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VOL. XVI. NO. 43.
M ORG ANTON, N. C . THURSDAY. JANUARY 10l 1901.
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'PROF. MW.MAN GIVES CIS VIEWS
la Reapoas to aa Inquiry lit WKUJ
latere ; lag -y Coa.trclsj thoVa'os
of Sbilng.
SMttialare. ?;ola:. Wtl'a nt:B
...
ick a ncwii r;oja rJ-t iaj
- y t' - -
r-uraJ to rour cvrxrrsz!f it tt Prof.
Nmraa couM clrf w tr al4V-
";r
-. t p.
wa aca a i? iriu.as "
if.u.ss
... .1 I
So wcH i-rtr 1 ! t- lararaiUoa
ctvra that your rrrt-:l ral
la Ut -f of a CV:na tb
farmrs of ti Su'e w.th tta ccsll
raa!a af ITof. Nrrsa. K.try
Uoa coaUinM la tia co aaia oitoa
n room. to irr irxara
Tfc co rtf tt ea kir ts"..-
xaray to t fwt tht a plr of csa-V.
rJ'. i 1 braaii tar,
cf tht r;dToit cr ril tliy s:i a.ti,se, jitla too!:Uoa- If laada ar.
to tea Ircbt drr.i acr r4.sx ta ft djritj w!c:r i.'ttr c'.n
W-p;a of t?r ic j o L HiVrlir- .ii;.Ju.J l!sfy wUI H lajar4 by
151 to ir.3 a: tsfr i os
oaa rl-KS f!il3g aactur. Crr
TaolVns,u. ,r: V' w-,.:0,o.- f otir or cro? town apca
wr ; 1
OJI NEWMAN'S trTTSIL
Mr. Cl:r:-i vt y. Sp:raab?r. S. t-
rvr S.r: la rrtr4 " jojr la
3tna of tia Uih Itrl. I tira b-tj
lttKvfac fr tbirty jva far li pn-xactk-a
of bt;r rtL;'a la oar foatb-
ra acTir-iIrur aad ibrtuxb tb!a tba
h.ti cf IstlIjMKf a-Jd profzrri'T
of cr f :rair. Yorr rat a'a.lra aa
to tb? bc.:t cf .wf-a!Bg asd xor
tborovjrUy pnlTfrltirf tl -tJ beft"
pUiLa i:rUd at tba root of Uo
taattcr. Tb ct lxprUal lblr. for
tb frner to o la t t:ca.- rxl
tar tbrcneb tfc ajtry of Uorocitb
t:ilJj. WUboot tbia aaab lb-r la tb
pUcti-sr. f.rtiJ' cs asl c-! Jvatlcx
ti crop la n la a!a. Tb"r la sa
la bar r aTjeia of wibly p'rB:a.
peer n!Ua:ioa t&t axall crt:.
If U ac-.l b tla onlr a ftw lacb
a ta dp:b. asl ttra tMi taara t9t
tlr:xtJ. tir taa b oo-ra':? cf
go i:: ax?a a ax:r . droct:.
t-t a r?o-! 1 rt cf aar.'a;. waabSrt
ta ror.S'x laa-U. a!r tb coajp-:
a-.toi or barJpaa rr its ta dowa
watJ ; 3uj'.:vJ of tb ans:3sr abow
lit as:i acc-stt of brolea tl
aoca be3r aitar:d- acl tb walr
wbi b aioilJ a:sb. Itta tb acVoJ
tan ct oa lb ax-Taca. TbU U ti
ics:i f ;r d9 p!2r.b'cc ; aad eb
ctlrsx. '! Jf Tfoit, the b t pol
rixr. la rsif.S rlifiaat all.
Wat otf tb l::a tow aad oterr
fi"! of t5.e nrfafre.
al xoc'v :bt tb tVia wb!:i aer
lft trrocxb px;r tl.U tin ?r!zc
ctsaib: aairr tb f-t- Tb tarfaf
5 B-ret'i t-t the frtvi o-t-etli
be frtvi p-t-etti
ti ftoub. aai
caa paSl tba
iin item tbaa
'' rre'ti-:' ia tie t43"b. aad
tb a tJa
rJortcS as or tara La
ti wui b-e al ta do af.ar tt taUax ,
ra: a asd d.-yla wi-f of VUtt.
Cx or IT Ixube d t rvX.l jay !
be tarsed ea ,ei w.:b adtaatax.
it c f.-tat w.:i V!Trr'" i: 1 j
tatsti tt. wlib vb atJL ;i tb 1 j
?os la ?t ib portHra of tbe ra- f
eKi trs4 a? -U bait ii'.a tlcla aid
Icu:a to daflrx tb aasuaer.
Trery Ul.'-rf tb o! abort! leira I
a. bU tnt aal oat layortatt laeoo f
ta uU U a a'ti.TVf-nbi j
x:.ri;f. t ai:; a T?t rta
ra-
akwa of lie a
:t x- --il-4 efrai"l -
l:r. res if
c.l:!?st-ja
o:
tb aottixx root
tvJ.uu aH miartt y-ab,a la
j?s:jc!bx lb ee .Jlt 1 atbe
oil HTlt ba t. ajVeabl be.
yit'. Tlo.-oafS"Tefr,e9 i -ba!l
fs:taaca.' '.';
, TaiJ.xb . pre-imtab, tAiTir.
ev?:rit-a abocl 1 t car eo'.ta '
vjut manuiiJi u szjtizd.
tn w'y aar c"-' abo-st t "a-
tv b.-it ta or ttarr ts'bea "cf 9r
c!i;r I bat to ae?e of
a-;i :tt ls.'wr:a::ca. rrrf. ra'Vy. !a '
-Ta rrtaip4e of Axri::iar. ar: j
'ILStrt. cii.xU'fi f-o caa aa-1
a!y;a tbU ta atrx axrtcsrtertl j
Ut.U tie airfare e?xt Utbra cf acU I
a ra b act eeauiaa otr l.iO) i
joi it
tltrrfa. jr:y
4 0 .
rctaa of pbc;bc:: afld as 5
17.r :'7 to 3 a! a or ixraaV- K-seb - of
tl!. m,atLl eU--L. f t'ji! frcl
la fs:bed a? la laernt! rox?3ca!u .
Py tboracra t::uie. ada'-iiir U 1
oxycra cf tbe a'.r 40 abicb tb Cat
ti.tx.iU of 1 a x;otd. ly a!!oa
Iz t aa abialrat abwr;.Soa of cot
ter to :: tbe Klceral plaat loM
I ea'l ty tie ltvi rat Action of tit
Wi w tbt tzzs'.iV. rosBpcasla.
