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i Rain . followed r - 1 a p-SSi ,;s for I ? Min. 32; Max. 48 Vol XI - RAIjEIG-H. n. o.;' .FEBRUARY 24; 190S - Ko. 70 .if !! - .- . . - :, . New JaJge Burweli Presents the guildin on Behalf of Mr i m Oukt- Or. Kilgt Ac-- -' cepts-Address by . Wilier Pag r-i:-. N. C. Feb. n.RDcrla: I r.-.:-T C'!C. tonight rec-lvea KW- - gJ"? rrom au.parta of ti? c- orciswn or the -Xortnal t;.r:-r c! h:r n.v library bulldinar.- r-.-.gr.:r.cnt structure Is the pift ... .-';;ese of Mr. Jah:ea B Duke t N" Vcrk city. It Is the culmlna- t-- f .1 r!s of sifts to Trinity from :r. i.l.lrrtu Duke and his sons. jr""! J" ver eight hundred thou .aH Th- library btilldlng it- fC -.rh Its complete and. jnoJern utt iituii sixty j ke has 1 tv;-.-r I drt;:fx and" Mr. Duke i" ;rr ?! fr the purchase of rrr 'f 3 1 fr.the purchase of sev- . f.-..j.nrd r.sw books by an addl t-- 1 r-riiivn pi i9,'."pJfc . I ; fralicn cf . i .iat a non aup-vious occasion 4 -n! that stand, for much In' the Trinity, Colltg Is one which -And .it-rr Tunlty Colege With the .; unanlrrous approval and commenda--,ttn cf thi libMry Trinity has tion. This one Is its purpose to do a rv,, cf th- flnest library buildings In high order of work To this end. for :s s-uth. Among tho who took : the pst seven years, special efforts rt l:i the exercises of the evening have been made to increase the fac ,t Mr. Walter II; T4ge rf New Tork ulty. enlart-i the scientific department Ci,hrp Wanace W. Duncan of ? ard develop a '.Ibmry. all in harmony srtsnhorc. S. C; Jude Armltead with thl worthr Idem. ?,ir:i nf Charlotte. Hot. JamCs II. "The amity .now 'numbers sixteen ..M'haate. prel.k';t of te board of strong men; and through the benefac an l Dt.'J. C. Kligo. president tlons nf Mr.', B. N. Duke the college tr-.c ro lr-c. . In recent yirs has invented J1V00O in Tfc- ft-rcfe of the" evening began the mc modern scientific a-naratus. .t uVIoc'c in the Craven memorial r!. Th .ftrce ntfendance rcnsl?tei ?;th? . a-." .acuity of the coj- c. rede- rs of r.trham, and ju?i:s v,-n c,er this state and ot&or "J '--' T..t T'tmr prayer was. by Bishop vT.;.. ' V. Duncan of Spartanburg. C. H -ras fol!owed by Hon. James K. S-vathz.xte. president of the board r '.v.ncr. who-gave an Interesting th worth ofan enterprise wIch was U't-h of the movement which hasre- to be m .c'osely related to" the educa la putting Trinity fn'paisessloTi tlort of souihern youth.' ana that he' 'f ee .f the flacst college libraries should have decided to. build. a' library .-. ts; n?rtln of. the "country. rhs-ln keeping rwUk-Ihe-dignity -and Influ H of presentation iws made m' tricir of the-':m"lee upon " w nlch his a-.'f of rhe donor by Judge. Armlsteorr father and - brother- bad already be EirKf! of Charlotte... On , behalf of stQTed laree rlfta. .and" labors. The rt:s Dr. J7 C. Kflgo ' made! n building, therefore, which we come to i"f -ilres ti acceptance. -He spoke open formallyand dedicate, this nljh f th r.I'shn of leadership " of the" to its service' In tho life of ' this instl "rz' of tk sdlh. anl of the need' tritlon r.d the prgrs's of education In f ti- CTr ir -r.:nnt for the ac- th south ha cot the donor not ten "rr; ;lif:t-r,t -f.it work.. He said tiiousand dollars, 'but fffty-flve thou Trin!y C:r felt that It had a r- - filling t tfo" hard service in be- l i'f of muthem-progress. For this t :rn Trinity esteems and ' honors Indianola the Text .of Hs Determines to Surprise U His Friends. by His Moder-ition- None of the Pitch fork in the Sena tor's Remarks ahlntten. Feb. 22. The rallerles - - e Stnate were crowded today. "T ef the occupants being visiting f,?Msrf of the American Revolution. l!tncd attentively to the rend '-f. br Mr. DuBols of Idaho, of Wrrh '"rtn's farewell ajdress. During the 'i.rr of the. address Reed Bmoot, 'MliT'flwt from Utah, entered the :hvnb-r and tok a seat beside Mr. T:? Ha wlings resolution, calling on e f--rctsry o war for ir.forniat'on -.