VOL XXXVI. NO. 75.
RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, JAN TV II V mi.
$4.00 PER YEAR.
PRITCHABD
t ReceiYed v 4 Majority
111" of All Yotes. '
NO ELECTION TODAY
Populists Still Claim Pritch
ard'3 Defeat.
HON R, A. DOUQHTON
Oeta the Demoaratle Support Pritohard
-: Will he Eleated Tomorrow Jonee, Cox
M1 Doekery Did Not Vote Brower
- Voted for Prttehrl,
The two branches of the General
Assembly ballotted separtly today
(or the : election of a United States
Senator, without an election result
ing. , . '
Senator Pritchard received 86
' votes, not only a majority of all those
oast, but also a majority of all the
votes in the . Legislature. Pritch
. ard's election seems as good as as
sured tomorrow when the two bodies
ballot jointly.
The Senator received 86 votes,
ten more than was cast for the op
position. Six members failed to vote
in the House and one in the Senate.
: Nearly all of these are opposed to
Senator Pritchard, but If the Senator
hnlrla whut tiA tins tn hand, the en
tire number could not do him harm.
The Pritchard men are jubilant
Congressman Pearson said after the
balloting was over: "Not a man de
. coivcd us. In fact, every member
voted as we had anticipated."
- The Populists do not concede
: defeat. Strange to relate, .they say
there Is no chance of Pritchard 's
ttlrm. One of the shrewdest Pod-
. T iuibis mere huiu iwb eveiuug.
" "Pritohard will be paralyzed tomor
row. Watch his men break away
from him."
- At 11 o'clock the house, was
opened with prayer bv Rev. Dr.
R. H. Whltaker.
" The day was, with the exception
oT Inauguration day, the most in
teresting of the session thus far and
the galleries and lobbies were filled.
. On ftnttnn a motion the senate
;-v resolution to go into the election of
senator at noon was concurred in.
The speaker 'appointed as tellers
Hauser, Cook and Nelson.
- Bills were introduced as follows:
. 'm- l-A. At. tM4MA.lAM Af iManta !
of lands'by the state; By Hancock,
-i to renew and keep tn force the char- j
and Charleston railway; By Mears
to pot J M Johnson, of Bladen on
" pension list; By Green, to allow the
istaerlff of Mitchell, to destroy "blind
vtigersj" By Lusk, to regulate ser-
vloe of process in criminal actions, i
vto protect game and song birds in
4hia state.; to protect political meet
ings from wilful ; interruption and
disturbance; By McEenzie, to ex-1
--mpt undertakers -wno are ianerat
- -directors from Jury' duty; By Har- j
j-is of Hyde, to protect deer In Hyde;
uy I'erson, oi jnoore, to . repeat iuo
appropriation by the state to the N.
0. firemen's relief Association, (the
state makes no such appropriation.
- The fire insurance companies agreed
o pay and' do pay an additional sum
. itobe used for this purpose.) By
nd boarding house keepers: By
IFerreu, to put John L Jones on the
Hirst-olass peoson list to revise the
r cts regarding eotton -weighers in
Baleigh; : By Pinnix, to fallow ex
- sheriff Kelly, of Yadkin to collect
.MlbMi' RvVnnnir ttl Wake
to allow the trustees of the institu
tion for deaf mutes and blind to em
ploy two physicians. ; v
Bill to allow Robeson county to
. - levy a speoial tax, pasted third read
' resolution was adopted allow
" corporations to act j without a ma-
o EteoHoa of. Senator Takes I p. '
" 1- A bill to put a man named Nail, of
- Buncombe' on - the pension - lists
caused some debate. Lusk said he
was blind and as poor ' as Job's
- turkey "which had to lean against
the yeno to gobble " Harris, of
Hyde said he did not like this' pen
sion legislation; that It constituted
three-fourths of the business of con
gress, which was, hedeclared-a dis
grace to the ! nation. . Cunningham
earnestly hoped the bill would pass
unanimously, : Alexander, of Tyrell
said he regretted to see a disposition
in the house to decline to aid the
Confederate soldiers who had an
swered their state's .call " He jre
proached the house for refusing aid
tov keep the veterans out of the
county homes. ' He said the people
favored the pensioning of any de
serving union soldier. Sutton op
posed providing for one mar, and
said it should be merged in a general
bill, as it was the purpose of this
legislature- to provide for' all. No
action was taken on the bill, as noon
arrived and the speaker announced
the special order, the election of
senator, , . ,-. .
