying
Spain that if "the barbarous manner in
which the war has been conducted does
not cease w ithin thirty days, that the
United States will recognize the inde
Kndence of Cuba, and maintain it by
force of arms."
AVr.DNEsn ay. After two debates the
House bv 144 to 105, passed the bill in
troduced by Mr. Loud, chairman of the
committee on Postoffices to amend the
law relating to second-class mail mat
ter. The principal features of the bill
were those denying to the mails as second-class
matter, sample copies of news
papers and serial novel publications
and withdrawing from news agents the
privilege of returning to their princi
pals at the pound rate unsold copies of
periodicals.
Thursday. The debate upon the
proposition to refund the indebtedness
of the Pacific Railroad Company to the
government was begun in the House,
under the order adopted last month. It
tx k up the time of the House and judg
ing from the attendance and attention
of members, aadspectatorf, was neither
i deep norexteasive. The final vote will
be Monday.
x riday. ihe second uav s session
of th Pacific Railroad funding bill in
the House of Representatives developed
much interest from a iKitmlar point
of view. 5Ir. Johnson, Republican, of
California, in the course of a speech
supiorting the bill alluded to Mr. W.
R. Hearst, of the San Francisco Exam
iner and New York Journal, in most
vituperative terms. He was answered
by Mr. Cooper, Republican, of Wis
consin, who characterized the incident
as the most disgraceful he 'had ever
known in the history of Congress.
The bill was advocated by Messrs.
Patterson, Democrat, of Tennessee,
and Hepburn, Republican, of Iowa, and
antagonized by 51essrs. Harrison,
Democrat, of Alabama; Poafner, Dem
ocrat, of Louisiana; Swanson, Demo
crat, of Virginia; McCall, Republican,
of Massachusetts (only npon the rate
of interest proposed ; Wheeler, Dem
ocrat, of Alabama, and Shofroth and
Bell, Populists, of Colorado.
Tl.j evening session of the House,
devoted under the rules to the consid
eration of private iension bills, was
rendered of no avail by absentees.
Saturday The text of the bill to re
fund the indebtedness of the Union
and Central Pacific railroads to the
United States was perfected, so far as
the committee of the whole House was
concerned, and the measure, with cer
tain pending amendments, wasreiwrted
to the House at ; o'clock, afto. a three
days' parliamentary battle, and a vote
on its passage w ill be taken 5Ionra,-.
NORTH UAIIOLeXA IAW-MAKKKs
Both Houses of the State Legislature
Convened Wednesday.
Wednesday the State Legislature con
vened in Raleigh. The body is com
posed of Democrats, Populists and Re
publicans. It is useless to say that the
entire State, as well as the whole
country, has been w aiting and watch
ing anxiously for the convening of this
body of law-makers, as there is to be a
United States Senator elected. From
the present outlook it seems that every
thing has been cut and dried in favor
of Pritchard, since he took the oath of
Hi to 1. At the caucus held Tuesday
night three Republicans failed to stand
up when a motion for a rising vote en
dorsing him was put, but it is said the
defection of these cannot defeat him.
Congressman Harry Skinner said in an
interview ;
"Twenty-seven Populist members
announced themselves in favor of
Pritchard, and said they would vote for
him in the caucus. Seventeen will vote
for him, no matter what the caucus
does. "
It is said that Senator Butler does
not concede I'ritchard's election and
that he will undoubtedly control the
1 opunst caucus, lie is working liard
to keep a sufficient number of Populists
to elect him from bolting the caucus.
The conference of Democrats ex
pressed their sentiments for the sup
Iort of some good Populist, probably
5Iaj. Guthrie.
The latest concerning the Senatorial
scramble is that Pritchard will un
doubtedly succeed himself.
SENATE.
Wednesday. Lieutenant Governor
Doughton called the Senate to order.
Senators then came forward, beginning
with the First district, and were all
sworn in. It took just one hour. The
President declared the Senate duly or
ganized and stated the first business
was the election of a principal clerk,
which resulted in the election of Hill
E. King. For doorkeeier, T. N. Ilal
Ijdmrton and N. L. Wagstatf were nom
inated. The vote stood: Wagstaff ,
llalbj burton 40, and the latter was de
clared elected. For assistant door
keeper S. D. 5IcCarthy and L. E.