1 ly isreciraUM o:t:c Ci-tir
:b fo.l t itl bt !a a! oT
ar: ll ffrt.r.ina tsl tb?te ap:sd
w;;; p-ot trcre rt::r.
i HE VAI.t C CF i clvlMa. I
:i. Tt tiU of paia ia a fer
I'lfr" atl 'Cmi;!i a a! a of
to', a?! ajjbb ii ti? t'.s-a"
Araljt
lietra at ln'ret. -
't a fmVr eoirrf uka:a-,
tka cf Vl fra-aaiKj cf Fr.
bt;. aija tt ir-M HrraH. -froti
ti t?t t7"ul '.U't cJ the L'al
t Cit b!.:b tat ;l'-e waa -
c druakeaa' tit C mi. t;i;.
11 tr t-rr.re f-r a l ie rrioe ia
9 '. r tH-cTf. tsd ee.B'iary fet
be-n or:- a ra: cMrf
r- ! It in He taaat
maey ai 7 TT orst of tbe at!
Fv;-.ica aere arre:l f J C'-t-tj
foV aad aaco' ba; jy ytar. -
7tite roitia ir party of Morraea
tsfea't braa a tire year- trip Is'
f Anl-a t yrcb tor trare cf
t"r tut irrlrtjea oC tb Nerb::-. b
l t rd by .lie HorxMi t ta bea
I till r-Tecf tbla coaatry. He-Ji-ta
a Chf. c ec4'Cl or U RrTfhaa
A-sl y. la Prtro, tub. wta
I it tr- cf lie eset.tioa. laa li-te-
la a Metl. aaya tbat taaay prtil
tr U rz'-r t ae ta eta-r.'ael by tt
f a"y tLi ttHZ4 B2- tied wil. b
t I la ?to;j tba blormca tra-l'.-f
.
f e-ifal Kaatx. a-w toescaaf!: lb
f ra'Joa. w.Il reab tb rrurisf
: iaatary II a ext. '
atl.Ufcf-r. tx. -Ota &1 r? TV.Trt
riia iitr- If rt-J ttitirt U , 1 11
rn.:u:c
Posada
S'llrcrta !n tie llota tr rr. .lli.44
K?rries I rooU ul atubbl
er air T."4
v
Total rcr acr..
I bsapleric acid la
&Cf9
riotphotU add la
tubal pr r..
viae
rocta
Total per acr.. .. .. .,
rout a la itr par cr
rtx la roots aai'atubbl ter
aa '.. 12.12
Ttul wr tar .. .1C2.I1
- f... '. i
roia uoai ica m.t. j
, v . .B AaiT credit taaa wia
I ttl part of tfcelr contBU of a!:rcten
LL1L DHL U4 mVMtVMMB
ahkh tl-r i fioa tea air. Wa Ixaf
' ro tlt o; kaowicj cow b v7
Iroa laat aoorce.
when to stop euhsoiung.
..-.wi.., rftnilBii.r rail and winter
. . ronilnuar rail and
Lut 11 tnjy b doa la prinx. aroi2a4
.t.i xsxoU U aot brcaxtt to taa aar-
- . xat. 'It ran. boaTer. ta moca mora
- 1 .niir dosa at tht crosr aaoa. tat
. bM.f (hta aetar.
j enJy laada ahlch ba rttaer a eora-
u:o.'l or-a tartl paa ara o&a-
-la -ian:4 la&4 ta torta4 wbea
J t.e coiblac to t taraaJ asdr
.;0: -jj fArmjE will aot car
. !r, o; ,ii..Ic.0 and by aorfac
,.hl . g0cb Uaia afcould baaw ry
i 'i. iV f,tl Th i rorrr ffni will
? .e: lb sarfar waablcc. aad takt
j tro cMratta aad bold ta. to b
tuh-w lato On aoll lTtf tptltf. J.
. Ntaia. r.ofwao of Afrtroltart.
df ICUL POPULAR VOTE.
Hoi
McKlafry'a Popa'tr na rlty
Stood la 1896 and too.
Hetorra froa tb fotty-flr Sia:aj
cf li La!?a. tltherad froa official
oirtr abo tbat Prr1dnl McKla
ilrfeat cf Dryaa wti far fral4
tbta la lSi..wba b!a pluraMiy wa
caly (0U:L la 100 tb P.paU.'caa
alaraly or BryaaUa waa (tJlC
la 15 Mr. b!r!Cla!y"a majority of
lUari waa 1S5.
U ;tCI of a total
JTryaaa poalar ct for tbla year
at a falKox off otcr Hit.
wbea bla popaUr vol wax tZQZJZS.
Cf HI.4TJ.
Kr.-McXIaW r5uUr ot la 11$
wia 7.lDI.TTi8l ibla year It U 723.
r;i aa laacaaa cf ltt3J-
Tt folic Jrx table, compiled froa
oZVUl rtat retaraa. ebowa tb vet
; oa tb two leadlax ttebtte:
aicKia-
Bjra.
UCI
11.112
KX.7J2
71.010
1L1U
ly.
U.Cf
41.700
2II.7U
I2.7t
el:
7.0
tl.lbd
(S7.KS
XZSftJ
J 17.1 1 1
11711
Z7CJ01
: :i
mm
r:.i7
m.tci
i.7i3
xi teis
rs7t-
llUJi
5 1.7 J I
Arbitiaa.. tV
CaliforaU..
Colorado
CoaaecOcat. .
ivUwar.. . .
2.007
' Corxa..
! Idkbo.. .
' laixoU..
11.700
r.it
J 1 s 1 ta . . ..
1 la..
Kxaaaa.. ......
Keetacby
! 1 s 1 ta
20JJ44
701.4 I
142.tn
Iowa
MUM
S1.C71
24.1X2
icaj.ua.
i z'
Maryland.
Ma;aitbUetx ; . .
bi:tbica.
Mlbea.-ota-.J w. . . ..
! cUj?pl
Mi'otwi. . . . ...
.aaaaa.. . . ..
Netraaba. . . . ..
NTala
Hax-l'.re.,. ,
i:i.::i
1S7.014
m.t$
112.M1
-81.7&4
JilJIJ
X7.U4
11412
471
r jera?7.
- 1 44.111
t:ui4
- i;:jit
-SJ.SH
4TI.II1
p
e Tork.
... iriJx
. . -U1I7
irt3 rwrola.
Norta Dabota, '
CbJv .
JUJU
71UCS
il.TII
tf7l
lLlU
13)4l
4711
4i-I
1.7.1.1
S7.4S4
11I.7C4
14.412
f (tx
' f scrlraaia. ,
' Ri UUcd. ,
f octb CarcCSaa.