? tf rown, of Jones, - said 1 he gave
notice that he desired to explain his
vote.
At 12:05 Lusk said the much dis
cussed and long expected time for
the election of aSenator had arrived;
that could the people of the State
have heard the speaker's announce
ment and could the house have heard
the out cry for North Carolina's
favorite son, the election of Jeter C.
Pritchard would be made by accla
mation . He then presente i J eter C.
Pritchard as his own successor, (ap
plause.) He gave a sketch of Pritch
ard's life and public service; say-'
lng his father wasaConferate soldier
who lost his life while in service;
that he was reared In poverty and
without the advantagesof early edu
cation; that his life, his career, really
began In North Carolina and from a
printing office he has risen to be one
of the foremost men in the country.
Lusk sketched his career as printer,
farmer, lawyer, and politican. He
said it was a time honored custom
to elect one Senator from the east
and one from the west. "Now,"
said he, "you have an honored Sena-1
tor from the east, a man worthy of
the position he occupies. I never
have regretted the vote I cast for
Marion Butler and hope I never
will. Now wont you give us a Sena
tor from the west.";: He went on to
say that in the past two years dis
sensions liad Srlfen In the populist
party. Hut be 3 declared, loudly thit.
fusion of republicans and populists
must not be broken up. He declar
ed Pritchard was for the free coi nag
of silver just as he was 2 years ajjo;
that he had not changed a particle.
He said Pritchard 's services in the
Senate were the thing needed to
launch the prosperity for which the
people were clamoring. There was
hearty applause as Lusk finished.
Spencer Blackburn seconded the
nomination of Pritchard in a set
speech, as the "boy orator of the re
publican partv,' and this effort was
the greatest of his life. He declared
Pritchard to be the choice of the
'masses of humanity" in North
Carolina.
Scnulken said he did not think
an eloquent speech a necessity on
this occasion, and that ho rose to
place in nomination a native-born
child of North Carolina and rejoiced
that it was not necessary to go to
another state to get a Senator. He
then nominated Cyrus Thompson,
saying he was no honest and a tal
ented man. There was, strange to
say, an applause, save one "sup
pressed hand-clap" at the mention
of Thompson's name. Schulkensaid
the free and independent coinage of
silver had been advocated on every
stump and assurances gi ven that no
man should be voted for except one
faithful to this cause; and that Cy
Thompson had the zeal of Elijah and
the faith of Abraham in this course.
He declared populists could hot
afford to vote for a man nnparalel to
the course they had been preaching.
He said the populist party had never
committed trespass upon republican
sacred precincts and he declared the
republicans had no right to go to
war . on ; the, populist side and
take away the allotted rights with
out their consent He asked the
Republicans to keep their hands off
In this matter. He called on. the
Populist bolters to do their duty.
He called on the. Democrats to stand
by the pledges they had made to
vote for any friend of silver the Pop
ullsts named. -' --' ' :
)ancy, of Edgecombe, colored,
seconded the nomination of Pritch
ard and got much' colored applause.
He said he believed in the Populists
and Republicans standing together
even if the Populists had been given
most of the offices. ' ,
Harris, of Halifax, colored, in sec
onding Pritchard 's nomination term
ed him the "greatest star in the
galaxy of the great men- of North
Carolina." He expressed the hope
that' the Populists and Democrats
would , support Pritchard.'' Harris
earned applause.
Hauser seconded Dr. Thompson's
nomination,' saying no man stood
ahead.' pt hizq in Jthe "great reform
mqyeniea 'land that he would head
off frauds on the government. He
declared there ought to be the most
absolute certainty in selecting true
silver man. Some one had said on
the Republican side that in order to
secure a continuance oitusion tt was
best to elect Pritohard. Hauser said
this was, wrong; that the way to se
cure fusion s continuance was to
elect a free silver man; that the Re
publicans were frying to make in
roads into and master the, Populist
party, which has the balance of
power and can assist to victory any
party with which it cooperates.