Howerton were nominated. The vote
stood 5IeCarthy 40, Howerton, 7. 51c
Carthv was declared elected. For read
ing clerk J. W. Watson and J. C.
Brown were nominated. The vote was
Brown s, Watson 3S, and Watson was
declared elected. For engrossing clerk
J. Buchanan ond D. S. Lovelace were
nominated. The vote was Lovelace 7,
Buchanan 40, and Buchanan was de
clared elected.
The President then asked the officers
elected to come forward aud qualify,
which they proceeded to, do.
Senator MeOaskey "then introduced a
resolution that a committee of three on
the part of the Senate, to act with a
House committee, notify tho Governor
that the Legislature was organ
ized and ready to receive his message
also that a message be sent notifying
the House that the Senate was organ
ized. Senator Smathers piescnted a new
gavel which President Doughton re
ceived ou the part of the Senate. A
large crowd was present.
Thursday. The Senate was called to
order at 12 o'clock, Lieutenant Govern
or Doughton presiding. Prayerr by
Rev. Ashby, '-f the Senate. The Jour
nal of Wednesday wr.s read and approv
ed. Senator McCasky reported from
tho cnmmittco which waited on the
Governor, that his excellency would, as
soon as practicable, send in his mes
sage. Leave of absence was granted Sena
tors Maultvy and Odom on acconnt of
sickness.
The message from the Governor was
at noon received and read by Col. S.
F. Telfair, the Governor's private sec
retary, assisted bv the reading clerk.
Senator 5IcCasky introduced a reso
lution that 1,500 copies be printed.
This was adopted and sent to the House
for concurrence.
Friday Senate called to order by
Lieut-Governor Davghton. Traj-cr by
Rev. Mr. 5IcNeill, of the Senate. The
rules of the Senate of is. were adopted
on motion of Sena tor McCaskey.
Senator Grant submitted the names
of the several ritanding committees as
adopted by the Republicans and Popu
lists, stating that there were several va
cancies left open to be filled at some fu
ture date. Senator (.rant stated that
he desired to sav that the list of the
committee ou judiciary had been mis
placed r.nd would be made out later.
Senator Butler said the committee on
railroads and railroad commission
would also be named later. The reiort
was adopted.
A jointresolntion on Cuba was recei
id from the House.
Senator 5fcC'asky introduced a bill
"to provide for counting" the votes of
the election of 1S'.i5 for State officers
and curving out the provisions of ar
ticle 3 of the constitution. Referred to
committee on judiciary.
Senator 5IcNeil introduced a bill for
Ihe relief of an ex-sheriff of Wilkes,
and Senator Barringer one for the re
lief of ex-Sheriff Morrison, of Cabarrus.
Both w ere referred.
HOUSE.
I Wednesday. Chief Clerk Satterfield
1 called the House of Representatives to
order. The members were sworn in
I and A. E. Ilileman. of Cabarrus, was
elected Speaker. The Democrats voted
for Col. J ohn S. Cunningham, of Per
son. Rev. Dr. Levi Branson offered
the opening prayer. He prayed that
j laws to prevent intemperance might be
! enacted. Reading Clerk John D. Stan
ly f.-i d, of the Houf , called the roll of
- Bnjj tb,ee Came forward iu
"blocks of five," and were sworn in by
Associate Justice WIter A. Montgom
ery. Each took a double" oth to sup
port the Constitution of the State JMid
the United States.
Nelson,. Harris, of Hyde, and Black
burn wers appointed tellers.
Other officers elected are: Principal
elcia., ... .'xaMeu, reading clerK, i'.
B. P.enbow; doorkeeper, D. X. House;
assistant, Abe Middleton, colored; en
grossing clerk, D. F. Scarborough.
Governor Carr was notified that the
House had organized and was ready for
business.
TnuKSDAT The House was opened
with prayer by Rev. C. J. Woodson.
At noon Private Secretary Telfair de
livered the Governor's message. 5Ir.
Schulken announced that the Senate
nnd House committees had called on
the Governor and notified him that or
ganisation was complete.