UJ47
4:4:1
1M11
, 47.TJ2
pclb l:a. ,
-t.we. . .
Tatra..'.. . . ,
rub.. .. .. ..
1
I474J1
21T.J2
-44Jt
V.3omt
12.MI
la.l7r
44.il J
Taiaroa. .
VJ-x'.rU.
Wlwcar.a. . .
Wasi&c. . .
1.4:7
19.144
- Tal.. .. 77172 41.444
TbU year lb rroblblUooUta roUed
r'7.744 aotea: tb People'a PaJ y.
l'J: Social Deorocrata. t4.iii, aax l&
j c rep of rta vise rostais
? lt:ri'.csU a followi:
. ..171.14
pf
. .. 31.05
Bi
. f.ai
.. i.s
16.79
cTrrfUl-UW tlbC 2i.4.Ia 1134
w Jasrava ot iaa.2 eotta.
Prob!bH;oo :a. I2J.PC7: 5oHal-Lator
.'4.771. aad Kitioaa.Uix.HX.
A SallTa Trajk Death.
kUraaaab. Ca CpectaL Tb Korwe-
a'a harb Paxia. waica arrifed a-
Q-5xril!x Tae.day. broexbt tb body
cf JVaraal To Ca. a. yoatr - tiTor.
wbo a FYifay f tl frosa tb tslxxfa
rirs': tfarlzg a rale at tea aad wj
irttir'Jy bOd. lilt bead , atruck a
( ?tk hot at ttd tb rbalt wia rrocbrd.
H i faiber. tb ab!a carpcater. wlt-
&'Br4 tit.flal faU. Tb to-ly wax
rtxr'ed te.-e, w.ar3dja a Norwetfia
f hot 11 a FalLcr Attajtr tt.
Kvoataa. Ca ;ttal. VT,V Tz:.
to 17 ya Cf are. ai.o atJ kl ld
KJnbaU A aro. a r er. "tosjm
v
proaxtaua r-ot?ry u nti?.
aia tafar o ia a :. Aii:a. a.o
-roprcta pxitlAtt. ba became'
ca fa joor.eao VTi:i, ta.e:t Alic:
1! iil tot-bea'.ute.' tol rt a, oa e
tiwa bla faib er" 4" ait: fia u t. wlo f 1
oed. -r ', -
, ' 1 0DeU loiorwrated.
AlUay. K. Y, aecial. Eea D.
OflJs U waa Teadxy Uaururated Cot
ereor of New Tork. Tb cereaoay waa
Of tb acoat elaborat er belu.
Tber aaa a raier oatpoorttf of peo
V' ixl a eraser aail'.ury ay
tbaa bar a:".tr ffd a cereooay of UU
cbararttr for sua.yeara.
Tbe Mara.-.; of "sfrcr.a baa witb
drrta bU re!rrat.'3a of tb ba:r-
ssarab!? cf lb Loe4:a . C.ob F1
Cor;erat.i3. JiasHtl aai f-c:-poaed
bta 4;art6r tcr o.sta Afrlta
ia r4r to neet tb abarebo.' ler tad
e"'-fcr tie rt:Uca of lit tx;acy.
CUBA'S NEW LAWS.
Fuicres cf Tte Coasiitsla Arrccd
GOOD WOU CF TEE CONTLMIM
Tb Oovtrnraeat of th New Rcpub
UclaModclrd Pretty Coaely Aft
Ttutcf lb Uoit4 SUtea. '
lTaaa.By Cable Tba . drrWIoa of
tbt cocatKutloaaJ coDTOBticm bavt
renitred a cxya tallied report upon
tb tobjeot ct a cocaUtntloa !a IS
aactloca. Tb Crat Uaata of tb &a-
tloa axd national terrlcory.aad tb
ULIU bites t of Cba aa a miublle,
free aad laiependeac. tb tarrKory b
Ua tb aama aa that bavlnf blotc4
lo Fpila. divided lato tlx prorlooa
wita limit aa haratofora.
RIJUTS Or CnTXZENfiJIIP.
Tb aeroad aactkm refer to lb tca-
dllloaa of satloealUy. tb coaUxxl oC
loa!Bc Bad raooeartac It aad to tb do-
tlea of tb roraeaDaot.
Tb laoat fatoreatlBc claua raoof-
aiae aa dtlaeoa of Cuba at ran era. ra-
ald;ax la tb talaad faur mootba prior
to tb 8paalaa war. who ltat thetr ar-
alcea to tb eaa ot lb rerolotloa.
1 d tbzrd la cooaecrated to aa ax
taair aaxDratioii of rlxbta uader
tb co&atltatloa, ladlrldoal liberty.
tb taroJabllfty of boxoe, tb aacracy
of corrrxpoadenca aad" tbe liberty of
public tneetlBx, attoclatlooa, tbt
preaa, otc. -
Tb foartb eatablUbe tb rixhU
aad dutl of foreiraera.
Tb rj apeaaa of tb aoeareaty
of tb aatloa aad tb power ,0 tb
peopl to proclalat tbat eoeerelfaty
rajldea witb tb peopl of Cuba, with
tbr prlrllegea-lestalaUe, xcqUt
aad Jadlclai.
Tb alxth creataa a cbasber of rep-
reaca tali res and a aeaata, tbeo to
fetber forsalBX a coaTi.
THE SENATE.
Tbe aereatb provide for tb cboJc
of foor aeaatora from eacb depart
taeot, to ba aamed by tbe ayuataarieB
lo cf naalclplltlea aad to bold offica
!x year, two be'ex caoaen Trr
taint year, aad prorlde tbat tb tea
ax ball cosxtltat a trlboaal of Ju
tlc orrr tb prealdeat aad foecroora
of departaseata la caae of xr.aJ;eaa
ase. ete, uader cbarx from tb
"wer boaa. aleo baeinc tb rljht to
rocAm or rejarf praatdeatlaj Boaiaa
Uooa. It alo rrovlde tbal onle On.
taaa oeer 20 year of ax a kail b
el!ibl foe aaet&bertblp ta tb aesai.
THE H0l '
x&a eixsia aactloa treata of tb
boaa of repreacautlrea, wbkb ahall
ba compoaed of 00 in ember to trery
n.KO labaWtaata. elected erery two
year by a direct ot of tb peopl.
tb aal I Scat lone for BfersberabJo
lax tbat all toeaiber thai ba Cubaa
aad XS year of axe. Tb boo a ball
b tb accaaar of U preaiieol for ta-
rrartJona of tb lava aad a bail
pata. pnor to tb aeaata; law for
t roearaoiwat of tb coootry.
Tb natb eatabliabe tb rela
of bolb botfea la tbe eoajtooaweaJtb.