FerrelL . of Wake seconded the
nomination of Thompson, and de
clared the question today was of
vital importance of populists, and if
they so far forget themselves as to
cast one vote for a man who will
tear from them their most precious
jewel, they ought to be forever
ashamed.
Parkerof Perquimans said he rose
on behalf of the populists of eastern
North Carolinia to second the nomi
nation of Jeter C. Pritchard (at these
words there wasa tremendous burst
of applause, which came from floor,
lobbies and gallery, and which lasted
several seconds. ) Parker said he
wished to violate the conscience of
no man; that Pritchard had given a
guarantee and pledge that he would
continue to be a true friend of free
silver, and that he felt he was honor
ing himself in seconding the nomi
nation of Pritchard.
Dlxpn of .Cleveland said he had
hoped '.the friends of free coinage
would have united on some may. He
declared the democrats bad made all
the advances they could possibly
make to bring about this result; that
they had approved to co-operate to
bring about this result; had reached
out s their bands, but nothing had
touched them. , The situation and the
145,000 d'-morrats In North Carolina
rnand that the democrats present a
tn.tu Ik xpressedabeitertnat a vast
majority of this legislature is for free
and unlimited ooinageof silver and
old f t H ratio f.J to 1, that if
the jneq .-'fjrbo irome.hare direct from
the ' people had been lefi to them
selves the result would have been
different lie declared that while
uiiurobes were being fought here, it
would have been better to have
fought them in the lobbies here and
in the corrlders of. the hotels; when
it looks as If Congress had adjourned
and its members came here as work
ers and lobbyists." Just in the pro
portion to our disregard the voice of
the people is our wrong doing, and
just in proportion as we got money
from the people will the corporations
and the trusts crush us. Fe then
nominated 'Ruf us A. Doughton, of
Alleghany, whose name Is known
and honored all over North Carolina,
a christian, a patriot, a mocal citi
zen and a gentleman. He declared
the Senator now to be elected ought
to come f.om' the west, from these
grand mountains on whose summits
God Almighty himself sits and talks
to his people. In conclusion he said
that four years hence W. J. Bryan
would be the president. (At this,
there wag a hearty applause from
the democrats, not a murmer from
the Populists. ) (
Cathey, of Swain, a young mem
ber, seconded in a neat way; the
nomination of Thompson, and grace
fully eulogized Vanoe. He said he
wanted a man representing the plain
people of the state a a fit successor
to the Immortal Vance. He declared
that he could not endorse Pritchard 's
f course on the silver, question; that
it was too rotatory, and that If the
sentiment of the people were not
represented there would be a cata
chysm In politics. (It was learned
that Catbey did not golnto the demo
cratic caucus to name Daughton,)
: Nelson seconded the nomination
of Doughton in a forcible speech.
He alluded to the fact that the popu
lists bad rejected the proffered hand
of the ' democratic party, whioh
though in the minority here was as
sincere as any party in Its devotion
u the free coinage of gold and silver,
16 to 1, an income tax and death to
trusts and combines
At 1:3 there were calls of vote
and the call of the ' roll . began.
Dockery and Brown, of Jones gave
notice that they desired to explain
their vote.
- The following members voted for
Senator - Pritohard i Abernathy
Adams Aiken, . ' Allen;' Alexan
der, . Arledge, , Arrlngton, , Bab
bitt, Bailey, Bingham, Blackburn,
Brown, Brower, Bryan, ' of Chat
ham, Bryan, of Edgecombe, Bryan,
of .Wilkes, Burgess, Candler, Cha-
pia, Chilcutt, Cook, Crews, Currifj
Dancy, Daniels, Deylon, Dewcese,
Duncan, Elliott, Ensley, freeman,
Qroen, Grubbs, Hancock, Hare, Har
ris, of Halifax, Harris, of Hyde, Hod
ges, Howe, Lusk, McCrarv, Mears,
Ormsby, Parker, of Terquimons,
Peace, Petree, Pinnix, Pool, Rawls,
Roberts, Rountree,Somers, Spruill,
Sutton, of Cumberland, SutLon, of
New Hanover, Wemyss, White, of
Alamance, White, of Bertie, White,
of Randolph, Wrenn, Yarborough,
Young, 62.