-ri.ir.jr rourt-martUl cases hi -the tll.'rr ins. was favorably reported by 'If. Ixkc?. and was adopted with on "fr-iimer.t Ifraitl'ng the rerly to sum ari: cf tha records and testimony. "othr amendment, which was adopt 'itSulrsJhc ca?c of Mejor L. W. r V3!lr. !. Keams " 'f TTtah nrantd the ' Icr.ttals of ; fletjatof lecf Reed ,f lUh, which were rcad.. t ' - j 1 Potest hd, ben Clei with his corr- ktej ar&inst,Mrf' Smoot's admlrflirt credentials and protest. were. AleX Mr. Quay songbt to secure a vote on atfctf hood bill Thursday, Februiry Mr. Kean objectrd. remarking that hpd h- would be permitted to con ;Jle his remarks, begun several dars o. Th? pot of flc appropriation bill was frr lm.'nm.nt th 'thVr! n Irnent being passed over for th t-!ng. I Thre was much d1sm!en over an i-Tdin-nt iforf J by Mr. Fairbanks, I5t.rrvr1 sting Stt. for Tp'rrrT.ects to th establishment of a fj a for telr.hotfie transmkiSiOfi oi mall. yreyesM to Irrtre i rpss I. I . l!06 fts" Increaae lis Trorktng resources. -1 1 ,hfr kr-of the occarion tontht at. Ufn r f the library xvas ,.5 Jl0 ot. rt-- 3 native North smm-u. - . " - r vm- ""went of Trinity. He hns be n cL l ti i jit -. uaj-B. ana at ore time " "".'c""ni ne wou.'d not-reach htte In time for the occas'on tonl?ht. He reached Durham yesterday, how- I w'ct 'rtte? the th:,t 1 ! w.nHa 5-ear nrv' tk v ' Rddreas tonight was "The Ame-ie.-, 11 " ; Citisenshln of Our New Era." It i as tn able effort of a learned and able speaker. Craven Hall was packed wl h those eacr to hear the gifted wntcr ; and speaker. . n f .t. ft. tahrl In hi3 sketch of the library move- ! ment for Trfnltv. tmh mhta t tor.lht. furred to the -alms of Trinity, her fac u!ty. and of what th kw tihrara -n mean to southern education. His talk was a. short one. ie spoge as fol- lows: ... "Amene th a!m" nM , "In J;m. HW. Muring commence- rrent. Tr. R S'. D:iHe. for and in be half of hi' brofler. Mr. J.-B. Duke. .or Nea- Tork. pr-rented to the college through Pre.!dent KUgo ten thousand dollars ' for the.-purpose of erecting a library buIJIngl " " "Thoe who know the spirit of the 'oTor will not be . rrirprlsed,. that he became more and inore interested in sand do!lrs. to which amount he has added ten thousand dollars for the purchase of books. It is eminently proper that the event should bo duly a Speech stamp, which .would be notice to tne receiving postmaster to open the letter And tlephone: Its contents to the ad dressee. The amendment was ruled out on a point .of order , by .Mr. rettus of Alabama that it was new -legislation not estimated for not reported by any committee. Amendments for tele graphic mall. trarfinhTsjon and for a new parrel post system were also ruled lout on the same point of order. An l,m.nirui mntinr free rerlstnr to public documents was agreed to. A motion was made to let the bill go over in order to perm. Mr. Till man to mAke a speech on the Indlanola post office affair and the negro ques tion in general. "If the bill goes over till tomorrow." said Mr. Tillman excitedly, "what will come up?" - -"The chair 'understands,- replied Mr. Frye. "that the senator ' from South Carolina is to come trp with a speech." (Great apnlauee.) '2. Mr. Mason withdrew his motion to have the bill go over and Mr. Tillman made his speech as an the bill. Mr. Tillman began hi remarks by referring to the speech delivered by Mr. Spooner anuary' Si. xie said he had. Intended lorg atP-to speak, but on account of the deadlock In the Sen- aavsaa - c - - - - - hi. Twr7ttxmed.it "Meantime hxa be-n. rlrer.ing and mellowing." ..j propose o astonish my friends," . ' ki... nv in thla rham- enerr:, n n.nsu - -----lr. by being very rrJM and temperate- (T.siVht?r.) - Tl- Irdianoln po-t ofTtce matter, said TlUman. was but th" match that has toacLeJ off the race' question, and cauaed dlacu-slon . : h the . remotest bunds of the country, i ne suDj-ei fudrn-.nl and wisest latesrr.