Tb teatb delSaea tb attrlbatea of
rrnxTtiaa. waica tball coavr&a tb firat
Woadaj of Noeaaber for aeaalooa of
aaya or loaxar. aad prortdea tbat
xtraoroxaary eeaaloe may- ba
at ta rail of tb uraaadeot
aloa. tbat cocrrea aball proclaim tb
prijaat aad rtc prealdeat. aball pa
apoa aetlaialea of Batloaal xpo.
ball dacuara war aad make oeac.
ball rexralat cooaawdaL sflaaA!et
aad lalercal affair declar amaratr.
orxax'.t fort for tea aad land, form
catxxui eccca aad axtead to public
worxa aaa cacaaaitiex
Tb eleeeacb treat la detail of lr'A
uuoa aaa preaideatlaJ approval or r
jecuoa.;
P. O. Arm oar Dead.
Cblcafo. ISpacU. PbJL'y D. Ana our
413. at bit reaJdeoc oa Prairie ar.
aa. la tbi city, at 4:45 o'clock Sua-
day erraJcx. Tb ead eaa after two
yean of inata. duriaj vblcadJma Mr.
Amour vlaled Cermar batba. paad
tbt-cld icoatba la aoatbara Calif oral
aad dtoted kiaaelf Larrely to aa at-
tetatx to raator bi beallh, wbkb.
bower er. Lad been brokea aerer to b
recataed. For eereral week tb dead
i9t:iloaalr bad titn Urtug at tb old
ucaliy booa la Prairie avvaua. tb
eaoal trip to aoulbera California not
bATlcc bea ttadtrtakea tbta aiaitr.
Reach of Oaf
Tacoa?, Wxalu 8?cial I aora a-
Uoa bas been receJetd ber tbat tbt
Etaadard Oil Costpa&y baa receatl
bouxbt tb oil propertlea of . Paeifie
0:1 Coarpaay. ta now atfoUatiac for
tb field of tb Central OH Com pa a r
la tb Wb It tier dlalrict wbkb are
air on g tb best la tb State, aad la af
ter otber field la tb California oil
field dieuicL Tb gtaeraJ oplaioa ia
tbat It W.ll b oaly a abort time byot
lb trbdWat baa rerytblor of valu
la tb oil Ha la CaJU'oraia, -
. Ccater of Popoletio.
Waabiaxtoa, D. C4 Special. Tb
Ceaau Bare. a baa Itaaed tb follow.
lex: Tb center of populatioa la la
tb foitowlax poa.'tioa: Latitnd
2t.fJ4. krtr.tad l.ttSC"! Ia tea
year tb cecler of populatioa baa
kaoeed wratward about fourteca tail
ad aoaVbward a boot tbre mi lea. It
bow rvis ia aouuiera laauaa, ar a
ootst about aevea mile aouticaat 'cf
tba city of Co!ua:btta.
Two Merdere'ra tai2ed.
Jackaoa. Uiaa Epeclal-Two lr4
zjrotto& took p!ac la MianJuIppl
aatorc ty. vi .i.iaa .. aiccuuoca. a
bit taaa. waa basxtJ at Wood rill
for tb CKirder of a tsaa aaaod Col.
aad Will Kerby. a Bexro. waa LajocM
at Ylciabarf. for tb rwirdar of laaiab
Jcbaaca. Tb xweiacr tad refuW
to ooc2?&X twrtaaca (a beta oaaa.
TK STATE'S FINANCES.
Rclpta, Dlabtirxementj aad t?atl
mate lad Public.
Tba auditor' report to tbfoTniof
waa taad putlle Taeaiay.
Tba aadicor'a ledxrr abowa total
balaaca la tba band of tie tr.iurr ot
I31.SSS.24. of tbla amount t3,21.&9 la
of tba adocatloaal fund, wbil tb T
roalalax I JS.7S6.74 klo:ca to th ren
aral fund. Mi doea cot lcclade am
ooata axalaat wblcb tier axe out
aUodataadlDi warraata. Tb actual
eaaa balanca la tb tro&aury i 1124,
659.11. "
Tba axxrexats aascaed txJua ot all
property Hated for taxation . for tb
year 1899 la 1 727,13 3 ,7 3.25. Tba tax
ealut of almilar property for tbe year
ISSa waa $r39.302S3.t2. Tbercfor
tba lacraaa of taxabl raJuea for tb
Quadreaalal aaaeaameat year of 1893,
orrr tb year 1898. la $15,038,899.77
abowfbx wbicb may be considered by
all good cUlxeoa of tbe eial aa rratl
fytaj aad aaeooraxJnx. .
Tba report abows a tfecreaa ia the
aaaoaatd valaa of railroad property aa
compared witb laat year, aa well aa a
tVecreaaa la lb a team bo and """tanal
property. Tber la aa lacreara la tb
Talo of talexraph aad Jelcphont prop
arty.' P -- ' . -:
Tb receipt of tba public fund for
tbe fiscal year eudlnx Noresnber 20 :b
war fl.ei8J02.91. wbkb la aa increxs
of $72S4 J2 oeer tb year 1899. .
Tb dlcboreementa for tb auoe year
war $1.(44.384.43. aa increase of ex
peadltorea Orer 1S99 of $31,618.91
Aa aaalyaia of tbe receipt aad dla
buraementx for tbe year 1899, almilir
to tba a bore, will abow that tb lexit
lnnta exiendltorea exceed tbe letlti
tsata receJpta for tbe year by $159,
I tbaa appeara that tba finan
cial operationa of th St aettor 1X99
aad 19C0 bare larolred aa expenditure
or f291.2J5.l2 mor tbaa tb receipts
for tboaa year. Tbe balaace oa band
at tb beflaalax of tb fiaoal year 1899
aad tb aale of f 136.250000 of Nortb
Carol laa 4 per cent bonda, wblcb were
bald by tba Scat aa laTastmaat, bare
enabled tb Stat treaauxer to meet tbe
xceca of expenditure abote atated.
Tbe anaount realized from tbe aale of
laTeatmeot bonda wa fl44.SOO.00. .
Ia rrrard to penalona, tbe report
aaya tbe number of petitioners dropped
from tb pecaloa roll for rarloua cau-
at darlax tbe yrar It XS5. Tbe tctu
number of -pec oner la 6.179. and tbe
total amount expended for penalona it
f 1 14.070. Tbe total amount expended
for penalona aince 1876 ia $135,544.76.
ESTIMATED RECEIPT3 FOR. 1301.