These Democrats voted for Rufus
A Daughton: Buneh,Conley, Creech,
Cunningham, Dixon, of Cleveland,
Duffy, Eddens, Ferguson, Gallop,
Hartness, James, Lawhorn, Leek,
Lyle, McKenzie, McLelland, Mc-
Pheeters, Murphy, Nelson, Parker,
of Wayne, Pearson, Ransom, Reid,
Smith, Walters, Watts, Wilson. 27.
Those members voting for Thomp
son were: Barrow, Carter, Cathey,
Chapman, Craven, Crumpler, Dixon,
of Greene, Drew, Fasran. Ferrall.
Foster, Hauser, Holmes, Johnson.
King, McBryde, Morton, Pearson,
of Wajne, Pearson, of Wilson, Piatt,
Pric, Schulken, Ward. Whitcner.
24.
Those who failed tn vote were
Cox, rep., Dockery, rep , Jones, of
Allegaheny, dem., Purgason, pop.,
Reynolds, pop., Umstead, pop.
Brown explained his vote, saying
he gave it because h believed the
populists owed faith to the repub
licans in this election.
When Brower voted for Pritchard
several hisses were heard.
Dockery said that in the republi
can caucus he had stated that-under
certain conditions unJ circumstan
ces he would not cast his vote as the
tenor of the resolutions instructed
and so asked to be excused from
voting. He was excused. Asa re
publican he was here today and by
no action of his shouldany other man
than a republican be sent to the
Senate. He had been brought up
tn that faith. But there were stong-
er ties than party. Circumstances
had today arison which would cause
him not to vote for the caucus nomi
nee, and under those impulses he
asked the unaniaous consent af the
house to be excused. Ho was ex
cused. sen.uk.
The Senate met at 11 o'clock, Lt.
Gov Reynolds presiding. After pray
er by Rev. Mr. Daniel of the city,
the journal of yesterday was read
andupproved. Bills and resolution's
weic introduced and referred as
follows :
By Mr. Justice, in regard to the
probate of wills: by Mr. Wakefield,
to prohibit the sale of liquor near a
church in Burke county.
The calendar was then takeu up
and the ''Lynching Bill" of Persou
(col) was considered.Person made a
long harangue in favor of his bill
which has been unanimously report
ed adversely by the Judicary Com
mittee. The bill makes counties lia
ble when a lyuctiing occurs. Mr.
Carthy moved to lay upon the table,
whereupon Person jumped to his
feet and demanded the support of
all "true republicans. " In his re
marks he said he "was surprised
that the republicans should allow
the democrats to put them in a hole."
The bill was tabled.
The resolution of Mr. Scales mak
ing one third a quorum of a commit
tee was tabled. Bill to make another
election precinct in the county of
Edgecombe Mr. Person, the intro
ducer of the bill, made another
speech airing his political views;
he spoke of Democratic fraud, etc.,
and demanded another polling place
in his county. Mr. Clark (pop) op
posed the bill aod said the gentle
man had his redress in the courts:
bill lost on second reading.
Mr. Ramsay, by unanimous con
sent, introduced a resolution, direct
ing the door-keeper to" keep the
Senate clock by standard time.
Adopted.
The presideut at 12 o'clock an
nounced that the hour had arrived
for the election of a United States
Senator.
Mi. Smathers nominated Jeter C.
Pritchard and urged the Populists
to support him as be could be of
much more benefit to tbem than a
Populist. He made quite a long
speech and during it called the Pop
ulists "a party of broken promises."
After a sketch of the life of Pritchard
he ended by another appeal to the
Populists to support him.
