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AN AWFUL TRAGEDY. • _ 9m Mmi bkfctCMm Staati Aauftcr. sensational tragedy in raleigi -Tk» mtlMt aucUl kttoa Batel«b bu > „ _ dawatapU «t «:S* o'clock tUmdar afteraooa when. aa Vkrvtto **»• atnx. Bracat Harwood Am and 8®*8 Ladtow Mriaatr. Tko promt ***** •* bteh hklUn to atarfcod. Hay wwod la a natan of tko 1*1* State '••““w M» Harwood aad aoa ol tko late Dr. B. tourka Harwood aad ■•a of BaMA'a leadias lawyer*. 8k la J*Wd * arandaoa of tko lata Mr. '•u4>TT; «f Wow Totk. uf a aoa of *>**■ *- 8kUmar, of Baleiah. s'*»*«'*>■ . ***** * kaadrnl para aoa muat *«** *ko Aootlaa. cartalalr Ikat ****** **w tba victim of Harwood1* J***®**r ** ko noted aad Ml opoa hie “** Ike car Lmrk la (root of tba yy*0 *■< Y*rborcn»k Boaaa and *5* * fwrdl from tbc conn bona*. One wltktaa aald tha rxpnaaloa of tba dy Jmmmb'b teaa was pttcoaa bayoad »li •*•*■* aad that ha will never term It. A tkonaand penoaa sattiend olmoM tea tela etc. Tko daod body ana toUa teta a drat Wore Maywood mi takes by Deputy 8ker- 1 * K>.Hpin»r» law Office and "•.*«« far about two bouts, coerced by deputies and ta eoafareace wltb bla •jtotaey*. James H. pou and Argo b ”™*r. Later b« wee takes to Urn jowt boos*. when Unylalrmir Harroliu had a mltatiuT btwlsi tetri eg only «*•*« testimony, upon which ha cam)!** Haywood to Jail without hall tar murder. Oc path's endear* was **•* h» wso la tba court house and hdb*d a «hot and walked out. He aaw smother took and heard a aoeoad toot; tkst Haywood wao Handing oa tha ddewalk la front nt tha pootofflea; that Skinner waa la the street and ■tods a motion aa U to throw his heads towards bis perkst. than turned, ■faaweecd sail fell an kla lacs oo the *****t *■» track. Saparfc. as soon aa tke ajsoad aha* was Orad. ran toward "gWot saUsd tho latter, wko aald: dll right." took Haywood by tba arm; that Hsywosd stood him to taka him to Mb (Haywood's) office; that oa ar rtsal at lha ofke ba asked Haywood to glee him tbs pistol, which hs did. . Ops of Haywood's brothers waa with hba during the hesrla*. Erwtst Haywood waa vary cool, an •salty ta hla chair, twirling a Mt of paper ta h^jfc. Ha had aothii^g if flm«lN|kKr. Charlotte, K. C., lylat.—Th« Jury M Oka ram at Arthur X* Mtkoa. th< aka* *1Mar. ckanad with tka kill Me at 1km >. WiMm M dUa dty. -ess B ^rtSra.u:** datoefc At • o'etook M* - *• A*. . - _ _ T** >,T a* klahoa if WWPilw*. Tmm imiMf 1 MmMTC MpIMu raaal« MM Car jaaatnut Tradat ft Mm. N. r„ flMaMIr-ltdkt Iflka with Md f taMjr faaekad O* MMa *hl«k ata aaoV'ktnM la um fMM and aaaaHad Ihaaa with ra> .alaiaaa. Tka aeardd uala was fsad MM aUanaam Ut ayartad Mkrtrl Mr ft M*A Tha fallal tralk M faaw M M ny Mrattt. trfia* k> *Mar Ma traak M oaauA tka otkar two ktock ad ftraMa la war* aaat aim It M lauaa tufa ta tar dBm May am M raWwt u tka drift* «aa r+rr kmay. TkaI. AN. May Baud tUtmataa MtTSaitfca Vm^tnU'lm xIIwum la MU a Kao tram tkM rtty M rjtwf t/> rsaafaMariM M*a the tr^r r*k tV, 1 ►» «Mratw - kfc C*a» •*< *«J « l*'>» '" >*r • //*• BtSWff BETS FIVE YcAlS. ShytrtnbMMWIbM Sntiwri to the hmi—ii). Cbariatte. N. C_ tmelil—Jo—cMshl Mood— atnh| sentenced Arthur L. Bishop to ths penitentiary at hard la bor tar tvr ysars for killing Thomas Wtlsou at the latter a home la this etty lost October. Court toswioi Hi«.a.h order to allow Jades Neal to Isa re oa the • o'clock train for Wcatvrorth to epea Rockingham court. IBohop came Into the room la charge of Sheriff Wallace ami axosspanted hr his wife. He tout a scat at hla mual plats, earroaaded by hla at toracys. Oot U. C. Jones. Mr. T. a Os Uric a— Mr. C. W. TiUeU. The prtsaaar appealed aervoae and was act talkative, saying only a law words to his wife dnriss the tea or fifteen ntiautea hetanj the proceedings be gan Ha passed the time rating a l-s oa or bttlag bis finger. Across from the prisoner aad his counsel warn Solicitor J. U Webb aad the attorneys for the pmnoUm, liner, te. T. Cannier and T. L. Kirkpatrick. When court bad Sees declared open Clerk Russell lead the verdict of tbs Jury, aad Mr. Cannier prayed Jud* meat. Mr. TllMt then weat through the form of asking for s new trial, .end mads a strong aad eloquent plea for msrey for the prisoner. "There Is noth, lag left for ns," sail ho. “but a pirn for merer. I beg sw honor to re member that from the time be was 11 ysars old Bishop has bcea ha ludaa trloaa aad hard-working man. and he has proved a good character. I do not think I exaggerate when I say that the city of Prterrbnrg. hla hums, ap peals to yonr honor in hU favor. 