-nship the country afforded, "If of north was cne that ananaea ins np. ,ba Jmarii as murn aooui ee'ch other before the war.-" said Tin man. "a we know no?.fnre on.a have ben no war. The ureafdenre eemi-oflVlal state- Mf.t tA lhi fcloalnglef the la CtaxcCa post, effire .Trr 'Jlicturesd by Krv Tltoarw to. celebrated as a ruL;c one ii tU hVa tory of Trinity and the -the fditon I tlonal history M North Cro ' the southern states." . -ri. .', ....,!. oline and. I m AA. M C L 1. CHI B. 1111: 111 I ill i Duke. Jud" Bhrtrell panted the i ji rnrf'in t ni-A nr .Mr-- : p.. building tothe college authorities In an ! eloquent talk. : He spoke, hi nart. I - follows: . . "I know ' through what dangers tolls this college has come. By. slow degrees, by" marches often toilsoths. ' f,w,v i. i - t w , - - - - sometimes have almost brtfiiaht Al 1 spalr, along a weary , way, the '.pro- voters of Trinity have come to this ! daV and to this height. ; Tonlgh .a ' never befote. perhaps, they realise t!st i the labors of that great and good' mah. Braxton Craven, have ncttbetfn In vain. . arr gtkOir ancrDtora were conquer and from this vantage--ground they d Wsi arc reminded forever and for look forward, without fear. Into a. fu--oyer' that w ni in the union but not ture full of hope and promise;; - "y .of Ifc. ex.pt to .pay taxes. There is "With what feelings, ladlcs'ui.d gsn- the posliion In this condition. The Re tlemen, we may well ak, oujihtir-e to p ,;thy-an party in the south is, con- "" tur ,i.Mu5UiiiWi .vijwKi .raiwu me niacuine mamiy, ana me amendment . Dy Mr. KoDerson or uuu- upon the bonded Indebtedness of said beautiful edlQce. dei oted. ;ike the row; machine composed of negroes. If f0rd ta exempt county fairs from taxa- religious, charitable or benevolent in venerabls foundation at Oxford, to the tj- people of Indlanola had petitioned tioh. Mr. Roberson was assisted Uy stitatlons of said rellgioua. charttabls collection and housing v of hooks and the pxepident to remove Mrs. Cox they Mr. Scott of Alamance. Mr. Blount of or benevolent Institution's" Thst JJe T11?, C, ,larnln,?3, ver have heard of It. They Washington and Judge Graham of amsndment was acctptsd by the cheir- v..v,ue..u. nt.i ii.iTr, '-r- ning. indulge, not in memories -IWt In hopes.. In its halls w'o lll - lMk A aw . - a a. a : .a. i k Z::L ,Z Z7JnZ 7k : 7V: Shefhero'rr there Is established here a potent in- nuence for good-an influence that w 11 affect, we hope and believe, not, only Trinity College and those Imrr.Intely connected with it. but the p-opte ot this good state through all. its length ar.d breadth. -"To a!! there . v wl-n fin i-jti t tl; vi no can 4- ih. -4c.i!l ' tliO : condition of this commonwealth ty years ago her cities. tmVn.s y..Iagof. mills and banks It is evident that, ,y the labors of her son?. urd?r the bies- Ings of a kind providence, her poverty. so long her bane, if not' her. shame, is passing away. Wealth accumulates and men do not decay. The future, Carolinians of thl. the possibility o The dead pas his burled it da'd. Tl v new South, itselfj-in There " I tinctlve' ory of. gallant men a.nJ lovely '.womn, the history they ah vc made, ,and th) bright sunshine with which a kind providence blesses this portion of tbjs empire of democracy. . Unnecesearj Unes of demarcation in nationjatate, church and society have" .beenj" nii great 'degree obliterated, and the'pei. pie ofthls good commonwealth, arous ed at last from' their lethargy, are (Continued on sixth Fage.) toy TilMan . . "Why was it lhat a large majority of law abiding and peaceable citizens should haA-e been punished for the act of a minority that has been called t brutal and -lawless element, ;9ked Mr. TlUman. ' "Is hot that agiin.st the principles of Anglo-Saxon Juris prudence, which ItoliH-lhat. It Is bet ter that one - hundred tniilty- men should escape than that one Innocent person should suffer?" ; Mr. Tillman said he would not dis cuss the propriety of the position cir culated asking the postmaster to re "w Hi SSertrt Vha the wtltlon sign, ti.4 suggesiea tnai xae pemion miarht have been addressed to the - -.