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(Cite jbtC6ttt$cr t. (J. coin',, ) (1TIJLISHKR,) EDITORS. Kev. Wm. II. WIIITK, ) SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, - - - $1.00 Entered at the Post Office at Ma rion, N. C, for transmission through the mails, as second class matter. III)AYrlXKCH 12, 1S97. 5I.KIM.KV. An unusual number of persons witnessed the inauguration of Wm. McKinley, Prebident of the United Stales, on March 4th. He is a man of good principles and intentions seemingly a pious man. We trust his firmness of which he may not have quite a sufficient quantity, as Cleveland had a little too much will prevent the power of the trusts, etc., from controlling him. lie well recognizes, as those pre vious to him have done, the grt' responsibilities devolving upon him as President. lie would hold to the gold stand ard, subject to the known princi pies of his party on the subject. He says "our financial system needs some revision," which is true, but he is very general as to how this should be done. To en deavor to secure this revision by an international agreement, as they are now doing, is a confession that the position of the bi-metallists is right. But it is humiliating that we cannot secure this by home legislation rather than to depend upon foreign countries for what we desire, and whose interests will likely cause them to want a con tinuation of their existing gold standard. His idea of raising revenue is through a higher protective tariff his pet theme. If expenses were reduced, as they might be, the revenue would be sufficient. More revenue was raised under the Wil son than under the last McKinley bill. He more than any one else can, as an old Union soldier, reform the growing pension iniquity. Will he arise to the height of his opportunity, though he and his party might lose votes? He is opposed to lynching; so are we. And if all circumstances wcte the same, as much lynching would occur in one part of the country as another. We trust he will carry out his purpose to crush out the trusts, but a task he has before him. It is a vigorous thing for a Republi can President to say, judging tlie future )y the past. lie is in favor of civil service re form of continuing men in gov enimcnt positions because of fit ness, not for partisan reasons. What! How will this sound to some who want to get next to the pie counter, and that quick, with a big carving knife? Hut suppose democrats are kept in, when quali fied, till their time is out. Just think of it! he agrees with Cleve land here. He favors a vigorous foreign policy, and favors arbitration and a general fraternal spirit, which are well. If solid prosperity comes through McKinley we will recognize and admit it, and do nothing, if we could, to hinder, but it is yet to come. It may be on the way. An extra session of Congress is called for March 15th, next Mon day. A KKrSlI SENSATION. The latest in the lease matter is that Judge Simonton has grant ed an injunction restraining the North Carol ina Railroad, (Jovern or Russell, the Attorney General and others from breaking or threatening to break the lease of the N. C. Railroad to the South ern, and they are cited to appear at CJreensboro, on the first Mon day in April, to answer the bills filed in chancery by the Southern Railway, a citizen of Virginia. Before this suit, there was another brought by the Central Trust Company, of New York, against the Southern and the North Caro lina Railroads, as trustee for its bond holders, to prevent these roads from interfering; in any way with its security, which is the mortgage on its lease-hold proper ty. It seems that a belief gained currency that Governor Russell intended to remove Tuesday, the present State directors. It is learned that he will do this in a few days. The Raleigh correspondent of the Charlotte Ol-senrr interviewed Governor Russell regarding the judiciary proceedings of the Soutn ern and he said : "They omitted one thing, and that was to make the order man datory, by directing the Governor to make immediate apology to the Southern Railway. Then, again, they ought to have provided that no Governor should send a mes sage or deliver an inaugural ad dress without first submitting it to the manager ot the Sou hern Rail way in New York and London, and their agents in North Caro lina, and, lastly, they need an in junction to restrain the Legislature of 1899 from do.ng anything they don't like.'' THK AS Y I. I'M HIM.. Following is the law repealing the charters of the asylums for the insane, in order to give the Re publicans full control of these in stitutions. Not even the helpless insane are permitted to escape the scramble for spoils. The General