1 b*l yonr honor to remember hla father and mother and bis wife and child. Ws have hern a paper elgard by tan usees here of the Jury, recommending mercy. Anuther Juryman has signified Us willingness to have his name attached to this request, making eleven In all. They do not sign I his recommendation os a Jury, but ae Individuate who bave heard all the proceedings of the trial. They Join ns In asking that yonr honor bo merciful to the prisoner. We ash yoa to remember that a year ta the penitentiary la almost as ape. We bag the merer of the court.'’ Oot. Jones said be could not trust him seif to add anything to Ur. TlBeU's bountiful appeal, bat he wished to call hla honor’s attention to tbs Intitule allowed the Judge ta eentaaelog a man convict— of manslaughter—lmptlson Mst from four months to twenty years. Cot. Jones paid a tribute to the Jury far the close stienttoa daring their trial and Uwir patience Is row •kierlng * the Issues Involved. H* thought the appeal mads by eleven, members of the Jury should militate strongly In Bishop's favor, and bn begged ths lodge to remember the (ridOitr'i family. Solicitor Webb said ho had nothing to say. "Yonr honor Is a wise Judge* ho continued, “aad wkitevar yoa do wlU bo satisfactory to too State of Ninth Carolina.'• Mr. Onthrte called attention to the .surrender of the prisoner In order to show that be did not think himself guilty of any heinous rrime. Jndgs Neal then road the petition from eleven ribinbi-rs of (he Jury, ask ing the court to be merciful to Bish op, aad said: “f think the verdict of the Jury in tow case i« correct, and haver In my Ufa hav* 1 IKS a levy work harder he reach a Jual verdict. They paid dose attention to all Ute. proceedings, end I was bspectslly Struck with the attention paid to the argument. Evan the last speaker was closely listened to. In passing sen tence ta this caso 1 shall be gelded by .my best Judgment regardless of any thing else.” Then turning to Clerk Buaccll Judge Neal mid: “Mr. Clerk make tbte entry: 'It is the Judgment of the court that Arthnr U Bishop be Impvlsoaed at bard labor lor fiv# years.’ ” Cat Jones gave notice of appeal, and the Jndgs was requested to asms the amount of ball In cams It was de rided to carry tha matter to the Ku preme Court. Ths yodgs said that he did tot earn to name nay amount at this tlaee, but would do so later It accessary. Court then adjourned The prisoner received the sentence without showing sny emotion. Mrs. Die bop, however, sned tears when the fioriaton of the court was announced. YmiUdyFiik i Jackeoa. Miss.. apeeUI.—Ault, LL« t-year-aid danahUr of down or Loj *lao, fell drum a aaeoad-atory eulrway Laibc **ae stive Manekm tad eweUia W la forks whkb win probably prove Ettal. • Governor l/reylno. who I* at* tnttdlaa (ha Mardt Ora* celebration la Kuchts. waa aumaMoed home by lek wbaae Merdi a rat Featlv tin. Pea strata, Fla . BperUL—Tbwuaaada of vtaWora from all aorttaas of tba eoaatry ware bar* attracted by tba Merdi Orta ftatlvltka. Tba treat at today waa tba arrival of Ktad Prieeea a ad bU a mediate, whkb was anaoua ard try a estate of forty-dva goao (horn the battleship Alabama, followed by a ■ Hilary parade tbrootb tba priartpal streets of the atty. Tba parade waa impoeaf ef hDki and marfaaa froao the bettkablps with a haul of artll laryataa fioaa Peru Uarraaaat. MoHer tad Fkkcaa. aaj aaflora and mariar* (ram the aaw vard Marks and PwMtd MaMdlocs. Wmblretoa. bp trial/— la r on amt too wllb tV It branabea nf the pnbtk art* rko irar.rf j i»lto the sow Depart Mt or CfcaBtdrfew and Labor from ether Department* wbl-h haws Nww appropriated far. Becr.Ury Osrklyeu apUa Oar apvrofwMtlooa far salaries M srepaitop MH<M. Tba anlariea spear the accxtvilar. the barret" of Itoaa sad aMUafarfordN and aabardt* mu dtvMoaa. ftnwj Oortalyow sots far ***** tar a bwUiMap far tba saw Pepa/tmowt. ^ BAIL WAS REFUSED. C«L 1 Mom's A yy Ratio* k Tflffle* Nvi By Me Jidjf, IE WAS SENT BACK 10 TIE JAIL Thu ArtUMm Advsaowd DU Nut . Ceuvlace Us Chief Jusllct That flu CuuMaruatB.lt. ' ' ColumhU. 