- " - - . .I president or tne posimaser genera or R,rmnr to Mr. Snooner's 'remarks - th. immra nf fdrni authority. Tillman said: "It is not Jn the dream of the wildest ass that roams through the south with a white skin on,- not to acknowledge that the federal authority is supreme in every corner of the country. But in the maintenance of the national authority "and the "en forcement of the authority of federal officers, we are confronted by a condir '"'u "u lu " .we., are told that these men are our News and .Observer, for Sunday, signea acter or;. eduoUoj usarmntea sry i younger generation Uuat, .ap ihAnntftiitinn nnd mmt hv r. -r' Mebane. "-. president of the m&nv a'LtKMh ibea-inoriK? harm than f high achievements., be treated with resnect. ' i Catawba county-: temperance organixa- a,H the areg-theps we have been tallc .as It hns beon caJed, Jms ttvefifilceeo'tThif the abnointment . of be noticed.' rHere 'Mr? Self rea4 .the -an rvn-.Uhmktr--marihir&ie1h 'preir-' . n mnir... '..raised., away. Vho wr-sldwrt. which is sometimes Hob- article referred-; t.1J 'He charges ters instead 'ct eauoattrtg b''"tti s. In jv cert" In . sense. '.'no 4ls- son's "choice, or run the risk of doing wUh refusing to allow : the people, of .;the farmers.; The midways ere.dto!er south, except tho bleed mem- worse. If you would only' put your-. Catawba county ,'t decide the Uquor able nuisanoiaa He waif oppesee te th tion as a theory. Is the post office, run not th people lor tne government; ana yet the executiv proposes that peaea-1 . . . . ..... .i; o.e ana..w-uDui!iS:cuwi. sulTer for the . acts of a lawless bru- .i .um.nt ' , Mr. Tillman read a section' from-. the. revised statutes prohibiting "and pro. lion bb r tueorj . ib me poi uiiic. ruii i 1 f L II T II t I'll for the benefit of the poAmaster or the JaCK LampDBll ISIKS 0T Mil people who patronise It? The govern- , ' ment was created for the peopl, and p -, jng 3 Lawyer vldiug punishment for conspiracy, .io tions of an offensive character?" Mr. prevent the holding of public ofllce. Campbell replied. "I told him (H. C He said this was the way to punish the. Chedester) that I would hold you'per consplrators at India nola, .and yet th'- sorrally responsible for any insulting executive had punished the innocent questions that you might ask. If It . .sa T" tl -1 X A wKh the guilty ana in an unusuai anq outra-ceous manner. . . : "Th pcple. of Indlanola were arous-j BV4 iirjJ V niii.i.. t.iuur., ...w.w w... , a negro man to a white woman. a!d,'nd' is creating considerable Interest. . Tillman. "It was not against the post- mitrM herself that they -acted., but they were determined to rid themselves of a negro for postmaster. In whose ef flew the -unspeakable rnsliltoceurred. They were not concerned by , the legal aspect ef the matter, they were after resets The senator from Wisconsin speak with eloqUen" of the illegal and, rebellious acts of the ma meet tr.fr at' Hidianola, but they did not deal with legaT affairs. They did no-illegal acC in finy . jridgme n't." - T; . Hf, Tillman sal-i" he he had no desire to. rake up ..the embers of feeling be tween the north and south. "I don't want to call thpt M mtra1' jrlbie specter." he said. "There Is ?.ot ba against the south now n- V exiatea m tJie north thirty years . v. v jiw wai TTiio opain snowea tnat the fellng hac wne-when the boys f nutfi , ih? tri to shoot to pieces in 1861 - . - - - -.w... ..... ,w" ine pw 01 n not un a5'.erBlRni Ine wlU!luon J1 soum. . - 'v question or