Assembly of Xortli Car olina Jo enact : Section 1. That Section 2240 of the Code be amended by striking out the following words : "The State Hospital as amended by act of 1891, chapter 15, located near Morganton, shall be and remain a corporation under that name ; and the Eastern North Carolina Hos pital located near Goldsuoro, shali be and remain a corporation under that name ; the State Insane Asy lum, near Raleigh, the charters of said hospitals by whatever name, and all acts amendatory of said charters are hereby repealed. Section 2. The State Hospital for the Colored Insane, located near Goldsboro, and the Western Hospital for the Insane, located e Central lios- ar Raleigh, e hereby created and constituted corpora tions with all the powers, rights and privileges heretofore held and exercised by the North Carolina Hospital, and the State Hospital and the North Carolina Insane Asylum respectively. Section 3. That Sections 2241, 7242, 2243, 2244 and all other sec tions of chapter 2, volume 2, of the Code be amended by striking out the words, "The North Carolina Insane Asylum, and State Hos pital," wherever they occur in said chapter or any act amendatory thereof, and inserting in lieu there of the words : "The Western Hos pital for the Insane," and by striking out the words, "The East ern North Carolina Hospital;" and "The North Carolina Insane Asylum" wherever they occur in said sections, and in chapter 2 volume 2 of the Code, or any act of the General Assembly amenda tory thereof, and inserting in lieu thereof the words, "The State Hos pital fur the Colored Insane," the "Western Hospital for the Insane" and the "Central Hospital for the Insane," and as thus amended, said sections and chapter 2, volume 2 of the Code, except as hereinafter provided, are re-enacted. Section 4. That the Eastei n Hos pital for the Colored Insane, the Central Hospital for the Insane, and the Western Hospital tor the Insane are hereby incorporated and shall be under the manage ment of nine trustees to be nomi nated by the Governor and con firmed by the Senate, who shall hold thei offices for the term of four years from and after their ap pointment, and the provisions of volume 2, chapter 2 of the Code, applicable to the directors of the North Carolina Insane Asvlum, not in conflict with the provisions of this act, are hereby made appli cable to the Board of Trustees of the State Hospital for the Colored Insane, the Central Hospital for the Insane, and the Western Hos pital for tli Insane, and as modi tied by this act are hereby re-enacted. Section 5. That the office of Su perintendent of the Eastern North Carolina Hospital, North Carolina Insane asylum, and the North Car olina Hospital for the Insane, are hereby abolished. Section 6. That the Board of Trustees for each of the Hospitals herein provided for shall at their first meeting under this act, elect a Principal and President, whose terms of office shall each be four years, and each shall receive an annual salary of $2,500; and in addition to the duties heretofore imposed on the Superintendent of said Hospital, they shall discharge such duties as the Trustees may require by regulations for the government ot said Hospital. That chapter 2, volume 2 of the Code shall in all respects apply to the corporations hereby created except as modified by section S of this act. Section 7. That immediately upon the ratification of this act the Secretary of State shall furnish the Governor a certified copy thereof, and immediately the con firmation by the Senate the Secre tary of State shall notify each Trustee of his appointment, and the Trustees for Western Hospital shall assembe at Morganton on the 9th day of March, 1S97, next ; and the Trustees for the Central Hos pital shall assemble at Raleigh on the same day ; and the Trnstees of the Eastern Hospital shall as semble at Goldsboro on the same day, and shall organize under this act by electing such officers as they may deem for the best inter est of each of said Hospitals. Section S. It is not the intention of the General Assembly that the Trustees herein provided for, shall be officers of the meaning of Sec tion 7, of article 14, of the Consti tution, and they are declared to be special trustees for the special purpose of this act. Section 9. All laws and clauses of laws inconsistent or in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. Section 10. This act shall be in force from and after its ratifica tion. It is law now not to sell or give away cigarettes to minors, and with a severe penalty attached. It is a good law and should be en forced. In Tennessee and some other States c:g.irettes are not al lowed to be made or sold. Cigar ette smoking