9. C„ Bprclal—At «:U o'clock T urMUy afternoon Chief Jus tice Pop* refused the spptfratton tur tuU of Iua«a H. Tillman, charred with the murder of N. 0. Ooamlet aad now confined la u>e Rich mod county JaR Thu bearing »u returned ia the su preme coart room, bar lax been ad Jouraed from Newberry oa tbo nth la at-, at 10 o'clock and continued uo ttt nearly S with aa latenalaaloo from 1:1* until l:M p. ai. Thu pmeac acton waa represented by Solicitor J. W. Tburmaod. ex-Attorney General O. D. Bellinger aad Judge Andrew Crawford. The defense waa represented by Congress mx-«lect O. W. Croft of Aiken and ex Solicitor P. H Nelson of Columbia. KlJudge o. W. Bucbaaen. MCaere. C. I.. Bleaat of Newberry aad i>. R. JUmbcrt of Richland, of counsel for the defease, were also preauat bat out actively participating. During moat of the day about loo spectators wore la the roots. the Dumber at ttmae increasing Mr. B. H. TUlmaa. Jr., a son of Scnntor TUhuan. wax a spec tator. At the npealng Col. Croft read a waiver of hue legal right to be pres ent by the dufewdant, OnL TUlmaa. who aid not la person appear. The reading of the affidavits cos tumed one hour and a half, Mr. Craw ford reading those of the prosecution and Mr. Nelson thorn- of the defense. In rendering bla op In loo the Chief Justice etatrd that It eras not custom ary to ssslru reasons for rsfnsfag the appllcatloa on tubus corpus proceed ing*. Destructive Hotel Firs. Cedar Rapids. Tows. Special—Fire early Friday morning destroyed the Clifton Betel, cremated nine of the guests end canned Injuries to U per sons who wens scorched or forced to Jump to the fro tea (trust from the second aad-third .story windows After aa all-day search in the debris, four bodies hsrr been recovered. It la now believed that live more bodies rentals in Its rolaa of too bote), which la said to have been a flimsy structure aad filled with delegates to lbs State Young Men's Christian Association conven tion and the district convention of the Knights of Pythias. The hotel register waa destroyed, thus making It dllflcnlt to ascertain the nnmber of mlaalag perron*. Forty men have been working la the rubbish all day aad will con tinue to dig for the remains •( the burned persons all nlgbt. The lose It ISOJICO. The dead are: W. A. Mowry, Whet Cheer. Iowa; R Young. Minne apolis; two uaklrnUKsd men. bodies rvocrerrd: fivo bodies still In debris. Nrerly all those Injured were Iowa people. While Uielr Injuries are severe la many cue* no one was fatally hart. ' A Rig Organlxatloa. . Trcaton. V. J., Special—The Unloa | Rice A Irrigation Company, with an anthnrtsed capital of IC.OuO.OOO, was Incorporated bore. The capital stuck la divided luto shared of IS each sad tko H*t of It* Incorporators Includes about 78 person*, nearly all of whoa rsslria at Ntw Orleans. Uaum llouge and other l-ontwUno cities and towns. The objects of the company are uumeruus and Include growing and daallog In rice. oats, grain af all kinds, and tbo manofactmlng of Ike same Into various articles. Also the constructing and operating of Irrigation plants. Three Negrete toiled. Colombia. S. C, Special.—A prema ture explosion at Stewart's granite quarry, two miles sou Ik of this city. Friday morning, canard the death of throe aoero workmen and the Injury of several others. The force of the ox Plosion wax to great that It shook ev ery house la Columbia although thi city is on a blaJT. a hundred feet above tbo quarry. Desperado Shot. Mow Orleans. Special—After hold lag a half-bund rod policemen at bay for several boars, daring which scores of shots were exchanged. Lafayette Blow, a dsaperato xtgro. wa* killed by tbo police early Friday la a negro bearding bouse situated oa South Rampart street. Tbo room la which bo wax besieged bad toha (at oa Are and Ike Ore department called oat be fore