Tba report aUtea tbat tb total am
ount of property taxed for 1900 waa
f7S3.951.6SS,
II doea cot at any probability tbat
tber will b aa Increaae la 10L
Taklax lato oooaideratloa tb facta
aboe praaeated. a xaaraJ aummary
cf tb aoorres of revenue and tb prob
abl net axaouat froaa each aourc for
tb CacaJ year enUlax Not em ber XOtb,
1901. may be elated an followa:
JUexaader county boncia, $1.000. '
Atlantic aad Nortb drollca Rail
road dlrWeoda. $75,000.
Bank. l!cecre tax oa. $6 000.
liiak :o-k. tax on. $12 000.
BuUdlnx aad Loan AaaocJaUoaa, flv
200.
Corporation tax. $4,000.
Eiwci 00 moan lea, $2,000.
Feee from rarioua tat departmeaU,
f 1.000.
laauraace oompaalea. licecae tax,
$24,000.
Iuauraac com pan lea. 2 per cent, on
Xroaa recelpta. $56,000.
Public taxes, per aberlSa aad tax
colle-tora. 6II.0C0.
Rallroal. teJexrapb. ctaamboat and
canal property. $7X00.
Seal tax from varloce State depart
ments. 100.
Sewlax vaacbln oocapaaiea.' Ucenae
tax. $4,000. .
Otber aourooa. tll.OOO. Total. f$80.
900. I a tbe aboew estimate aa effort la
made to determine tb legitimate rer-
na of tbe Stat for xvaeral purport.
aad tb eatlmat la baaed on tb UX
Cbl value and aubjectj ahrardy re-
r erred to. at tb rate ot twenty-one and
two-tblrd cent oa tb bundred dol
lar, wblcb la tb xttlox rat ot tax
ation. No aocouat la taxea nere ox
pedal tax of three and oae-tblra
ceota to pay penalona. Tbtat fund If
specifically aad aeparabtly mratloned
la tbl report. . .
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES FOR
1901.
Ia maklar aa esttmac of oeee-aary
arpeaV.tBre for tb year 2901. li I oV
rlooaly prmlaabl to be aoca rati-
iHtt oa tb eperatiooa of the p5t two
year aad by adopting aucb a procei-n-m.
tbe xmble neoemary dlaburaa
meota for tb current year may be ata
ted aa follow:
AxriniUural SoaleUes. $2,500
Approprlatkra for dlaabled. soldiers.
$200. . .
ApproprUuon to pubua acnooia,
$100,000.
Capitol Square, 460O.
Contlacanciee. fuel, llxbta, atatlon-
ary. paper. laborer, etc . $44,850.
CooTlr aooountan a rag: urea rro3
JoaUce. $7,000.
Extcotlr aad-sux oeparuaeau.
$14.000.. . '
'FayetWill Uxbt Inriatrr. I53.
Getwal Aaaembly. $70.00-3.
Guilford DaUlaOround. $500.
IrrerYit 00 SUt oebt, 4 Jr cat.
1712.000. -
Judiciary, $65,100.
Leral aerrloet aad expenaea. $10,000,
formal a.boola (colored). $14,000.
K. & Oollex A. and M. KrU. $15,000.
W. C CoUer A. aad M. Collet;, $7,-
s: C. Doard of Healtb. $2,000.
N. a Bcboo! for Deei and Dtrxb
(MorxADton). $40,000.
N. C Iratltotloa ror ueu, ixzau,ano
Ejlnd. Ralelxa, $67,503. -
K. a Soldkra Home, $10,000.
N. C Fire Aa tviation. $7,500.
Orf-rd Orphan 'a Aaylum, white,
:j ooo. -
fz:ard Orphan Aaylum, colored, $5,
900. -.
rubJIe prtatlBf. $23. 003.
S.MtlIrr We taxea (expenses cf
aberiffa). f 1.000.
Strr OoJorical PtTvey, flO,000.
Statt Hospital. u;iatxro. 145.003.
Stat HopiUl, Mo.ganum. flOO.OOO.
SUt HotiiUl. Raleigb. fS.OOO.
t-te Normal aad Iadstrlal Colleg,
t23CvO.
fat Prison (ministerial service).
i::o.
raJverxity of Nortb Caro'JnA, t2,-
Varloua boarda, including Boarl .of
Internal Improvements, Board of Pub-
V Cherlf.". lUrtna cf Immlrratlon, !
Crop pevt CosrrJ'sioa, Lexialatlva Ex-
arJcJcg CoiAmlttae, etc, $2,KI.
TotaJL l?7SJX. ,
EX-GOV.C.II.BROGDEN
Dtes.st Eis Ecze fa Wayne County,
North Carolina. - -
WAS A MAN OF flDNEST MOTIYES.
Waa Governor of North Carolina and
Also 5e:ved Two lerma la Con-
git. , ' - ' ,
Goldaboro, N. C, gpeclaL AOer a
llnxeriEf lilaca3. due la part to tbe
welxbt of yeara, ex -Governor Curt: IL
Broxdea paaeed away at bis borne near
tbi city at tie tour of 4 o'clock Fri
day afternoon.
Goterncr Brosden wax a most re
markable man la many - reepecta. : At
one time ia life, by Held economy, he
amaa;ed quit a fortune, tbe bulk of
wbicb be lost on personal security for
hla Dirtr confreres.- H was bem la
IS! 6 aad waa. therefore, la LU 56tb
rear. H serred bis - naUre county,
Wayne, In tbe leslalature ot 1838 and
la40. Following this for a6me 15 years
ba waa Comptroller of tbe treasury. Ia
1X72 be waa elected L'outeaant.Cxrr
ernor on tbe Republican ticket, witb
Governor Tod B, Caldwell and fuc
ceeded to tie Gorernoc' cbsir oa tb
ficatb of tbe latter. Subsequently be
aerred two terms ia Congress, aa tbe
ReprejeniatlTe from tbla district.
Hia waa an Irreproachable life, hon
eat la all bla dealings. He leaves an
estate' worth between $3,000 and $10,-
- r, Krr
000. K never
Tear"a day h lay la bed, weak aad al
moet bereft of eight, but chatted pleas
antly and well with frtenda about the
Mr and centurv lust closed." His
mind teemed imbued with the politi-
rl tiiaow of th country when be
wa a prominent febtor. Immediately
following the day cf reconstruction,
nyl to davs before his death, he
seemed to be absorbed. In bis semi
conscious condition, with the lnnova
tfoca tbat have taken place ia recent
yeara and counselled a return to the
old constitutional waya ot conducting
governmental affair as being safer
tbaa by the rapid expanetoa of na
nthoriiV amonx the world
powers.
He died possessed of aa extensive
library, conslrting of political, literary.
social aad rel'gloua work, all of wbdea
have beea woU prcecrved. His mind,
a abort time before 1.4 death, waa per
fectly clear, and while he expressed a
deal re to II va, yet be appeared ready
Cor tbe aummona to coma up higher.