is the deadliest form of the use of tobacco. Now that McKinley has been in augurated, we are looking for that long promised prosperity. It is encouraging to learn that rabbit skins have taken a rise since last week. A loafing place and the frequent ers lead to evel to themselves and to all concerned. Gossiping, idle ness and Sabbath-breaking are some of the results. Si The North Carolina Legislature of 1897 is a disgrace to the State. We say this after matuie reflection as to a citizen's duty to speak well of his rulers when he can. Some good laws it has passed as to edu cation, but it has shown chiefly, as to the majority, an unusual, greedy disposition to get at the offices for party pets. It has to ward the close displayed a shame less, unfair, bold success in retard ing legislation by filibustering in regard to the railroad bill. Par liamentary usage was brazenly set aside to suit the while autocrat in the chair, to favor the wishes of Russell. Such disorderly scenes, amounting sometimes to almost a riot, has not been witnessed be fore in a North. Carolina Legisla ture not even ir. 1868, it is said by correspondents. This Legisla ture, in its majority, is unfit and unqualified in every way to legis late for a State. There are men in different parties that are quali fied, but not the majority. Will unqualified men of whatever party be sent again? The fault is as much with the voter in sending such men there just because they belong to your party. The party that has the least or the most of these unfit men should lose them. Legislators should legislate for all the people, not for a party and office. THE MINISTER TOO CONFIWINtt. Rev. Milnor Jones Gave Ilia Cliame Ac iiuaintance II in Credential anil They Failed to Come Hack. Kev. Milnor Joues, of Valle Crucis, Watauga county, and who is well known iu Marion, lias bee 11 ''buncoed," it seems. We find the following in Monday's New York Journal : A letter of commendation of the Rev. Milnor Jones, of Valle Crucis, N. C from Bishop Cheshire, is in the hands of a person who obtained it under false pre tences. Mr. Jones's only addresses are Church Mission House, Fourth avenue and Twenty-second street. New York, and Valle Crucis, N. C,, Should any let ters be received by any one giving a dif ferent address, please forward them to the Church Mission House in order that the impostor may be detected. Mr. Jones requests all contributions for Valle Crucis, N. C, to be sent to theRt. Rev. J. B. Cheshire. Jr., Raleigh, N. C. The above warniug appeared in a religious paper on Saturday, and is the result of a chance meeting which the Kev. Mr. Jones bad with a slick stranger iu an uptown hotel a few days ago. The Kev. Mr. Jones is an Episcopal clergy man from North Carolina, and is the accredited agcut of the Bishop of that State in the work of rais ing in the north a fund for main taining a missiou at Valle Crucis. While sitting iu his hotel the other day the clergyman made the chance acquaintance of a man who was apparently a guest of the same hotel. When Mr. Jones iuioruied hi newly found friend that, he in tended to call on the daughter of a l;:te railroad king and inulti uiil lionaiie, who is noted for her good works, in the interest of the little North Carolina mountain mission, the stranger became interested. "Whv, I'm going to call upon Miss Blank myself this afternoon," the stranger said, "for I know her well, and I shall be onlyjtoo happy to present jour cause." Then, at the stranger's sugges tion, Mr. Jones turned over to him his letter of authority and com mendation. From that time Mr. Jones has seen nothing of his self constituted friend uor of the cre dentials committed to his care. THE CHARTER REl'EALEO. The Morganton Hospital I'aHden Into the Hands or the Republicans Dr. Monroe Ofl'ered the Snperlntendency The Pres ent Management WUlf Go to Court, So Report Has It. Morpanton Herald. The bill amending the charters of the asylums at Raleigh, Mor ganton and Goldsboro passed the Senate last Saturday 2nd becomes a law. The bill making an ap propriation to State hopitals and insane asylums, giving $100,000 to Morganton, 63,000 to Raleigh and 43,000 to Goldsboro, came up. These amounts were reduced to 90,000, 55,000 and 40,000. Governor Russell Monday sent in the following nominations for trustees of the Western Hospital for the Insane at Morganton, which were confirmed: V. S. Lusk, Henry Mott, E. O. Hueston, T. G. Walton, Samuel Huffman, John II. Pearson, Lee Whitener, A. C. Sharpe, L. A. Abernethy, for four years. It has been given out that Dr. Monroe, head of the medical de partment of Davidson College, has been offered the superintendency of the hospital here, to succeed Dr. P. L. Murphy. There was a meeting of trustees of the Morganton hospital held in Raleigh, in the Governor's office, Tuesday, but owing to the lack of a quorum they adjourned to meet in Morganton on Wednesday, April 7th, consequently the man agement of the hospital here will remain as it is until that time. It was generally talked in Mor ganton yesterday that the offi cers of the Morganton hos pital claim the righr to hold their offices until the expiration of the term for which they were elected by the old board, and that if others are put in their places they ..ill contend tor the amount cf their salaries for the Dal.