Sima coaid bo drlgsn from Us post As be attempted to escape, atm carrying kls gaa, bo was mint down. I The body waa taksn to tbo asorgaa without say demonstratioa from a mob of sovovai thousand negroes who crowded tbo vicinity of tba tragedy. A Carry Idnd. Richmond. Bpactal — At • mortise of (ho trustees of Richmond Cot togs It woo reset rod to ooteblldi o saool of torhnnioay to bo HUM Is honor of Boa. J. L. M. Carry, who lor H ran woo coassetrd with that IhstMotlos. dmt h« on* Of Ms protestors sad da rts* moot of Dm lima to traotoo sod preside of of tbo corporation. Ur. Oar- I n was lots on otfeoaato of tbo oaUb 1lobm*nc of *n*b a ocbeot, sod tt la •oaildemil highly appropriate that tba memorial ihojld Lake thla form ■ nodfaga t« Coarr flarttal. Mas Its. My CbMa*-Ooa*tal Dart* boo apprartsd tbo dadlog of tbo conrt amrtial la tbo cooo Of Major Edwla V (Haas. of tba Pmh lafoatry, who war acaaMtad Jaanary », cf Uw cho. gr of natawfatty UMbm pi tenant of war. wMb tbo ooaUdeatida that h* ,lvwy pracaa of Its orders tamed i.y Jiajoi Wat. Tbo ftamrui toys bo rnt-upaiaai tba prtampto that goldm aa> hw im praoatd aad 'hot Irearharaoo palm amp bs omenta* bat bo adds that Major (Damn's order* **•></ a fact loan aUwrodard .'or Inman Nh whirl tbo peonral nmhba aad r+prutu <* at»Han YoM*d. Wasatnataa. i«i»*»ai- Tba rasohe Una wtlch I’wrd ilia Msaato p*w w laa fbnr nor d'tmimi attln h< M*»n th* my amt wMawaauta of o ran/ admiral no fiw a* tier Mat WBO • Oiled an io tba Hansr • raamJuoo aa aaral MMk. Tba rsg'/briiaa sum to Mod tfroo.-a »fnd< rose, of diiMb, aad :inny of v>-»--<s. rydof «titan tabh I ibn i mtlni.oa Ttt IKfSUIUU Mmm aad Senate V%M«mly at tba Week Aialgaad Tknt Liqeer l|li riailderid la (he Reaal Friday the Lendoo liquor Ml) wee up for dtaeuealao. mi. While, of PraakUa. declared that every Beunc spanker except on* had declared kmeclf a prohibition lei. "I an not a proMMOoatat." eald Mr. Whitt, "fur I vrpuld not establish Slate prohibition U I could." He plead with ■rrn power tor the loadoa MU and made the mow eloquent temperance uration thua (nr andc U tha Annate. Those la th* lohMta'aad th* galleries Uuciud with absorbed latrraat. De is ocTicy had aarar wos a victory la thla State except apoa moral taanaa. Hr wa* UheraUy appLanded and h* was the trat Senator la this debat* accorded that distinction. Mr. Lamb, of Cumberland, followed with an argument for Iks Loadoa bUl. dtren year* ago a mao could not Im fleeted to any otic* In Fayetteville unless b* was approved by th* Uquor men. Today there it aot a bar there, *11 If have been banlehed. "You say thla London MB la not backed by pub lic nrutimeatT Why K It supported by the Episcopal.Charch, a great artll Ury with lta officer* la fell dreaa uni tor w tinging ‘Rock of Age*.' Then there Is tba great Baptist navy tinging ■Sweet Fields.or Edna,' white th* grand MfthodMt Infantry I* behind •hla London Mil shouting, 'Coat Ye That Lot* the Lord.' " Ur. Travis, of Halifax, declared that the question poa not what waa right because prohibition waa right aad nothing aboil of prohibition was right Tha Loadoa bill did not meat thaaa requirement* hence It waa Itaalf an acknowledgement that while total pro hibition wai light yet it waa aot ex pedient. No aeasara waa right that dlacrimlaatad fcgalaot town* aad coun ty. Sections,ami localities. Why should th* town havihg SM people ha Stated a vota which fa accorded to towns of fdO or aenl It argwad that It would give tba largj towna aa advantage ever tha little'place* la getting Betur day ulght tradr. tor lb* atgroea would go where they could gat a drink or two. la Halifax there ware It towwa: under this London MI1 four of thtaa to wan could vote aa the question white the night nroald he forced to adopt prohibi tion. Tha pnptioni far this MU Boa Halifax had come from tha tour towwa that ooxld vote oa tha sohpaet. They aald let ua vota oo prohibition, but wheel you mention allowing th* other eight to vote‘they declare. "No. that would he cewirdly.