Mr. Person, colored, seconded the
nomination ofPritchard in behalf, he
said,-of 120,000 colored voters. He
said he had intended to nominate a
colored man, but he knew that the
time was not ripe yet when he could
be eleqted, but the time would come
yet. v . ,
Maxwell nominated ' Hon Cyrus
Thompson Ho said that ttie jiopu
lists on that side of the Senate hud
a nomination t make. They had
been reproached but thev h id not
survived from th ir principles
There had been no understanding
with the republicans in regard to
the election of a United States Sna
tor. He wanted it understood that
he wasa middle-of-the-road populist.
Cy Thompson was a true son of the
Old North State a man who would
throw himself into the breach, a true
sil"er man, equal in honesty, loyalty
and principle to any son f North
Carolina.
Mr. Abell, nominated in behalf of
the democrats, Hon Rufus A Dough
ton. He said, ''Mr. president In
behalf of the democatic Senators 1
desire to place in nomination Ex
Lleutenant Governor Doughton.
His purity of life and his services
are well worthy of emulation. His
public life and political principles
command the esteem and confidence
Of his friends and challenge the
admiration of those who differ ith
him. He is in favor of free and un
limited coniage of silver at hi to 1,
bocause it is right, because it is
just. The great crime of IST.'l he
will endeavor to have stricken from
the statute books. It should be
blotted out. If elected he will give
real financial relief to the people -
even if he had to put it as a rider on
the revenue bill. As a treeisjudged
by its fruits so you should judge
the man. If you elect him you will
not be compelled to force a promise.
He would give his word and God
knows he would keep it. He is in
faror of an income tax the money
lenders should pay their part of the
taxes. I have great respect
for the political convictions
of Senators, but am proud that J am
a Democrat of the great and good gov
ernment of my party. 1 am glad
thftt Doughton is a Democrat. He
never betrayed his convictions or
principles. He is a man of convic
tions and dnres to carry them out
Wakefield secondedthe nomination
of Pritchard. Utley seconded the
nomination of Thompson. He made
avi admirable speech for his man and
roundly abused Pritchard as the
"agent of monopolies." Parker of
Alamance, seconded the nomination
of Doughton. Mr. Ashburn sec
onded the nomination of Pritchard.
Justice seconded the nomination of
Doughton. Atwater seconded the
nomination of Thompson. He said
that the Populists were the ones
who breathed life into the
Republican party and that
it came with bad grace
for the Republicans to ask the Pop
u'ists to violate their most sacred
principles the financial question.
Before he would vote for Pritchard
he would go down in defeat. He said
"he desired to plainly tell the Re
publicans that if they persisted in
supporting Pritchard there would
be no more co-operation. "
Mr. Grant seconded Pritchard s
nomination and laid much stress on
the "contractor two years ago' with
the Populists
Anderson also seconded the nomi
nation of Pritchard.
The president theu announced
that the vote would be taken. Mr.
Smathers and Mr. McCasky were
appointed tellers. The vote stood:
Pritchard, 24: Thompson, 18: Dough
ton, 7.
The following Senators voted for
Pritchard :
Anderson, Ashburn. Barker, Can
non, Dickson, Early,Grant, Hender
son, Hyatt, Maultsby, McCarthy,
McNeil, Newsome, .Odom, Person,
Ramsay, Rollins, Sharpe, of Wilson,
Sharpe, of Iredell, Smathers, Shore,
Wakefield, Whedbee and Yeager.
The following Senators voted for
Cy. Thompson :
Alexander, Atwater, Butler, Clark
Geddie, Hardison, Lyon, Maxwell,
Mitchell, Moye, Merritt, McCaskey.
Parker, of Randolph. Patterson,
Robeson, Sbaw, Utley and Walker.
The Democrats who voted for
Doughton were:
Abell, Anthony, Barringer, Jus
tice, Parker, Ray and Scales.
Mr. Earnhardt, a Populist, was
the only Senator who did not vote.
Mr. McCasky stated his position
as follows: That if the populist
party nominated a straight populist
he would feej bound to support
him, but tint he did not propose to
vote for any republican other than
Pritchard. After the report of the
tellers was announced the Senate
adjourned till tomorrow atll o clock,
and the Senate will then meet in the
House of Representatives to compare
and count the vote for Senator.