-ince of the term and will appeal to the courts, if necessary, to sustain them. IHd You Ever Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your troubles? If not. get a bottle now and get relief. This medicine has been found to be peculiarly adapted to the re lief and cure of all female complaints, exerting a wonderful direct influence in giving strength and tone to the or gans. If you have loss of appetite, con stipation, headache, faiuting spells, or are nervous, sleepless excitable, melan choly, or troubled with dizzy spells, Electric Bitters is the medicine you need. Health and strength are guaran teed by its use. Fifty cents and sJJ.. 00 at Morphew & White's Drugstore. CHERRY MOUNTAIN WEDDING Corn Cracker Reports One That Passes as a Nine Days' "Wonder. NO ORDINARY MARRIAGE. The ISrile a Widow, Fair, Fat and 1'ortj", I'osKeftHiMS Swine aurt Other Cattle The ;roiu. Eighteen and a Half, Wm Two Years .Since Prophet Without Honor on the Dog-fennel .Streets of Lattinjore. Correspondence of The Messenger. As this region has been cele brated in sons antl story lor many las, nothing is regarded as mar velon. Hut we have a wedding to report that passes as :i nine davs' wonder. A marriage is oy no means a novelty of itself, but this was no ordiuary marriage The contracting paities were a widow, fair, fat and forty, while the groom had registered half-past eighteen. Two years since, he was a outh to fortune ami fame un- knowu yea, a prophet without honor on the dog-fennel streets ol Lattimore, North Carolina. How belt, he rose as one man and de parted those coasts, neari wnoie and fancy liee, anil went out 10 uat tie with a cold, unfeeling world. I5y the fortunes of war he reported at Polkville. the land of martial men and lovely women. Here be made complaint to a gay ami blushing widow that he was;a man, or some thing like two thirds of a man without home or country : that he was a circulating copy of "No body's Darling." ow it came to pass that the widow lookeu upou him and had compassion on him, and said withiu herself: " Verily, he would make a mule very tired in a day, and he would he conge- uial company lor the larniiy cow and the razor-back swine which here do congregate.'' So she bade him come in, anoint his counte nance, and eat of her stoie of hog. and hominy, ho he hearkened unto the widow, let his grip sack fall with a dull, sickening thud, shook the dust off his feet for a testimonial against Lattiinore: and remained. Now the widow was fair to look upon, and she had, moreover, great worldly posses sions. Of swine and other cattle she had great abundance, and the elders of the city said she had forty acres of land and a mule. Now this mule was more precious thau the mules of Absalom, and had been a citizen ol this bailiwick so long the memory of man goeth not back to the contrary, w nen he raised his voice iu lamentation, because he was without pride of ancestry or hope of posterity, strong men wept, and prayed that this mule might die the death of the unrighteous. Howbeit, the mule cropped thistles and devoured the substance of the land, while the good, the young, and the beau tiful passed over the river ot death. So this widow said that this way faring man looked like her mule when the latter was under the bur den of a great sorrow, and per chance misery loves coiup-mv. So the new man of work and the ven erable mule found an affection even like that of Dtmon and Pythias. Tor a time his thunder ing bass voice mingled with the mule's baritone, and all were happy. Put finally- there came a time when the company of the mule antl the family cow failed to bring respite to his raging soul. He lelt that it was not good for man to be alone, ami mule and bovine society had lost all charms for him. He yearned to be a family man and be somebodv's darling. Now the widow had two damsels who were as beautiful as a p et's dream William paid couit to the younger of the twain, but she (referred an elder brother of our hero, ami was married to him and was happy. Our friend went to the mnle and tried to get him to kick