- He advocated tba tobatltate whfrh provide* that a coun ty shall vote, it H chooses, on whether liquor shall b* manufactured and sold In only towwa of MO or MO; than re gartllTii of tnoaa thaaa Iowa* may hold elections. The only difference between Iba Loudon bgl and tha nnlatltute was leaving It to t vote ad tha people Un less the trail prat of a county backed any law It would not he enforced. Be knew good an who considered the London Mil Oawlaa. He quoted Rev Dr. J. D. Huffhaa. Prof. Mills of Wake Forest, pnd ministers of tha Ooa pet who conoid*r the Loadoa MII aa unwise and npaafa aeaaare. The city saloons were Ur more attractive. Invit ing aad dangefoue than tba lltite shops In the country. Whiskey does more to corrupt morale in tba ettlas than Is th* country. I str. jmKii m meuoweu. uia wnn the sixth seejo* eliminated he favor- , td the LmujMrtll). He Bade a power ful Spaed! rar Uie MU. He discussed the measure from the stand pots la of marsh. practicality and expediency and emphasised eepaefaOy—tha matter of praetlcaMy. Tha hOJ established prohibition la the country whera pro hibition can be enforced, bnt rightly left the towns, whera enforcement de pended cm pubic sentiment, to deride It Mr. Justice, though the last speak er. held the endleided attentloa of the Senators, lla waa Interrupted by esr sral qeeatloan Senator Woodard ask ad. “Docs the Seas tor think n State law can make n drunkard sober or a thief honest?" “If you keep liquor from him he wiu be sober.'' replied Mr. Jsa tire. -Has that aver been douer ’asked Mr. Woodard. "Yes. I believe prohibi tion In the country really prohibits.” declared the speaker. Touching Iba point of expediency, he declared that It was accessary to deprive the dragon of lia sting. The Senate at l:» adjourned entll 1C o'clock tomorrow. The Hones Friday had the Welle liquor Mil up for consideration. The Watts bUl and amendmaau cams up on third rending and the llrst amendment voted Oo was that by Mr. Roberson, of Oallford, prohibiting (he manufacture of liquor la towns of less ihas MO Inhabitants, or the sale of liquor in towns of teas than 100 Tha amendment was load. Mr. Bee bow’, amendment to exempt Yadkin from the operations of the law waa Mat ayas at. ansa M. Mr. Morphy's emend meat to eaoeapt Rowan was nest voted on. Mr. Mur phy was granted permission to apeak •ad full of lr» and eloquence he poured hut Shot Into those who, be claitaod, wore attempting to tabs away the sacred ritrhta of the people. His earnestly apekan sentiments ware lib erally spplanded. The amendment was defeated by a rata of tf ayes .SO Mr. Klu * aMMdaaat to nkt lb* place at dollrory et wMakoy tb* Plato at Ml* can* op. This la wbot I* kaava a* tb* aatMac too. Tb*.a*Mad*ie*t woo adopt** bjr a rot* of It to 17. Mr. L«Uwr, of M*atCMa*ry. autrad It raeoaildw tb* rota. Mr. baUtb aorw to toy tb* aotloa to rieiaoHor so too toll*. Tbo soottoa to toy M to* tool* woo loot, t] to It. Tbo Bottom to r» tooaldor wo* adoatod by a vats at It to M, Tb* MNtoW was last by a rot* at M to U Tba tost of tbta MB «w yObtlsbad to tau to tbaa* eotuaa* oot wasts 0|* A toot day's war* wb* torn* to tb* UalMatar* am Mao day. Tb* Moos* bold a alabt nodiw aad aaoy mm bias wort latrodoead. Potltloaa oror* •maotod oo thnltooar paasllaa. naurAraiwr At 11:* Moodoy tb* Maat* mt 1st* raiaadltao at tba wbdto to foaoB* gaol II or* tf to of tbo row ton MU. Jtda* Orabato aahad to b* Nttorad *f tba cbotraMUMbtp of tb* iMratttn *f tb* Wbol* tooto IIMMbi to toft* so tb* MU. it* bad bam oaabU to agraa tally wit* tb* Major ftr at to* fcaaora row attic* am moi* at tb* otrldoo ntoauMiMd. Mr. daMb. at Am**, was o past* ltd MtoiroM*. MMflto «, rttottof t* oaoporatlao U*r* >*r»too I* Mato Tnaaonr. wa* MMlA ditto I. rotaoat to "too oaooa flooa r***ilif’ was wadltrad ami Tklo oMitoa la daMtodd to raaaai all Mto «x*Mfttoft tram totottoo dll a op arif Hdlto to totoUto <**opt protonr tb* toat* tM MtokJaM **d ytwpMrr b«M tor Ux r*j-4TfV** ratttow aadHKo , oJko Wmi at HaiiWdH m at artara aad iw oit -r-rrr-,. i.. .'