Young Woman Horribly flardered.
Marietta, O" Special. A , brutal
crime waa committed Friday evening
at Hackney, Morgan county, by which
Miss Nellie Morris, tged 19, handsome
and accoapll bed, lost her life. As
MUs Morris was returning home from
.be poatofflce she was accosted y wai
ter A. Weinrto:k. a young maa axd
IS years, wbo lived near her home. He
made Indecent .proposals to ber and
b Immediately started to run. He
threw ber to tb gouird. She scream
rA ni fore- Wenitock drew a ra-
xor aad teverd ber neck muscles and
i.m hare tbe lurular vein. Mtsa mot
r!s grabted the razor aad her hnnda
ere cut Into pieces In ber mad efforts.
When people arrived sne was aimoai
naked. She dica tnonxy aiierw.
Capt'jr of losurgents.
Waahlnrton. D. C 6prlaL Th
'olloalrg dLritch wa received at th
v..v nenartment fTiaay aiierowu
Admiral Remey: n ,
"Manila, Jan. 14.
-n..Ti rt KsTintlon. Washington:
-"An attack on rte morning of tbe 3d
by tbe Fonrtb Irf mtry, marines ot the
capture of or.e Iletnenant colonel, two
Ave eantaias. one lieutenant.
m;or.
j. --..t. in.iiT-rwtne and four LA-
"REMEY."
drones.
lOIled by Dynamite.
Fhlladelpbla, Pa.. SpeclaL A fright
ful explosion cf dynamite occurred tn
tb powder machine house of tbe Re
pauno Chemical Company, at Thomp
son's rolnt, N. J... 12 miles below tbla
cltr. . The bailJInx was annihilated
and three orkmea ere blown to atoms.
Several otber workmea received minor
lBinriea. The dead men had been
punching tbe dynamite Into eight inch
paper hell fcr use In blasting. Piece
of tb men's flesh were picked up over
a hundred feet away from th wreck
ed building. Th loss will .probably
sot be over f 3,000.'
fir. Bryan Lecturing;
Tyler,' Texas. Special. Wn. J. Bry
an lectured here to ft large an dicer e.
An Informal rectptlca. was held during
.. ft non. Ho left at nlgnt for
Paris, where be will lecture Faturday
necht. It wm . erroacously reported
tbal Mr. Bryan bad parsed' through
Ten3WOfi- Fla.
. . Telegraphic Brkfs.
Th- recent capture of Helvetia, la
ae Trasnvaal, was due to the fact that
tt British were surprised. " . -
Tb commoa council of Omaha, Neb.,
turn offered f 23.C00 reward for the ar
rest cf tbe Ca-aliy kidnappers, -
;m Cjrrle tlzLtk. tb Wichita,
Kaa., Umpcraoa crustier, baa beer
caught la quararxire. "
The ttrtka cf tUumtr3 of the Con
tinental IcCaxo Com-pany, at Loula--tn.
t.- h 1 jammed serloua cro-
porOona and is expected to apread.
DLsquletinz N-ws.
WasUngton, D. C, Special. Cable
advice xectiTei at tbe State Depart
ment from Minister. Loomis, ara of a
disquieting character. Tbe Depart
ment dedine to make publio th de
tail. Wit it Is rurmlscd-tiat there Is
a possibility of rcslitance oa the part
of one of the aepbalt'tocpanies to tbe
legal proct reel of the Venezuelan gov
ernment, tbat may rtjult eerloJsiy.
Tbe gun-boat Ccorploa' bas arrived at
Laxuya to atiiet Mr. Loomis. .
W,IH pJ!!Jl208
j A Dastardly Crime Committed. Near
!
' . WlnstoHrSalem. . ?
Wlnrtoa-Salem. K. C. Special. A
eowa.nl ly assault, el'iutl'y Wrti .".'mar
derous Intent, wa3 made Flday nigbt
upon Cbxrlca, xoa of Mr. R. J Cox-at
I JJ faory ot tb aoa i j.
Mr. Cox was ihot la tb lef: tJJgh with
B ptotol and receivfld several paliilul
xaabes on the back, bis assailant being
unknown." The son lives with hla fath
er. Upon going: out of the bouse dur-
Ina the night ba beard a. racket, .at the
factory, a . abort distance . away. He
went out to tbe bull ding and founl a
stranger l 'nthe factory."- The lalter
ran out. crabbed yoanx Cox - by - tie
band ind -began cutting -him wttb
tor. --Mx. Oox xare.aa alarm: nd his
afiaallant thereunon draw a oivtol-and
ahot htm. The stranger then ran away.
By this' time' It was dlscbverel that
tba tobacco factory, a two-story fram
structure, waa oa vre. Mr, R. L. Cox
and daughter. came from thahousaapd
met the. wounded aoa and brother. All
efforts to aive tbe bullying were 'frttlt-
leaa. There were 'about tea' thousand
pounds of manufactured- tobsoco 'prt
of it being stamped, aad two birns of
leaf la the factory, besides a lot of ma
chlnery.. The loss is $10,000. Tie firm
had $3,900 insurance on building, stock
and fixtures;
Tba report of the - tie - and : assault
spread rapidly and a great crowd wa
soon gathered. Messengers came' ti
Winston And reported "the matter to
Sheriff Alspough and otber officers.
The sheriff, aeverel deputies aal one
or two policemen went out to the scene
I of the crime. Two blood hounds, were
also carried out, but oing to the laxg)
number of people who bal g -there!
aad walked around the - building, the
dog3 could cot do any successful work.
Mr. Charles Cox was a member of
the tobacco manufacturing firm of
Jones, Cox & Co., which was engi&ed
in business ia Win on a. few ye n
ago. He received aa anonymous letter
this week" notl'ying hhn that If h wil'e
another letter or called upon a certa'n
young lady In East Bend he would bfl
whipped and burned out. The let'er
was mailed on the Wllkesboro. train
at Doonaha. Mr. Cox showed it to a
lawyer here and wai advised to turn
it over to officers for investigation, but
Mr. Cox took it for a bluff and laughed
at it It lz-bellved that tbe man who
made the assault had nssl-tance in fir
ing the building. . . . :
Furches For Chief Jusllcs. :- '"
Judge' D. M. Furches. of Statesvll!e.
becomes chief Justice of tbe North
Carolina supreme court.
Governor wired Judge Furches Sat
urday morning tendering him the ap
pointment, and before night a reply
bad been received accepting the tnedar
of the office, . '-':'.