oil" the (lis appointed youth's head. Hut the mule, with the perversity for which all such animals are famous, turned round and kicked a man who had just inherited !?L'0,000 and was to marry uext day. The man died, and his betrothed married an axe handle maker with one eye, one leg, and aged 4, 111 less than seven weeks. Our hero then paid court to the eltkr daughter. She toyed with his affections for a time, and then married a son ot-a gun lrom McDowellcounty and laughed at William's calamity. William knew the mule could not be de pended upon to relieve him, so he took rough on rats, lie had the best health he ever had, and life stuck to him. lie then went to his benefactress and into her ear poured his tale of woe. She said if he would love, honor and obey her, it was a whiz lie promised, and made haste to equip himself. As both were afraid of their par ents and the prospective step children, they concluded to pull for South Carolina. With the historic mule hitched to a borrowed buggy, they sang as they journeyed : "This is the way I long hove sought, And mourned because I found it not." The groom looked gorgeous in a red ueck tic, deiby hat. toothpick shoes, a James Swinger coat, and diagonal pauts. The bride was tastily arrayed, but as she had been there before, did not wear the brunted look of William. They married, and peace reigns. The step-sons say they can stand it if "ma" can, and "ma'' says she aims to stand it. The happy groom is as red headed as the butcher wlo stole the faithless sweetheart of Joe Bowers and lias step .-r-s and step daughters to whom the grass hopper will be a bin den before he is old enough to vote or can wear i moustache. He is lather iu law to his elder brother, and has been promoted from adopted sou to husband by the same woman. ''Heboid, the stone that the build ers rejected, the same is become the head of the corner." lie says it is better to be an old woman's u.nliiig than a young woman's slave; and to his elder brother and wife he s;ith : May heaven bless ye, my children. Corn Ckackek. Cheiry Mountain, N. C, March C, 1897. np"Sulscribe for Tue Me.sk gee. 1.00 a year. 1 A ISIG T1MBKK DEAL. W. T. Continent, .Ir, Huji the Timbers on 2.60O Acre :t I-nd .Accidentally Shot Maurice Swartzherj; Married A Sud den Death. Cleveland Star. March 3rd. The cross-tie industry has as sumed enormous proportions and has proved to be tiuite reinunera tive and has given employment to a lari;? number af men iu this sec tion, especially in Rutherford aud McDowell counties. This industry is to be greatlv increased and worked far mote extensively. The Vaiu .Mountain Mining Company a corporation operating iuMcDow ell and adjacent counties, has en- t red into a contract with Mr. Y T Compiest, formerly of Philadel phia, but now a citizen of Shelby to t ut the timber fiom 2,G()0 acres ot l.ii:d in ?.5 l)owe!l county. The timber wiil le converted into cross ties and lumber of diffeient grades. New saw mills, with the latest and most improved ma chinery, will be put up to saw the lumber. It is estimated that it will require two years to cut the timber. 'Ibis lumber will be hauled over the Ohio lliver & Charleston Kailroad and will greatly increase the already brisk business on this road. This is the kind of develop ment of country that will aid ma teriallr in bringing prosperity The little child of Mr. David Weaver, who resides a few miles from 'Shelby, was louud dead in bed Suuday morning. There was no apparent cause for the sudden death Maurice bwartzberg formerly proprietor uf the Balti- moie Clothing House, of this place wi'l be married this afternoon at 5:.W o'clock, in the city of Halti- moie, at the residence of the bride's father, to Miss Kachel Huckner Invitations have been received here to the marriage Maud the little seven-year-old daughter of J. Y. Hord, of No. 5 township was accidentally shot Saturday- afternoon by her little nine year old brother, who was playing with his father's pistol. The parents and remainder of the family, with the exception of a still smaller child, were away from home at the time the accident occurred. The ball passed tlnough the little girl's right hand and right shoulder and out under the shoulder blade. Dr W. A. (ioode was summoned and dressed the wounds, aud is getting on nicely Kev. P. J. Wingate rector of the missions at Marion, Old 1'ort, ltntuertordton andShel by, who has been sick for several weeks, is now much improved ....Worth Anthony, of Lincoln county, and Miss Lluldie Howell were married at the residence of the bride's father, Pink Howell, in No. 4 township, on February 25th, Kev. J. T. IIole ofhciatiug. Shelby is the Mecca for horse drovers. Hond and others have