5Ir. Sutton moved that the reading of
the message be dispensed with and that
250 copies be printed. Mr. Lusk said
it was always the custom to read the
message, and that he hojied 51r. Sut
ton's motion w ould not prevail. Shak
er Hiremau said it was the rule always
to read the message. Mr. Sutton then
withdrew his motion. The reading oc
cupied two hours. Mr. Sutton's reso
lution was adopted and 250 copies were
ordered printed. Some leaves of ab
sence were granted.
'1 he Speaker announced the following
committees:
Privileges of Elections: Cook, Black
burn, Sutton, of New Hanover; Peace,
Bryan, of Chatham; Brown, 1 erson, of
Wayne; Cunningham nnd Gallop.
Banking and Currency; Bryan, of
Chatham; nanser, Crumpler, Ormsly,
Cox, Adams and McKeuzie.
Rules:. Sutton, of Cumberland;
Brower, Bryan, of Chatham, Schulken
and Nelson.
Judiciary: Lusk, Sutton, of Cumber
land; Cook, Young, Schulken, Price,
Craven, Scales aud Cunningham.
Friday. Representative Dixon of
fered prayer. Mr. Sutton introduced
the following resolution: "lhat our
Senators be instructed and our Repre
sentatives be requested to use all hon
orable means, and as early as possible,
to bring about the passage of an act of
Congress recognizing the iudejieudence
of Cuba who so long a time have been
struggling for life and liberty, the God
given heritage of all men." It was
unanimously adopted .and sent to the
Senate.
Mr. Lusk introduced the first bill. It
is to reical the notorious chapter 40(5,
acts of IS'J't, the "assignment act."
Mr. Peace A bill to take Vance
county out of the eastern criminal cir
cuit. Mr. Sutton To repeal chapter 4GC,
acts '1)5, and also chapter 45;j, acts of
's:S, regarding assignments. Also bills
regarding action oi co-warranters, and
regulating fees of sheriff of Cumberland
in securing special venires.
Mr. Alexander To provide for
making an eutirely new list of jurors,
February 1, iu every county in the
Stale.
The Speaker auuounced the follow
ing committees.
Finance-Johnson, Brian, of Chat
ham, Whitener, Person, of Wayne,
Alexander, Young, Aiken, Petree, Nel
son, McKenzie, Brown and Peace.
Engrossed Hills l'innix, Spruill,
Cbapin, Arrington, Parker, of Perqui
mans, Holmes, Price, Carter Ferguson
and Leak.
Railroads and Railroad Commis
sions Brower, Blackburn, Dockerv,
i'innix, Ferrell; White, of Randolph,
Ward, Dickson, of Greene, McKenzie
and Smith.
Corporations Schulken, McBride,
Brown, Alexander, Dockery, Bailey,
Walters ami Umstcad.
Education Dockery, White of Ala
mance, McRary, Peace, Cox, Young,
Aberncthy, King, White of Randolph,
Rouutrco, Whitener, Nelson and Walters.
THE LABOR W03LO.
Mflino has wOTieu slroet eleanr?.
Samuel Gompers was born in London,
in Mexico miners get fifty cents a day.
Detroit (Mich.) servant girls will organize
Onjaniz-ition has increased wages in Jitpio.
Some New Yore Roid beaters get $7.51 a
week.
Michigan vehicle makers average tl.SOJf
a day.
Washington City has a union oi colored
loltler.. . .
Kngiish coal iniuera will demand ten per
cent, advance.
Thr are over 2000 enrolled members oi
t'uo new American Longshoromeu's Uuion.
The IutTiiational Cnion of Ship Dock an I
IUver Workers has n meraDorship of 150.0O0.
Tb Kansas CilyfMo.) Council has omered
the eight-hour day to te introduced in city
work.
Minneapolis (Minn.) waiters have inaugu
rated a series of open social anJ eJucalioaul
meetings. y
The last lny of the past year saw over
13'V00 wage earners out of work in New
i ork City.
In four years there has not hsen a labor
organization that has not lost members ex
cept ihe ciaruiakers.
An eight-hour agitation meeting of gigan
tic proportions is to bo held in Boston ou
Wa-hinston's iiinh iay.
Thi-rn am over 10,000 bras workers in New
Yurk Cily, ani fully one-half of thein wore
idle the greater part of tho last year.
The Detroit Hail way emploves have
adopted a rnle that in fulur promotions
iu-t 1)9 made on the bais of age in the
service.