rtronnge was re- r- . m f t" ; by j;r. Tillman. He said northern senators had control of - patronage of their respective states, Ttt the ,.t Anminrm.nt. wt-o - - eontrolJed by th chsirman of the Re llrmin of tho T?p rubUcan national committee and one cr. .o aHvates, who acted as a loord of r-'f-iVr.re. Vo have a situ-' , ",;ln tftc Forifh," he said, "that i? a - iK-rptt;al reminder that thirty-five aia noi recommena ner appointment, . an3 had no vote In it. j . -i haye one to the White House ! v , . ?" e :WlceV sa!d TUIma .:vw A BpurneQ.,membera. ffbo ,nvarIably ffeu un n of keeping up, h Re- publican machine down there was more nt tahan any Influence I could CJtert -as-senator.'.of. my state. What soo! d0est It do to petition when we are trete4 th ;ContUmeIy and contempt? n vOC!f What So we go on and do the best we can,io this body, a number of statements face io face- with this horrible night- " .-" " tnt. and whfn we foreret ourselves aud uo something cruel and fiendish and awful, you are horrified and shock- od & can't understand the provoca- tjbn. we condemned by men Mho haVo never been south of the -Potomfio' . ftml . nherit all this prejudice, Uvrc d0; something to stem this tide of oaT,orant and vicious debauched merr1 selves in our place for twenty-four hours, it Is air that we of the south could ask." INi SELF DEFENSE , A Yard MaSter KilfS a NegrO ... ., "v: at WeldOn . , ' . 'V Weldon, N. C, Feb. z. Special James Henry Banks, colored, was eho and instantly killed here this morn- 4ng by night j-ardmaster C. A. Dudson, of--the Seaboard Air Line. The negro attacked Mr. Dudson and struck him. He then had Hudson inthe collar, and pushed him up .against a high em- .bankment at the crossing near the round house. Hudson is a small man Qnd the negro was a huge bulky man, wl:0 -weighed nearly two hundred poitmcte.- The yardmaster. fired in self- . .ufenret roallzlng that he would either kJlled or-suffer great bodfly harm, The coroner's jury, after hearing, all the evidence and argument of counsel .Messrs. Day and Bell and T. C. Harri- ?on . who appeared for the defendant tonight brought in the following ver- diet: .' "We, the Jurors empaneled to inquire uf-h.'i).h of one James Henrv Banks, find that the deceased came to , . ; hs aatn mas,r' " asssl tl. TT. TTudsnn nnd wo . 7 further find that Hudson acted in self- defense and that he used no more force than was neces6ar" ana tnat ne is guilty of no crime, Mr. Hudson was immediately dis- charged. A WARM WITNESS : ' Asheville, N. C, rtu. o. -iSir;jia.i. - t..ti.. nnArrav otorttnn rontest case to . 4ay. Jack campotii on ptaminfttion. was asked "Did you not make the statement that you prrpoed to Tell! Mr. Carter if he asked you further ques- ;i8v necessary to kiii you i wm uu it.. )i was not said for the purpose of in-, tlmidatlng yqu though." - X IU Ctll It's I 1.U.3 ur-i-uiiit c. j She-I should like te know what good your college education did you ? He-r-WTeHi It taught mc to owe a lot ef money without beirig annoyed by IL-Uv CJ ' - : "We of the; south have the alterna- tion, aoes beyond insinuation and must ins o cvJsvbeiV .. Most fair Ccrtuify Fair : Bance to Property Not Exempt from Taxation Further Consid tration of Revenue Bill. Mr Self Speaks to -; Persona! Privilege in the. House Th rpvnno hin . n wnmtM - tt .t. a ww nnmnirinii r .1 . a House for consideration yesterday. At the expiration of the morning hour the for the benefit of churches, relfglbui House . went into committee of the societies, charitable. sdiicatlona: " whole and adopted sections four, five, benevolent Institutions or . order. an' six, seven, eight and nine, with some ( also cemeteries.