droves here this week. Mr. W. H Hlanton got in a carload of horses last Friday W. J. llogne, of Patterson Springs, cut down a tree last week and got two fine large 'possums. One of the 'possums had "tushes" an inch long. 1UKXKIJ TO IKATII. A Sad Accident at Forext City A Negro Killed 15j a Train Death Near Itrittain A Marriage A Pant Thief Caught. Kutherfordton Vidette, March 3th. A very sad accident occurred iu Forest City Monday afternoon. I he little two year old son of Mr. John H. Long was sent to the store, which is about 100 yards from the house, to get some matches. On his way back to the house the matches iu some way caught lire, which at once caught fire to his dress and before any thing could be done the child was burnt almost to death. The little sufferer lived until Tuesday morn ing at 3 o'clock, when he died. He was laid to rest Tuesday in Cool Sid ings cemetery, near r orest City ....Mr. Nene Guffv, a highly re spected citizen of this county, died near Hrittain on Friday of last week with old age. He was 75 years of age and a consistent mem ber of the Hrittain Presbyterian church A negro named Mar tin, known here as Black Martin, was run over and killed at Henri etta Monday by the Carolina Cen tral train. He was in the habit of swinging on the train and riding a few hundred yards. Monday as the train pulled out he grabbed it; bis foot slipped, throwing him un der the train, several cars passing over his hotly. This is a warning to those who are in the habit of swinging trains. .. . Mr. Ed. Lo gan, one of Kutherford's promising young men, and Miss Ella Marsh- burn, one of McDowell's fair daughters, were married at the home of the bride's parents, near Marion, Wednesday evening Tom Smith, colored, was arrested at Forest City last week for steal ing a pair of pants about Christ mas from Mr. I. N. BiggerstatF. He was tried aud brought here to jail to await court. The Would says Conductor Caut well, of the Western road, collected 298 tickets between sheville and Salisbury Monday night of last week. The Western was probably never so loaded down in its his tory before. Not only were the seats filled but the aisles were packed. Mo.t of the traveleis were going to the inauguration. There I Nothing So Good. There ift nnthinc -fust na crru, au fl. Kintr'sNew Discover for ('nnaimu.ti.in CoiiL'hs and Colds, bo demand it unH A, not permit the dealer to sell you some BuuniLtuic. vijj uui uiuiiii mere la anything better, but in order to make more rolit lie may claim something else M be just as good. You want Dr. King's New Discovery because you know it to be safe and reliable, and guaranteed to do good or money re- luuueu. ror cougns. coias, consump tion and for all anVction r.f threat chest and luntr. there is nothing so gooa as is ur. iving s ew Discovery. Trial bottle free at Morphew & White's. rteguiar 6ize w cents and tl.00. Kaleigh A'er and Observer: It is now certain that the nomina tion of Mr. W. W. Clark, of New beru. as Judire of the United States Circuit Court will be con tinued by the Senate. Mr. Clark arrived here Thurxlay afternoon from Washington aud's aid that he had giveu up the fight. The rea son why Mr. Clark cannot be con firmed is that Senator Pritc'uard objects to it. RIOT REIGNED SUPREME. The Fight Over the Senate Substitute for the Original Lease Bill. disgraceful" PROCEEDINGS Nothing Like it Wait Kver Witnenaed In th State Ileforr I'arceline Dot the Olttrrii The tieurral Assembly Ad jourued Tuesday. Correspondence of the Messenger. Raleigh. N. C, March oth, 1897 Of course all interest centered yesterdav in the House of Repre sentatives and what would be done there. Speaker Ilileman was yes terdjy notified by prominent mem bers uf uic legislature and particu Iarly 1 tpublkans that unless he presided over te House to day and rtory nntzed the m-j r 1 1 y that he would ic iinpeachtu. Chair man Ilolton, of the reput bean party, endorses this. The legislature (wo years ago was chronicled as the most ras cally on record, but this one sur passes it. Attention is called to the fact that a bill regarding the rolling exposition on wheels which asked for a $5,000 appro priation, had an amendment at tached, and it is ratified with the amendment missing. It was very much feared that there would be no quorum after the pay ceased Saturday, but all sides seem to be so terribly wrought up during the high handed proceedings of Saturday, that it was said this morning only one member, a populist, had left It is not at all probable that there will be any code commission at all. The republicans and dem ocrats both oppose it. The populist majority have taken a decided action against any bill to take charge of the three in sane