Judge Farchcs la the .senior member
of th supreme court..-. The appoint
maot of Judge Fnrches as chief justice
to succeed the late Judge Faircl?th
creates another vacancy on tbe su
preme co art bench. Governor Russ?ll
will not fill the vscancy cause! by
Jadga Furches' elevation until ' Mon
day. -
The new chief Jus' ice will; arrive
here and qualify as the chief justice ot
tbe rrc-ate t court la tbe Stats Mon ay.
Tba appointment of Judge Furches'
srvrcetsor is narowsd down to Judge
Timber lake and Judge Robinson of te
rupreroe court and Col. Charles ' A.
Cook. The fovernor has not Intimated
as to whom be will give the appoint
ment.
The name of Governor Russell -' has
teen pressed for chief justice by some
of tbe State's leading lawyers, irre
spective of part. The" governor de
cided not to make himself eligible foi
appointment by resigning his present
office.' and after careful
consideration I
of tbe claims of all those mentioned
tendered the appointment . to , Jadgt
Furches. . v ,. -
The new chief justice Is a lawyer ol
IcarnliMt and ability. He waa elected
a member of tbe supreme court in
1894 and his record Is well known to
the people of the Stite: ' Judge ' Fur-
I te was the Republican nominee foi
xovernor la 1892. He hs beea pron
lnently before the people for a genera
tion.
To Colon'al Heroes. - '
Oreeceboro. Special. The offleerB ol
be GnilfoH Battle Ground are receiv
ing substantial encouragement la tbelt
effort to erect oa tne Battle grouna a
monument to the memory of the Col
onial heroes - of North ciroiina. 1 n
latest contribution were received f-om
Gen. Julian S. Carr and Mr. B. N. Duki
of Durham, tbe former cootributln
Sipo and th laUer 850.
Counterfeiters Arrested. -
Washington, D. C, SpeclaL Offlclala
of the secret servke of the treasury
department under '. the direction of
Chief Wilkie made a number of high
ly important arrests In New Tork
Saturday night and. this morning.
For "at least two months secret ser
vice people have been at work to dis
cover the maker of a large number of
all-eUver . counterfeit coins,' : mostly
quarters and hales, which were being
freelx, circulated In New York city. Th
result has been that Dio Paris and
aevea - companions, all Italians, were
arrested and are now in jail awaiting
the action of tt court. - " 1
To Command at Po Royal' -Washington,
D. Special Captain
M. L. Johnson, ,who, will, become a
Rear Admiral on the 20th instant; by
the retirement of Admiral Kaatx ia
sad to be slated for the command of
the naval station at Port Royal, S. C-,
which wi'J shortly be .vacated by the
transfer of Rear Admiral G.W. Sum-.
ner. Its present commandant to the
command of the Philadelphia Navy
Yard. -- . , ' - - ;
. Demand or the Senate. .
Washington, D. C, Special Sena
tor Bacon has introduced the follow--!
Ing resolution: "Resolved, by the
Senate, that any and. every public doc-;
ument, paper or record in the files of
any department of the government re
lating lo any subject whatever over
hich Congrt68 bas any grant of pow-
juriadictioa or control tinder the
Coaetitutloa ia subject to the call or
urpection of the e?uate for it3 use la
be exert.se cf its constitutional pow-
s aad Jurisdiction." The resolution
went over for future consideration.
MAY HELP RUSSIA.
1 .
America'May Back 'Her Demands for
l;,:.;v--'.toflMfo9i
lfmn C02RESPUMENT'S REPORT.
A London Paper Informed That -7 he
Russian Demands for Concessions;
WW Have Amerkao Support. ; v'
London. By Cable.The Pekin ..cor
respondent of the Daily Mall, wiring
January Lj says: , ' , . ,. V .
'Eosla,r by coaclUation, Is trying to
secure special advantages and there is
a'strone belief that she will .receive
American ' snpport It la hinted that .
I Rosia msplred -tmfoonded charges-: 01
j barbarity against the German., troops,
1 the motive beingto sow dissension D8;
Ltween Great Britain and Germany."
1 a aispBten to-Tie times irora ta-
1 kin, dated December, 31,. Br, Morrison
gives the text, of the - Rusao-Chlnese
agreement for ' the'RussIan ' protection
of the Manchurlan province ;; ot u Fen
Ting, Russia,. he says the civil govern
ment on the following conditions;
First? The Tartar General Tseng an
dertakes to protect ; and- pacify. vthe
province asd to assist in the construc-
doa of the railroad,
- Second. ' He- must krndly treat, feed
' and- lodge-Russiamv.engaged, In the
' military oocupatloa and In thejprotec
Uon of the rkrrroadvC""'"'-
Third.'. He must -disarm and- disband
tho Chinese soldiery., delivering to th
Russians all munitions cf war in such
arsenals as- the Russians have not' yet
occupied. ! : ;' '' V?5'-:.V-'!.'
Fourth. All forts- and defences la the
province not occupied by the Russians
and all powder magazines not required
by them ' must be dismantled in the
presence of Russian officials. .. ,
Fifth. , Nlu Chwang and other places
I ccn' in Russian occupalion shall be
restored to .the, Chinese civil adminis
tration when Russia is satisfied that
the pacification ot the province Is com-
ipiete. . '. .jy-'x-i'-T ;.,',y.
Sixth. The Chinese ehall maintain
law and order by local police under.a
Tartar generaE ":y: --:
.Seventh. A Russian political , resi
dent,' with general" powers of control,
shall be stationed at Mukden, to whom f
the Tartar general Tseng must give all
Information respecting any important
measure. .' S -, : 1 " "
Eighth. .In- the evejnt of local police
being insufficient for any. emergency,
General Tseng will notify the ; Russian-
resident and Invite Russia to send re
inforcements. ! ' .fx. 7 -'ts. "
Ninth.- The Rusaian . text , shall be
the standard. ... . . r : i;,-'
Th functions given the Russlan rea-4
Ident, says Dr. Morrison.' are similar to
those of the Russian resident in Boi:-
bara, or those of the British residents
la the natIve"S:ates of India, The
agreement will necessarily be. followed.
by similar agreements with references
to the other-two provinces. Then Man
churia will be de facto a Russian pro
tectorate, Russian by a pre-existing ar-
rangement having already the right 1o-
maintain all troops necessary for. ths
protection, of the railroads.'
Death bf a Prominent 5oatb CaroHrt-
Charleston, S. C, Special H. H. D
Leon, -of this city, died at the Charles-
ton .Hotel, here Thursday morning, In.
tbe 72nd year , of his age. . He was a
leading broker of the city and was
largely Interested in cottoa . mills
throughoat the State. Mr; DeLsoa was
notecLfor hla charities. . He began life
poor and not cnlyiupported a wodowed
mother and seven Bisters, but amassed
a private fortune. v He was a., member
of the famous DeLeon family of , tie
South! Camdeti.' S'. C. was the pla.e
of hia birth. 1-
. vVV ! .Brlf flection. r ' .