.'rx •■vk*. Provided. That no property whatever held or need for Inveatmaat. (peculation or teat, ehall ha exempt. Th* foregoing waa amteded by add lag lb* words "nnleai said rent shall Im used exelnstvo lor charltaMe nr be nevolent purport* or the later**; upon the bonded Indebtedness of Mid re ligious. charitable at benevolent Insti tutions.That amendment waa ac cepted by the chairman of the Inane* committee. Mr. Itobreejn, of Oullfo-d. moved to arceod by exempting the properly of fair aaroc lalic.ua. Mr. Uattli otav.d lo amend tho amendment by uylng Ibia exemption aball uot aualy to falra •hero gamra or chaace and other Im moral and fak* attractions arc allow ed. The amended amendment waa lost. Bectlou s, th* mbirltanct tax provis ion, Wav opposed by McrarK Brittain, of Randolph: Klap. of ritt. aad Whlta, of Halifax, Judge Urahatn and Oov etnor Houghton explained the section and It waa adopted. flection 7. providing wbrn heir*, leg atees. etc., ar* discharged (com liabil ity era* adopted. Scclkm I, providing that It tax la not paid at fb* end of two years after death of dcccndent, < per canL per an num shall be charged thereon until paid, waa a dented. Section », providing fur lb* deduc tion of tax by executors, etc., was a do pc ad, and th* committee nt liflfl roe* and mad* lta report to the House. PAflSED THIRD KKADINll. To anthortx* commissioner* of Mss dcroon county to levy special tax to repair court bouse. Amended by Hoey to laav* the matter of Issuing bunds to vots of the people. To allow the elty of Charlotte to fund lta floating Indebtedness aad lo levy a special tax lo ma*t tame. To amend and revise the chatter of Ube town of China a rove. For th* batter working of tbs roads of Barba eoantj. To mtablUb graded achoola In Nash county. To sntkortsss the lapis of bonds by Oaaton eouaty to Improve the public roods. To Incorporate the town of Bole's Creak. In Harnett county. House bill: To repeal chapter tin. laws lit), relating to Rnthsrford dta peaMry. Senate bill: To amend chapter I), laws 1177. Beasts bill: To amend chapter 445, act* 1)01, relating to ButervlUe. Senate bill: To prevent the depreda tion of domsotle fowls la Forsyth. Th* Boaato bill to rsvit* the pllocago laws of the port of Wllmlngtoa ram* up. Senator Brown said tbat bo In troduced this bill by reqnaat. but ho did not consider It a local bill, la that It affected all the people who shipped thfcr*. Ha did pot expect lb* Mil to pas* over lb* Senator from Bruns wick’* opposition and ba would not re sist tbat Hsnstor, hot ba thought It ought to pass Senator Bellamy made a speech against th* bill nylag the metal** of th* pilots in th* lumber trust and lb* Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company. The Mil would ruin the pilots aad Wil mington. Mr. Pharr, as a member of the mi nority of lb* committee, favored lb* bill. Mr. Ilrown Mid th* MU waa favored by many leading business men of Wil mington and ahlppars through th* port. Th* Mil waa deferred till naxt WfMlnMlIlV House blU: To extend limits of Hob good. House bill: To restore local self government to Perquimans Moose bill'. To emeu.I the stock law In Ashe county. Ur. Wallbom nald that ka was opposed to the bill and demanded a roll rail. This was given and he voted aye. House bill: To make place of deliv ery of liquor the plndTof eaie In High Petal. House hill: Kur stock law election In Alleghany. Ilouss hill: To repeal chapter MT, lews of ini. affecting stock Isw In Johnston. House bill: To restore self-govern ment to Pesqnotxnk. House bill: To liquidate debt of Msd tsoa county. House bill: To bridge serose Tow river. To amend and consolidate charter og Rnrllngton. To establish graded school at Haw River. To provide for we ter-works, sewer in and electric lights at Kill*bath City. TO authorise town of Bmlthfleld ta leans bonds. To provide for making and working public roads In Henderson. To aethorlie WhltsvUle. and KJen ton to laaue bonds To authorise commissioners of Mont gomery to laaue bonds and levy special tax. To allow eotamieMonere of Harnett to levy special tax to build stock law fence. To amend charier of Crahau and al low comnUaeloarre to la»a bonds Agreed on Muled*. New Orlraat, Special.