Uho BuM ling Trades Council of Cleveland,
0'iio, has decided to demand an eight-hour
lay tor all trades connected with that organ
ization on and after April 1.
Both among tho nativn so'diers an 1 tha
employes of the State railways in India
growing insubordination is reported, and
now a big railway strike has been brgiiD,
which is a novelty in In din.
The Slate Legislative Committee oT the
lloslon Central Labor Cnion has been in
stre.ele 1 to asist all trades having a label in
("curing an ena tmen': ty the Legislature of
Massachusetts of the Minnesota law.
Al two lare hotels in Berlin, Germany,
tipping is ah-olnlely forbidden. Trintel
notices to this effect are hanging in all
rooms, anl in place o' tips to servants a
charge is made in the bill, varying fro-n Ave
t - twelve per cent.
Lalor organizations in Kansas Pity, Mo.,
have indulged in women boycott associa
tions. Tue plan projected is to organize the
w.ves and daughters of workmen into tin
sociation, partly of a social nature, tut the
principal object of whieh is to promote the
sale of union-made goods. No o- her articles
of anv description ara to be purchase- hy the
members of the association when it is pos
sible to buy those male by union labor.
.alnless bicycles, in which two
the chain, are reported to have proved
their superiority over the present style
of wheel in a test, in which a wheel
was run thirty-nine thousand miles
without adjustment or appreciable
wear. Dynamometer lests also show
that the bevel gears run with less fric
tion than the chain. It is stated that
one of the largest manufacturers will
soon put these wheels on the market.
An obstacle to their rapid Introduction
is the time required to construct the
machinery necessary for turning out
the bevel wheels, which must be mathe
matically accurate in form.
People don't look as good swallow
lag raw oysters as they feel.
WEEKLY NEWS BUDGET.
Southern Pencil Pointers.
En-Senator John J. Ingalls, of Kan
sas, is to lecture in Atlanta this month.
The foreign demand for Alabama pig
iron continues to increase at such a rate
that there is still a shortage in ship
room. The trade is regarded as perma
nent. The chamber of commerce of Macon,
Ga-, has appointed delegates to the
national monetary convention in In
dianapolis. In an attempt to whitecap and lynch
L. C. I'oouis in Perry county, Ky. , one
of the whitecappers w as killed by their
j would-be victim.
L. F. Brown e.nd Stephen Maysyck
were killed at Otranto, about loniiles
from Charleston, S. C, by John Fop
penhiem. They were in a boat aad
were assassinated from the shore of the
river. Foppenheini surrendered.
Senator-elect Money, of Mississippi,
has returned from Cuba, with, he says,
much information to be used in the
next session of Congress.
Fire at Athens, Texas, destroyed
nearly a dozen places of business. Tho
loss is estimated at $100,000.
The Georgia State Railroad Commis
sion has adopted an order refusing to
change the recent circular reducing
the railroad rates on fertilizers 20 jer
cent.
The franchises and proiei'ties of the
Electric Railway Company of Savannah
were sold at public auction last week
under decree of the United States
Court. They w ere bid in by Herman
Meyers, of Savannah, for $21 1,000 repre
senting the stockholders.
At Norfolk, Ya., William Downing
and Charles Williams, expiated their
crimes on the same gallows.
The Southern Baseball League met
in Montgomery, Ala , and decided to
continue in business. The 18 pen
ant was awarded to the New Orleans
club.
At Augusta, Ga , L. Warner, a Jew
ish merchant, while throwing water out
of a third-story w indow, lost his bal
ance and fell to the ground, breaking
his neck.
At Forsyth, Ga., John Ilickernian, a
young farmer, shot his wife and then
shot himself.
Polly Brannum, possibly the oldest
woman in Tennessee, is dead. Aged
100.
The 50th General Assembly of Ten
nessee is in session. The most imiort
ant work to come before that body
the first week is the consideration of
the contest filed by G. N. Tillman, Re
publican candidate for governor.
Floyd Estill, of Winchester, Tenn ,
has been appointed circuit judge of the
Fourth circuit by Governor Turney to
fill out the unexpired term of John A.
Moon, elected to Congress from the
Third district.
Nine car-loads of Italians, direct from
Italy, passed through Charlotte, X. C,
last week enroute to Arkansas.
In the next thirty days there will be
neld in Florida three conventions
Harbor Defense, Tobacco Growers' and
National Good Roads Congresa.