The cruiser Raleigh has been
ordered to Norfolk for repairs.
! INVITATIONS ISSUED
li President Alderman's Inauguration.
Vt hich Occurs the 27th.
1 lie inauguration of Prof. Kdwin
A. Alderman, as president of the
I'aiversity of North Carolina will
occur Wednesday. January 27th,
one week from tomorrow. It will
be a great occasion in the history of
the life of the University.
The members of the General As
sembly will be invited to be present
and will probably accept the invita
tion. Governor Russell and the
state officers will be present, Many
people from all parts of the State
will bo present. The inauguration
will be equal to a commencement oc
casion in respect to attendance .
The University trustees and fac
ulty haye issued the following hand
somely engraved invitations to
friends of the University.
"The trustees and faculty of the
University of North Carolina re
quest your presence at the inaugu
ration of the President, Edwin An
derson Alderman, January the
27th, 1897. in Gerrard Hall, Chapel
Hill."
LKES BIRTHDAY.
ObNCi wd hy Itnnking Institution -l.cgig-
Intlvc Resolution.
Today is the anniversary of the
birth of Ribcrt E. I?c. The Legis lature
or 1S9;5 made this a legal holi
day in North Carolina, though it has
never boen generally observed. It
is a holiday now in Virginia, North
Carolina, Georgia, and probably
Alabama.
Mr. Alexander, of Tyrrell, offered
the following resolution in the House
of Representatives last evening,
which was unanimously adopted:
"That whjn the Legislature ad
journs tomorrow it adjourn in honor
of General Robert E Lee, as a fit
ting memorial It his life and char
acter." The day was observed as a legal
holiday by the banks of the city and
some State offices.
TODAY'S MARKETS.
Nsw York, Jan. 19.
Market quotations furnished by E.
B. Cuthbert & Co., 30 Broad street,
New York, and 305 Wilmington
street, Raleigh, N. C, over their
special wire:
OPKN-jmOH- LOW- O10S-
1NO. EST. EST. ma
6 97 (1 98 6 95 6 98-
H t0 1 00 6 90 6 99-
6 97 7 (X) 6 90 7 05
7 01 7 12 7 01 7 11
7 09 7 20 7 09 7 19
7 17 7 24 7 It 7 2i
! 7 13 7 28 7 20 7 28
i 7 16 7 29 7 lli 7 29
I
I 1
January,
February,
March,
April, .
May,
June,
July,
AugUdt,
Sept'mb'r,
October,
Novemb'r,
December,
Sales 52,200 bales.
The following were the closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exchange today:
3w Vork Stock Market.
Sugar 1178
American Tobacco 77i
Burlington and Quiney 7fii
Chicago Gas 781
Des. and Cat. Feed
General Electric a5
Louisville and Nashville 521
Manhattan 92i
Rook Island
Southern Preferred
St. Paul
Tennessee Coal Mid IroL
Western Union
29!
76
.10
Chloago Grain and Provision Market.
Thefollowing were the closingquo
tutions on the ChicagoG rain and Pro
vision market today:
Wheat May, 79j; July 7.".)
Corn May, Hi; July, 2oi.
Oats May 18. July 18;
Pork January, 7.70; May, 7. 90.
Lard January .1.90; May, J. 02.
Clear I'ib Sides-January
4.02
May 4.07.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
January-February 3..VS v
February-March 3.58 v
March- April 3 58
April-May 3-.V
May-June 3.59
June-July 3. 59
July-August 3.0
Sales 8.000 bales.
Flagg's Minstrel Tomorrow Night
Flagg's Female Minstrels will ap
pear at Metropolitan Opera House
tomorrow night. This attraction
contains many well known artists.
Manager Meares received a letter
from the manager of the opera house
at Salisbury stating that Flagg's
Minstrel gaveasplendid performance
there and that they would play a
return date this week.
Grip microbes are small little
creatures, but they disturb more
people just now than any thing many
times larger. See what Messrs.