—Bile Aiklat aad Voider Orrca are ia the boepltal with three wound* hi the reonlt of a eompact they entered late to end tbetr Urea. The woawa died at morphia* potsoelag. The nan atabbed htawelf twice la the neck aad thaa alaahed bU wrteta. The tragedy occurred la a roan la tha Victor Hotel, oe Bourtea street, where the eowple paaaed u maa aad wtfB. The following aota waa teaad: “Oeod bye to an aad farglre. An ay wont away aad go heaee to the great hapood through tores id dr ewnataarna. Notify Id toe AUttae. Baa tl, Haweaniie. Ky., that her daw haa at laet peoe hoaae. Clgaad) "rolgKT Oreaa aad Bile Atkin*. Cat. Andrew* a Dtreotar. Mobile. Ala. Special.—The anaua) ■ssttng of the dlroetora of tha Mobile * Ohio BaUroad hare, resulted la thi aleaMoa of A. A Andrew*, c. a Owy tor. C. W. Bettor Dencea, W. W Fin toy. Adrian laeHa, Jr.; Thonaa E. Jaeoaa. A. W. Mrlataah. James H. Ma aaa. W. a. Bailaa Jteoeerek. a L BaeieU. C. Stdaey Shipard. Shaier Bpiaee? aad A. ft. Bteeeaa aa dlrac tore. Tha pmrehaaa cd tha Mobil* I day Shore Batlraad was ratified Light MrtpOeac. New Tart. Spartel. -Tha mart aad Shoal light veeboL whose aarherasa la ear the outer ahoato at Cape Hatter as a. c. ii r apart ad by tha Btoiaaali tear. Kaaeae City. to ha wtoalag frpn Bar etattua The Egana City paneed the- potat at II.B Tuaodap aoiatag aad freed tha Bfbt *htp gab*, but tha aa«h<<a«* buoy lb Itoca. h la Ihuughl that -luring tha •term ot Monday Bight flto rawf too ha (ran bar mooring* aad has haaa Mm to ata. uul* sartoty lg frtt tor the boat baiauai tog to BOW, tom at Mart aad town [ BILL ARP. 1 A 1st* paper aaat me from reyeUe eoualy, Missouri, soya they are rva lue all of the negroes oat el rayette aad Howard rouatiaa and the whipping past await* thee* who tarry, aad that tha race war Is on In earnest That la had—eery bad. Where art the poor creatures to go. for It la awful weather Id Missouri, with the thermometer be low aero and billiards ragtag arowad. I wonder what they have been doing to provoke each treatment U they move to another eoanty, bow long bo tor* thay will have la move again? and tl look* Ilk* they will perlah or Creese before the winter Is over Home towns In Illinois have given tbam marching orders, and It took* Ilka tbay have no friends but tha southern people. We used to woadtr why they all did not leave here and go np to their deliverers and bask on their twenty, but oaly a few wet* tools eoongh aad now they would com* hack If they could, w* are gating sorry tor the negro. He has no abiding place. They arc taoaata at will of tha landlords. When Russia gave freedom to her serfs a few acres and n cottage wars tlloted to every family, aad this could not be takes away not nw for debt Tha poor, shiftless laborer has a hard time everywhere. A friend wrltee me tram Quemadaa. Cab*, that the wealthy Spaltrds. who Ur* to Bpsln own nil th* Usd Is Cabs. sod It U exeenpt from an tax. bat tha laborer* who raal 11 bare to pay tax on everything, their •haxtlea. their hotwcs aad carts aad sleek at all kinds aad plantation loots, and oa' what produce U left attar par ing rant, and when they buy any thin* with Spanish money they are charged H oaeta In the dollar, aad whan they sail they bar* to taka U eenta. They are generally no account, but can live (airly wan on th* bountiful products at a fertile soil and th* finite that abo*ad everywhere. My (rlend says It It a moat delightful climate. 11* baa a wife aad flv* children and never a day1* sickness, la a drive around bla place you wtU aa* It10.000 worth of pineapples growing, and ha la now planting SO.tM mom plants, and they make good eropa from dve to ten years without replanting aad are worth from 1H to 1 cents apiece. It eoau |J0 par •era to prepare th* land and Ui more ui boy th* plants. Th* sweetest aad beat oranges yoa aver saw grow all over the hills and nail for |2 g thous and. Than there U trap* trull and llmts aad lamoen aad mango* guavas, plaatla* Hgs and grape* Now, I was ruminating why our Ba grov* didn't go to Cub* where they would not have to work kalf tk* time and wham they could mix and mlacoga aate with tha natives aad bava social equality to tbair heart's content Tha Cubans are all color* soar frern nearly while to nearly black, and they will mix with any rote. On* day I saw a carious