Nashville Tenn., has recently exper
ienced a 1000,000 fire. Insurance about
half.
At Los Angeles, Cab, some weeks
ago the iolice and sheriff received no
tice to look out for J. P. Folk, son of a
prominent South Carolina farmer, who
is wanted in Abilene Texas, for alleged
forgery. The iolice got track of the
young fellow at North Pomona, follow--ed
him to India, and lodged him in jail
thero.
All About the North.
The convention of the Order of Rail
way Telegraphers has been called to be
held in 1'coria on May 17th.
It is currently reiorted that the lead
ing Prohibitionists and temperance
workers of Kansas have decided to ask
the Legislature this winter to pass a
law establishing a State liquor dis
pensary in Kansas.
This January 20, the birthday of
Kansas, will be made a State holiday.
The hard times have closed up about
1,000 saloons at Chicago.
Of 276 members of the Connecticut
Legislature, which will convene next
mouth, one hundred are farmers. The
lawyers number only twenty-three.
Hazen S. Tingree has been inaugu
rated governor of Michigan.
They are having a toll-gate war in
Clinton county, Ind., aud forty-four
prominent farmers have been arrested
for chopping down the gates. The at
tacks on the gates were made openly,
during the day.
Frank S. Black, the new Republican
Governor of New York, has been inau
gurated at Alban3.
At Lancaster, Penn., Abe Henson,
one of the memliers of the gang of
thieves and outlaws who reside on the
Welsh Mountains was shot and
killed by bis step-brother, Jerry
(ireen, who is also a noted criminal
and member of the same gang.
Miscellaneous.
The total loss by the burning of the
Usurline convent at Roberval, Quebec,
Wednesday, is now placed at over ?30,
000; fairly well insured. So far only
three bodies have been recovered from
the ruins.
The president and faculty of Storm
Lake College, the Presbyterian school
for western Iowa, have resigned, and
that institution is financially stranded
Bob Fitzsimmons is matched to fight
Jim Corbett for a purse of 815,000 and
a side bet of $5,000 St. Patrick's Day,
March 17th.
Senator Sherman has written to
President-elect McKinley that he has
decided to remain in the Senate in
preference to accepting a cabinet po i
tion.
There are fifty-two jenitntia
lies and over 17000 jails ia the
United States, It cost $500,000,000
to build them. Over 900,000 persons
were incarcerated in the year 1892. The
criminal expense to the country is not
less than $100,000,000 annually.
The warm wea'.her will prevent the
usual ice palace carnival at St. Paul,
Minn., this winter.
The Duty on Kloe
Col. Wm. Elliott, Isaac Pall, 'A. (',.
Stoney and T. G. Barker w ere in Wash
ington last week before the House com
mittee as representatives of the rice in
terests of this State. They, together
with other representatives from the
South, asked for an increase in duty
from one-half to three-quarters of a
cent per pound on all imported rice
At the election held in that section iu
Union county last week on the question
A the name Of the new county, all the
vota were cast in favor of Cherokea.
Pine Tree Chips Gathered From the
Fourth Estate Field.
THERE IS CLASHING AHEAD.
Juvenile Criminals Revenue Collec
tions Burglars Sentenced to Die.
Paid All Its Kxpcnses.
"Student," writing from Greensboro
i to the Raleigh News & Observer, says:
"The Legislature of our State meets ou
j a very unfortunate daj On the Cth
j the superior planets Saturn and Uranus
are in conjunction, and the moon is
evilly asecting both, from which we
may infer that there will be but little
good resulting from this session; ou
the contrai y, a general parrot and mon
key time will ensue, and the eople
will have cause for thoughtful ness,
when after disgusting the whole State
with their antics they shall finally ad
journ. January 14th, 21st and Febru
ary 17th and 18 are days which are par
ticularly likely to see a rumpus among
the lawmakers.
"When they meet on the 10th to
elect a Senator, the influences are not
propitious, yet there is one good Lunar
asjeet to the planet Mars, and it would
not surprise me if a leader is developed
who may bo described a martial man.