" The DelawaiV legislatur ' w :s! ' or
ganized under" sL, ' truce bstweel.; the
Union and Regular: Republicans at
Dover, ,. f
Senator Quay secured four Demo
cratic votes for his candidates la the
house and organized the Pennsylvania
legislature. .; : ; ;,-; '
B. B. Odell, Jr., was ' Inaugurated at
Albany as Governor of New York.
F I R ST - N AT I O N AL B A N K,
. HOBO AHTOir, IT; c.
;;f CAPITALSTbCICS.OOO.
'4
CLEHEST GEITNER, PreaideBt
" K. a'afNZLL3,'Vice-Preaideat .
Doea a General Banking Duplnooo.
Fire lasurtui 045
Xife Insurance
Accident Isiiranoev
gtea.ro. Boiler Insnranctv
Employ er8
We rpraaat tba leading eompniea
th loweat rates. : ' Among tbe oompaniea
.Th Hartford, the .Etna, the Conticental. tb Hambnrg-urexnea, u
Pbceaix, the Lancashire, the Caledonia, the Jirgiaia Fir and Manna, ta
Virgiaf a State, . the Delaware, ths Pnasjl vaaia, and th North oIlB
Home all firat elass fire oompaniea with aaaets agxregating 0,000.0U0V
We also roresent the Pean Mutual Life, the Phcsaix Lif, and ta U. B.
Fidelity and Caaualty Ca, and Standard AccIdeBt. Co. - Can writ yo aay
kind of Inauranoe yon Want to aay amount; aad w alao rtpreaanl BtCm
Gaaraat Compaaiea that will writ all kinds of . - -
TvnV.Tt. AnMn tviMtnL reoclvera
u a. - . 4 . rtn tnr ntM
Qf2o ia Tf-fiHiT.-p Building.
a wokIC agaijt.
Congress ReAssembles After Tht
5 Holiday Recess. -
- Eighteenth Day, The Senate held Its '.
final session ot the new year on,Thurs-
d y, Jan, 3.; The ship subsidy bill was "
side-tracked lo make way for the army
re-organizatlon bill. -- Senator Bacon, of
Georgia, male a ttrong speech against
the srmy bill, In direct opposition to a -permanent
increase t In v the standing
army. The discussion was protracted
through the entire session. At 4; 30 p.
m: the Senate adjourned.., , , ;
s Niaeteenth , Day.Tbe : Senate dis
cussed the army bill for five hours.
Tie debate took a wide, rang at times." -A
number of Senators took part fn the -
discussions and the Philippine ques- -
tka- was thoroughly . aired, but httla
new was developed. At 5:20 the Sen- ,
ate Went into executive - session.- and
adjourned at 5:30. i i .
iwentietn uay.ibe - senate re-
. aumed consideration of the Array Re:
organization bill at the close of the
morning session.' TJnder the- unani
.mous consent agreement, the commit-'
tee.amendmeot were taaen up and die- -posed'
of with the' exception,' of the ; 1
canteen amendment 'which - went over
until Monday. -. v
Mr. ' Hawley called " ttp the bill at ;
12:40. , Mr.. Proctor offered an amend-. , .
ment, authorizing the President to"
select the chief of any staff corps or .
department,; not. below the rank of
lieutenant colonel, for appoinxjaent '
Lf of a' term hot exceeding four yeara.
but . that the appointment must be
conllrmed by the Senate. , The amend
ment. Was adopted, . &z. -....v
Mr. Nelson sooke ajralnst the Senate
icominitiee amendment which provides- i
that only the grade of second Ueutsn- j
act shall be open to volunteer officers.
.He'faypfe;t3ieS''HtmBd'''BxaetidaMBt
leaving' born the grades, ot ; first and '
second lieutenant open to volunteer of vT ;
flc&rs. Messrs. Teller and Money -also v
favored the house amendment,
" At 1:55, -on motion of Mr. bpooner, '
the Senate went Into executive session, .-
At 2 o'clock the doors were re-opea-
ed and consideration of the Army bill .
was resumed. -" " ..
"With .the Army bill, after some fur
ther uninteresting debate still pend
ing, the Senate at 3:39 adjourned. -
HOUSE.
. Eighteenth Day: The session of the
House was opened with a small num
ber of members in their seats. Th
brief session held was devoted to tho
a question of re-apportionment, and all
', measures looking to the decrease of the
j South's - representation In . Congress
were defeated. : After a lot of dLcus-
siou the House adjourned.
Nineteenth Day.Tbe House - had
another spirited struggle over the Olm
stead resolution ' to investigate -the
abridgement of the suffrage in certain
Southern States, with a view to re-
apportionment upon the " actual basis
of suffrage. It was finally leferred to ;
the census committee, where the op- '
position "desired It to go originally.
ome of the Republican leaders were
not in sympathy with the resolution
and gave thedr support to the reference
- on condition that that . would be the
final outcome. . . .
r Twentieth- Day. Speaker Hender
son was again detained at hi3 home by
tilne&s, and Mr. Daizell of Pennsyl
vania, by the designation of the Speak
er, presided over the deliberations of
th ehouee. Without Intervening busi
ness, debate upon ,.- th6 ; Reapportion. .
meat bill was resumed.
Mr.'Lrittlefield of aine was the first -speaker.
- His argument - was in favor .
of the Hurleigh bill . The bill pro
vides for a house of 386 members. Mr.'
Littlefleld .declared that the Hopkins
bill could properly be entitled "An aot
to cripple the State of Maine la her -represectatlon
in the house and la the
electoral college." '-"
; He relented what he termed Mr.
Hopkins' assault upon the State of
Maine. That statement drew from Mr.
Hopkins aa Indignant denial, wblcb -led
to a sharp exchange between the
two metDbers. - ' 1 '
The entire proceedings consisted of
a spirited colloquy between these two "
members,' at the elose' of which tb
hous adjourned. r
' ' . 5 s Steam t Wrecked. . :
; SL John,; N. F? By. Cable. The crew
of the British steamer Ivydene, CapL .
JiabUrn, from Hambuf g, December 15,
for; "Wilmington, N.'C, which, went
ashore, Tuesday night,-during a storm
at La Marche, arrived here Thursday
fternooaj One' man, was drowned.
Twenty of the 27 survivors were badly "
rost-blttenj The steamer . broke up .
ihursday. : Nothing was saved. Most
f the crew are Italians - or Sweedej'
md they were panlo-strit-en :
' k ..oca re t Nome tKX) feet long ha
; - 47r.flno tbf aeaaon.
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