- provided, chat no prop amendments of minor importance. erty whatever .held or used for invest. The Inheritance tax feature was op- ment. speculation or. rent shal he ax posed by Messrs. Brltt&in of Randolph, 'empt. -' ' - ' -White cf Halifav. and King ot Pitt. It j The foregoing was amended by. afld was ably defended by Governor Dough- fng th words "unless ald rent shall ton and Jude Graham and adopted, jhe used exclusively for charitable ot inere was a iiveiy . uic over an uranviiie opposea in emenameni luaman of th finance committee i It was ' defeated.' Mr. Robrrmn f cUiifArrt !n Persvaat Privilege ! " Mr. Catkwba . is one : of the J ZTZZ SoJ he -neka Jt tv-ms no exceotion t,?Pl?' 2.1 when to this rule when he arose yesterday, morning to a question of personal privilege. to a auestfon g said ; -since' I was t v sworn'in as a member have appeared In the public press, de- nave ojyrucu in - mo iuvnv r .i.. m r fao'rari n aVnrv it tmmI. tha t " I Vrri not altoeether worthy of the esteem of my felldw-members, or lonser entitled, to the .confldenfee- of my fellow-citizens. I have - suffered these statements to pass unnoticed, as their "authors had been content to. stop with Insinuations merely. 'e f6T16winffcommunlcation in the question .Joy their votes,, but scrupu- lously avoids giving me credit for my honest, opposition to the "Watts bill. based , upon the ground that it curtails that righti jl , ask you to note that the Watts bill, which destroys the country grain ''distilleries only, pas81 the House Friday: night and on the next morning I ' introduced the bill which is now the property of tne House, providing thatmy people may i vote out the manufacture and sale of brandy also. Under Jhis bill, if it be- 'comes law, every voter in my county may show his colors on the liqubr question The facts : are, therefore, agaJnst my acCuser. on this charge. It ls true tnat i .stated to him that I woud support a measure leaving the queStion . to the people. ..ava l not striven with fill my power to make KOOd that promise? But the author of tnig attack did not tell me, in the con- yersatlon referred to, that his chief concern was to deprive the citizens of Hickory of their charter rights. If te had told me that the- movement f which be !sthe official head was d rected against the. statutory rights at the - municipal corporation named. rather ' than against the manufacture and sale of -whiskey, and brandy in the county at large,' I -would have told nm promptly" and unequivocally, that he (conld - not 'count upon me as an ally. ' If. then, he-really misunderstood my position," I call upon . you to Judge whose is the fault , He appeals to a nomni-raflc Ttouae to - Isrnore the pror test or a imocrailC mernocr, eiev-i by Democrats, not by the people of all parties "1 have fought from my earliest man hood, faithfully and consistently, for the Democratic party. and to put Dem ocrats' Into office, and -no one oan'be-r lieve that, it is In my heart to prove unworthy of this; the first recognition of my humble servicf. In the dreary days-of fusion domination I was going around 'to the school-houses and coun try stores In my county, day and night, in fair weather and in foul, without fee or reward,? pleading with men to come to the rescue of the only partv that has everglven good government Uo my state, while my accuser this Jn who asks Democrats to spit r .- . ., upon a Democrat was'lendlng aid and fr tn ty, 0m1a of nmoeracy '"" 1 - ar,d making a profitable business of It. He tells you that I snrunic jso man can truthfully say that I am made of shrinking material.. Who is the cow ard the man who stands by his colors in defeat as well as in triumph, or the man who deserts' the fl9r-in the dark hour of its supreme peril? I call upon this body o? -honest and honorable men between me and my accuser. j s..if was heartily applauded as h sat down! : -V v' . IMIl j At li:5 the: House -went into eom tnlttee of the whole to resume consld- jeratlon of the. revenue bHl. Judge Gra- ham asked to be relieved of the chair manship of the committee of the whole as he would from, time to time hare soma remarks to'make m the 'Mil. He 'thci-Music had benv unable to - agret fully, wift the majority of tha finance commltt n sotn of the provitlons recommen 4. Mr. Smth of Gates was'appolns d chairman. - - - - - . Section 4 relating , to .corporatlo Uses ' payable' to' state treasurer; w adopted.