asylums. This is very highly commended. It is said that Gov Russell himself does not want these institutions troubled, but it is the minority populists whu are urging this. The matter of the North Caro lina Railroad came before the in vestigating committee ot the House again. It is getting to be a regular chestnut, and very mo notonous. Ex Gov Carr, Chair man Wilson, of the railroad com mission ; General R. V. Hoke and Mr. Ed. Chambers Smith and Col A. B. Andrews, were all before the committee. Ex-State Auditor Furman says it the bill passes to establish a board of equalization it will in crease the revenue of the State about 150,000, and with very lit tle extra expense. Auditor Hal W. Ayer had the bill drawn The bill to revise the public school laws, passed. It creates State board of examiners, county supervisors, etc. In the Senate last week the pen itentiary bill passed. It gives the Governor power to appoint nine directors; to name the chief officer by consent of the Senate, and to name the warden, etc., by consent of the directors. The insane asy lums were also taken out of dem ocratic hands by the House. Senator Grant, from Wayne, is one of Governor Russell's most bitter opponents. They clash on all subjects, and he says openly that Russell is backed by the ma jority populists headed by Butler. In the House the following bills passed : To appropriate $23,000 lor improvements at colored deaf mute institute, and $20,000 for the blind asylum at Raleigh. The bill for police commission at Charlotte WoS killed. In the Senate a bill placing Wilmington under police commission passed. It had al ready passed the House. The Fayetteville police commission bill was killed. The committee to investigate fraud in the senatorial election meets with contradicting evidence. In the House on Thursday nigh the bill appropriating $4,000 addi tional to the colored schools parsed with only two dissenting votes. The Senate passed the bill to allow the Governor to name the directors of the agricultural and mechanical colleee : a so the hills to prohibit the sale of obscene and immoral literature: to recrUlat? ttie liabilities of stockho ders in banks chartered by the State, and to make railroad, bank and cor porative officers take an official action. The House put Oranee countv in me 4U1 congressional district and Vance and furry in the 5th. In the Senate Friday bills as fol lows, passed : To require firms to register tne names ot partners ; to provide for the maintenance of the State penitentiary ; to allow Cra ven county to levy special tax. The special order was to encour age local taxation for public schools on its third reading. It provides that an election shall be held in all the townshins of the State as to whether the township De taxed to the amount of S250 the State to pav an eoual amount. This does not apply to places that nave local systems of pub he schools. This bill was re referred to a special committee. In the House the treasurer was allowed to use his discretion as to payment of appropriations quar terly, semi annually or annually. 1 nen came the sensation of the day the fight over the Senate substitute for the original bill re lating to the lease of North Caro lina Railway to the Southern Rail way. Pandemonium reigned. The opposers -f ihe substitute found they were in the minoritv and thic minority adjourned the House. Then the majority elected a speaker pro tent and riot reitrnpH supreme. They adjourned to meet at 3 p. m. it was tne most dis graceful proceedings ever wit nessed in this State. The bill was referred to the Supreme Court to rendei a dicision as to this substi tute bill. This was done at the 3 o'clock session. The committee that has the bill in chartre is re. quired to report to the House by p. m. to morrow, the vole to be taken not later than 2 o'clock. The following is the opinion of the court as rendered : Your resolution is before us. Precedent and the courtesv due co-ordinate branch ofthe govern ment impel us to reply to your re quest without expressing any inti mation of opinion, either way upon the question whether the power to lease its roaa is vestea in the North Carolina Kailway com pany by its charter, we are of the opinion tnat tne power 11 u exists is now vested in the stockholders and the provision in section 6 of the bill submitted to us which makes the validity of a lease de pendent upon its acceptance by the board of directors, would be an amendment to he charter transferring power from the stock holders and invalid, unless ac cepted by the stockholders in gen eral special meeting assembled. (Signed.) "W. T. Faircloth, Chief Justice of North Carolina for the court. The bill to create a State