The planet Mars at the time will be in
the sign Gemini, and this ositioii
gives a jierson of rather tall stature,
brown hair, gray eyes, ruddy or san
Ruine complexion, strong iody, bin
bones, long arms. In disposition he is
rash, free and generous, independent,
ambitions and aspiring, and by force
of will mav wirr. If such a man ap
Iears on the scene, he will likely be
master of, or contract the situation,
and either be elected Senator or elect
whom he may desiro."
Juvenile Criminals.
The following is taken from Superin
tendent of the Penitentiary Leazer't
annual report: "Mr. Leazer thinks that
with the criminal class of mature years
there is little hoje of reform, with,
the younger class the chances are bet
ter, but tnere can be little hoie of re
formation where they are in constant
contact with older und hardened men
acquainted with every form and device
of criminality. If the loys anil girls
can be entirely isolated and given men
tal nnd moral as well as industrial
training, altogether separate and apart
from the ienitentiary, some of them
mav be reared to be fairly good men
and women; and if this much is
true, certainly the effort might lie made.
A juvenile reformatory will be a charge
ujou the Stute, doubtless, to some ex
tent; so rare are charitable institutions.
If established it should lie separate and
distinct from the penitentiary. There
are 30 youths in the penitentiary under
the age of ltf years. One of thein en
tered at 9 3-ears, was discharged at 14,
and returned within five months.
Kevcnue Collections.
Cashier Brenizer, of Collector Rog
ers' office, reports that the revenue col
lections for the fifth district of North
Carolina during the month of Decem
ber were:
Tobacco $ 74,185 20
Spirits t0,228
Snuff 19 88
Cigars 519 30
Cigarettes 123 50
Special tax 688 W)
Miscellaneous 5,500 OS
Total $161,211 W
These amounts were collected at the
various oflices as follows:
Winston $03,000 73
Statesville 57,300 10
Asheville 84,057 40
Mt Airy 0.H40 00
Rurglars Sentenced to IIe.
The dates for the execution of three
burglars have been set by Gov. Carr.
they were found guilty aud sentenced
to hang by the lower court. An apieal
was taken to the Supremo court, but
that did not grant a new trial, so tho
judgment of the lower court must be
carried out. The executions are all set
for February 8. The condemned men
are: James Johnson, of Mecklenburg,
and George Cody and William Cody,
brothers, of Madison county. Neither
of the Codies are in custody, having
made their escajie from jail. Governor
Carr set the date for their execution, so
that if they are ever captured the ien
alty of the law may be imposed uion
them.
Paid All Its Kxpruses.
The annual report of the State peni
tentiary shows tnat there are 1.145 con
victs, of whom b50 are employed on
leased farms where they cultivate II,
000 acres. The jeiiitentiary paid all
its exrienses last year aud has a cash
balance of over $ ;3,0K)
In Wilkes county, Mansfield Parsons,
15 years old, the son of a widow, com
mitted suicide, to spite his mother, for
whipping him. The boy hanged him
self with the same strap his mother
punished him with. He only lived a
few hours after he was found.
J E. Cowles, one of Winston's larg
est leaf tobacco dealers, has assigned,
naming F. E. Gray trustee. Besit!i
leaf tobacco, the assetts include real es
tate, etc. 'l he liabilities are not given.
"Sawyer, I've cured my wlfe'a Insom
nia." "How did you do it?" "Had the
moid get up and ring the rising bell in
the middle of the night" Chlcage Rec
rd.
Swiftest Veaurl In the World.
Trobably the swiftest vessel In the
world has recently been built In
France. This extraordinary craft la
the sea-going torpedo vessel construct
ed in Havre by the well-known house
of Augusfin Norma ml, the contract re
quiring that It should maintain k speed
of from twenty-nine to thirty knots for
an hour under usual Ktenni. At it trial
trip, it seems, this v-ssel, the Forban,
ran a distance of more than thirty-one
knots in an hour, this being equivalent
to about thirty-five miles, probably the
greatest distance ever covered by a sea
going ship In srxty minutes, powerful
engines being necessary, cf course, to
drive the vessel through the water at
such a rapid rate. On this score, there
fore, the statement is not surprising
that, although the displacement of the
craft is only about 150 tons. It carries
engines of 3.250 horse power.
It appears to be a common practice,
bout both New York and Boston, not
o have school on rainy day a No
J.cr.bt the objection is that tha chil
lies catch cold sitting in dsmp
tloUics, explains Harper'i Weekly.