-. -' x ' Section relating to "tax exemp tJons repealed" was considered next This section is designed to rereal u laws exempting from taxation all prop ,rty "bi to taxation except proper - w v -vi r,u io II. nidpai corporations and rropertr hS bonevo ant nurnoss or thi -Intuit amend by exemating the property of fair aesociaUona. Mr. Oattis moved, to mmma the amendment saylnff,thls exemption shall not apply to fairs where games of chance and other m. , moral attractions are allowed. Judge Graham; said that under the pravtaiona of the constitution faire could be exempted from taxation. Mr. Roberson . pointed to the fact that th at. fair.-which ertt 12.000 a. . " w . w.-- nronritlon from thi atat. and thft Col red fair, which gets 1500 were exempt. j when the Central" Carolina fair whU h gets the Insignificant pittance of M wee required under the bill to pny bacs something like $150. j Mr. Blount said' If the county fairs (were in reality what they purport M be it would be difterent. but the char- anwndment.' (ContJnvad o Kt ag.1 TRENTOK BURNED OUT - H The Buslnesi Part l Ttwn , Laid in Ashes 2Cew Bern, N. CU FK 8.-49pat&t,- Trenton, twenty miles west of New Bern, was vtsltcd by a t25,IOO Are Sat urday night at 10:90 'aleek. Uafert. nately for the town tbey have no -ftff department except a waterbueke brigage. which did alee work. It was feared once that ths entire town wou! be laid in ashes. The Are eriglnatiMl in the store of R. F. Parker and wtu caused by a dsfeciive flu. .His Um was $5,030, with no Insurance. ; J. B. Pollock suffered $7,000 loss, with, ,0M insurance. Mike Jodie lost. 12.000,-with no insurance's. B. Koonc lo$t $8.00a with no insurance. , Herri tage;&. Hay- -wood lost $5,000,' with 1,500 lnsutapee. T. P. Koonce suffered damages , stock $2,000. J. P. Brogden's damage to stock was $1,000. 1 Several . , other buildings caught from the sparks, bat the fire was extinguished. ;The Trir.si -pal ' business part of the town is da stroyed. AH praise ls due to the, gal lant lady firemen who did- thejr part in fighting the fire as well as the men. Kiiied Between Coupters Goldsbore. N. C . Feb. 25.-rSpecia!-A white man named Stafford was kill ed . in Selma yesterday. He ws try ing . to couple two oarev la , the lr attempt the coupling did.. Ml ' eatel. IThe cars bolow were pushed backward1 a short distance and Suttor attemot ed to cross over the! track fcatwten the ears.. -.When - about midway, the. track the slack from the -ears attach to ths engine eaiRe back and he was eaught "- in. sw. a between , tne coupling wiw i . woe j badly mutilated. He die4 in a Phet while in great agony. ', Stafford married a dangbter ef Mr. N. B. Nerdan. of -this elty. Mr. Nordan left this morning far Selma to be present at the funeral cere monies which were held this after-, noon. Stafford workd for the Southern Ballway and Lla run . was between Selma -and Norfolk. Sailors Celebrate; New Bern. N. C, Fab. tt:- eil.- The revenue cutter BoutwelU, tn. tha" port today,- celebrated Waahlagtae birthday by giving an- abfbUUm oi rowing matches, rtgrias; otrmblrjr. rOI yarde feet race. 1 yards taree-lfgged raee, sack race. px raee-ari a ttrg of-war matct br-the Mra orew4 jrht exhibitions wet e tntae. by, , j, sands of peopl. The ship was, bratltv '. fully decoraUd ; with fiaga. oi ell p v tlons. This'- eintrte4nsneni was csn" ducted by ttt ofawra ot tr f2U .. : - " 4
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Feb. 24, 1903, edition 1
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