Whiting Bros, have to say about
them in their new and attractive
Win this Issue.
FiWf 1 53 Sir AT? Efi O P ST( )C,K
A suit in Kqulty to be Filed Against the
Seaboard and Koanoke Pooling Kom
miitce.
A suit in equity will be. filed
against the Seaboard and Roanoke
noolmc committal tn mmnpl IliA lie.
signment and deliverance of the Ib3
shares of stock bought by Mr. Tbos
J. Ryan, of New York: from Dr.
Theodore Cooke, who wls a signer
of the pooling agreement.
This action will be taken, as the
replevin suit, instituted last Friday,
developed the fact that the certificate
of this stock had been cancelled and
a new certificate issued in the name
of the pooling committee. Mr. Wil-;
liarn L. Marbury, of counsel for Mr
Ryan, said that the replev n suit
established a basis for the action in
equity and the result was satisfai
tory.
Referring to the statemeul tha
Messrs Leigh R. Watts and Moncur
Robinson had voted against the sale
of the pooled stock to Mr. Bryan,
Mr. Liuis McLane, chairman of the
pooling committee, of which they.
were the other members, said :
' Both of these gentlemen signed
their assent to a sale of their stock
to Mr. Eyan, and the papers are in
my possession as chairman of the
committee.'
As already stated in the bun, the
sale was prevented by the failure to
secure the assent of three-fourths
of the stock in the pool. Mr. Mc
Lane also said:
'So far as 1 am informed, aud I
believe correctly. Mr. Hvan's hold
ings of the Seaboard and Roanoke
raiLsoad company's stock does not
today exceed 2,21 shares, nor do 1
believe that he has at present op
tions on any of the pooled stock."
THE PENITENTIARY
BUI Drawn by Logan Harris to Give Rus
sell the Power of Control.
Two years ago when the General
Assembly was confronted by a Dem
ocratic Governor all possible haste
was made to deprive Gov. Carr of
his appointive pswer and also to
take the various State institutions
as complctetely from under his con
trol as possible. In its haste to de
prive the Governor of his power tb sub
legislature passed several bungle
some acts which were non effective.
Notably was this true of the bill
taking the penitentiary from under
control of the Governor. The act of
the General Assembly of '95 trans
ferring the power of management of
the penitentiary from the Governor
to the legislature is still on the
books.
uuiiiwiii oe repealed wiimn a
few days. The republicans intend
to give Governor Russell all the
power and privileges enjoyed oy
previous chief executives and to this
ecu ioe aci win oe wipeu irom me
books.
Mr. J C L Harris was authorized
to draw a bill providing forachange
in the management of the peniten
tiary giving the governor the power
to make the change. Mr. Harris
bill will provide for the repeal of
the act of '95 and only one or two
changes will be made in the act of
'93. This gives the governor the
right to appoint a superintendent
and name the directors of the peni
tentiary who must be confirmed bv
the senate. It is known that Gov
ernor Russell will appoint John R
Smith, of Goldsboro.
The same policy will be pursued
with relation to the other institu
tions where the legislature has the
appointment of directors.
Mr. Harris is also drawirg a bill
providing that the directors of the
agricultural department shall be
named by the governor and confirm
ed by the Senate, the election of all
oflicers in the department to devolve
upon t he directors.
"A Pair of lack" Coming.
Monday night, January 24, "A
Pair of Jacks'' will be the attraction
at the Academy of Music.
"A Pair of Jacks," from the pen
of H. G rattan Connelly, will have its
first presentation in this city. The
comedy is a bright one, fillpd with
witty saying, funny situations, and
gives ample opportunity for the in
troduction of songs and dtnees and
up-to-date specialties. This season s
presenting company is a large one
and numbers among its members
well-known singers, dancers, come-'
diaosand vaudeville artists. The
dance of the "Bacchantes" intro
duced during the action of the play,",
is an original and novel feature . y. v
The rehearsal for the Scottish re
formation will be held at Metropoli
tan Hall this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
All those who have been Invited co
take part are requested to be pres
ent, '.: ... - -;C:t? "fV-iiJii: ;