looking apaelmea In th* aegro car. and tha conductor didn't know whether lo move him or not. and *o he asked him: "Are you a white man or a negro," aad be replied: ‘‘My fader waa a Portngne and my mudtr waa a nag *r." Tha conductor mailed aad lei hint stay. Qo Into a cigar ISclory la Temps tad you will tea a fair assortment of Cabana—four hundred In ooe long room, and of nil shade* slats and com plexion* They have no national or race color. I should think Cub* would tall moat of oar negroes very wall, for they could tiva on fruit and honey. My friend aaya ha baa framed hives it feat square and robs the hives every other day la tbs dry season, and It Is a profitable buatnaa* But I don't *** any good reason tor driving negroes bom oa* town or cooatyto another. It Is not playing fair with the other hewn* Chief Balt re ports that be la driving them oat of At lanta. K doc* not team ho concern him where they go to they leave Atlanta. Why not take np the vagabonds aad punish them trader tha vagrant law and put them to work: why not call back the whipping post? It will cur* th* negro of small crimes aad Idleness Quicker than anything In tba world. Wham they gat Into tba dmtngang they get a whipping goat or a* past—and a good whipping before head would keep many a oaa from gnlag there. But tba moat remarkable treatise on the negro and hi* race traits has lost been written and spoken at by Profes sor Dowd, of Wtooonaln university. Buck a deliverance from a northern source la amedng. Ha baa baaa down her* and gona from town to town aad 1 studied the nagrnas' astual condition, end declare* b* la oa th* down-grad* la maraUty. la health and physical condition, aad tba rare will became sa tinet If some great change la not mads la tbair education aad aom* radical control glared over Ihcfr moral* They hay* atm oat oaasad to many, bat taka op aad cohabit at pliaanre aad change , when Uwy IM Mb* It. H* aaya that1 out of cm hundred famines ha visited a^Darbam. N^C..jraly ^weaty nla* of children are almost enlvvraally sup ported by to* mat bar* whit* tha fath er* agaad toatr time la Mtaaaaa or hart "took up" with coma other wo man. H* wrMsa Mb* b* had baaa to Jsplter Tomb* tits saiArqasd la toynl eigalty. Bark! Jopttar kaa spots* Tbaa shsok lbs bill* with thunder rtro* and loader tbaa tba boMi at heaven. we bear a mighty voice that idle its echoes from tbs Atlantic to lb« PscJBr and reverberates among tbs cloads and Is horns os electric car- ’ roots from Washington to Indiana In. rad Whispers. "Stead by Mlnnlet" and 'bey stand. Mlonls ought to go up hers and tabs rafuge In tbo whits hones where Jupiter could *Uad by her lay sad night. Kow let that be tbs T O. P.'» shlboletb sad 1st It roll dawn 'be cotrldors of tlmt ss s watchword— Blend by Minnie!"—Bill Arp. In Ah snte ConstIhrtIon. SMras Resigns. Washington. Special.—Justice Shir as. ol the United States Supreme Coen, Wednesday presented to lhe Praameat his resignation as a mem ber of that tribunal to taka affect February 14. Former Secretary of State Wa. R. Day. of Ohio, has bean selected as tbs soccsssor of Mr. Shins. Oyetsri and Disease. la a recant scientific work by Profs Hardman and Boyce, entitled "Oja tern and CMieaee." they report tha re sult of their lavctUgatlona on the cause which produces green ureters. Many epicures prefer their oysters to hnvo tha emerald hne, though than la a widespread opinion that groan oysters an not adlble. The Investigators arrive at tbs con clusion that there are several forma of greenness Cop pay la said to bs praaewt la minute quantity In all oys ters. It wgs found that tha greenest American oysters contained about four time* tha amount of copper which la present In the whitest American oys ters. Careful chemical examination demonstrated conclusively that there U proportionately more oopper la the greener parts of tha oyaters than lo those parts which are leas groan. The greeu color at the highly prlxod Mar ranra oyatera was fonnd to be pro duced by tha presence of a certain pigment and did not depend upon tha amount of tha contained copper. 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