board of equalization which was tabled Saturday in the Senate was taken from the table and passed. A bill to increase the power of the rail road commission in regard to inter-state commerce, passed, and also a bill appropriating $5,000 to the colored A. and M. College The white college gets the same In the House Speaker Hileman appointed Lusk to preside as he was too unwell to do so. The sub stitute lease bill came up, and af ter squabbling over it, and some amendments as to 8, 9 and 10 per cent, the bill was finally tabled Senator Mation Butler is here to watch the end of this disgraceful legislature. A speaker pro tern had to be elected last night, as Hileman is too sick to attend. Lusk was beaten by Blackburn in the elec tion and it was evidently a blow to the former to have to step aside for the young politician. Both are republicans. Capt. Roberts, the old Coifed erate soldier, who, for so long has been keeper of the capitol, to-day yields his place to another old soldier, J. L. Barnes, who is a pop ulist. Capt. Roberts has held the place for 25 years. J. Y. Hamrick, of Cleveland, is the successor of Mr. Lacy, as labor commissioner. Dr. Wood succeeds Dr. Kirby at the insane asylum here, and Dr, Murphy's place at the Morganton asylum has been tendered to Dr Monroe, of Davidson College. In spite of the fact that ex Superintendent Leazar says that there is no need for an appropna tion for the penitentiary, an ap propriation of $49,000 was made Six thousand dollars was appro pnated for repairs to the Gov ernor s mansion. The colored Asylum goes to the control oftheregro. The directors appointed will put in one. The tax on drummers waskilled but the tax on doctors, who do so much for "sweet charity's sake" was not taken off The General Assembly will ad journ to-day. STATU NEWS. There are at present 1D0 cotton and knitting mills iu the State. Charlotte is to be contiected bv telephone with Augusta. Atlanta aim Charleston. A cotton mill company, to be operated by colored labor, has been organized at Concord. The Asheville Hotel, South Main street, Asheville, was reopened yesterday by J. F. Austin. Senator Pritehard has notified the Charlotte republicans to hold a primary to select candidates for the postofhee and mint. He savs he will recommend the men thus agreed upon. The primary is to held to morrow, the ll'tu. ' The World says G. D. Redford of Knoxville, Tenn., who passed down the Western road Monday night ol last week on his way to asuington. discovered when he reached Salisbury that be had been robbed of $110 in bills. Sfatesville Landmark: Mr. Isaae Wallace stated Thursday after noon that he thought he could detect some faint signs of return inff prosperity. He said fhi irie ot rabbit skins had slight v ad vanceu since McKinley was sworn in at noon. Burnsville Eaale : Major John Edwards died at the home of his .son, on Elk Shoal last Saturday night. .Mr. Edwards was one of the highly respected citizens of the county and we suppose was the oldest in the couuty, being 0t years 01 age. There lives a woman iu Robeson county who pays poll tax every year. She says she has to take t he place ol a mau on the larm. .She ploughs, hauls, chops cotton and does other work on the farm, and says that she feels it her duty to pay as a man. Oxford Ledaer: The tobacco crop will be much smaller this year man usual in this section, and there will also be much less guano bought. As the price of tobacco is below cost of production, our farm- ers will try some cotton this year antl not so much tobacco. A most remarkable fact han- pened at the death of Rev. Samuel Jennings, at Center, Guilford conn ty, a few nights ago. His watch, which was running all right before Ins death, stopped to a minute at his death: he died at 11:10 o'clock and his watch stopped at that time. Monroe Enquirer: Miss Stella Ward, aged Hi years, of Rowan county, was bitten by a pet dog last September, lue wound was so slight that no attention was paitl to it, even the scar had nearly disappeared. Last Wednesday the girl was stricken with hydrophobia aud two days later she died in terrible convulsions. Burnsville Eanle : Mr. D A. Hughes who ie operating a large mica mine 011 Green mountain three aud a half miles from town told us that in the past GO days he has taken out 1.1,000 pounds of in:k ruica Last Thursday he took out a blosk that weighed something near a huudred pounds alter being d;os$ed. Cotton. With careful rotation of crops and liberal fertilizations cotton lands will improve. The application of a proper ferti lizer containing sufficient Pot ash often makes the difference between a profitable crop and failure. 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