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J3 mti) TOLOMI IXill. NIW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C. TUISOAY. JANUARY 15 i.U -FIRT MUTH."V MMULK Hi llJtSDINfi LIBEL LIW BARELY PASSED. CRAVEN COUMTY. Ftf M Over Bill to Increase ernor's Salary. Gov- Fine Weather Promised For Inaug uration Dav. Bill to Increase Governor's Salary to Four Thousand Dollars. Leflslatlre Hlli to be Properly Settlf meet on Ksilwai Arstuifnt Ventilated. Corporations With ' Tax Matter. Virginia amliiiu Orer Million Dollar Capi tal Jurisdiction on Cruflty te Ani mal Cane. Special to Journal. Ralkiob, Jan. 13 A bill wea Intro doced In ihe Senate to-day by H. A. London of Chatham, who ti an editor, amending the libel law, ao that la case a publication la made io f.ood faith, and when lt Inaccuracy 1a ascertained, prop er correction la made upon due notice, It aball be no libel. This bill was drawn op two years ago, but died In the committee. A bill was passed in the Senate al lowing the chartering of corporations with over a million dollars capital, It betbg stated that companies are now en tering the State with more than that capital, A bill was passed providing for the proper ventilation of the Leg1''81!' halls, at a cost of one thousand dollars. Th Slim Roanl Health making an of ficial report that the ventilation Is very defective. A bill was introduced In the House giving to Superior Courts jurisdiction of the offense of cruelty to aDlmals, which is now in jurisdiction ofaKlstrates. ,Tbero was a fight on the House bill In creasing the Governor's salary, which came up with a favorable majority re port, but a very antagonistic minority report. It was made special order of business for Monday. Senator T. D. Warron Introduced a bill, to provide cotton weighers In Jones county. Quality and pot qauntlty makes De Wltt's Little Early Risers such valuable little lUrer pills. F. 8. Duffy & Co. The One Day Cold Oure. For eold and aore throat ue Kerniott'a Choco late. Laxative Quinine. Easily taken aa candy and quickly cure. THE MARKETS. The following quotations were receiv ed by J. K Latham & Co, New Bern, N. O. Nbw York, Jan. 14. Cotton; Open. High. Low. Close J,n 9 7J r75 08 9.01) Men 9 830 9.55 May 11 9-41 9 31 981 Aug 9.042 59 04 8.SW 8.18 Sept 8'68 Win vr: Open. Hlt;h. Low ( lose Mav Hit 2 81 H:t Bu.r 13l Ho. H y Pfd M". P M 4 Fed. 54 J ""'t Hock l 1W I 'ial a. s. & w m 41 Con. T '. Am. Tob Uft lid C. B 4 Q St. 152, 131t Cotton receipts were 25,fOO bales, UvarpoolMarkri. Spola 8 17-82 Sales 8 000 bales Fu tures, opening Aug-3ept. 4.S8, closing Aug-cpt V7. Hase Ball League. Slate (Juard Invited tu Sick In Ie)'a Inauguration. BaLSISH, N C, Jan 14. Tlicre is general pleasure that the went In r for the Inauguration tomorrow is to be tine The ceremony lakes place at this east front of'the capital, with the new bronze statue of Vance in lbe foreground. The speakers stand was built todat . The settlement between 1. 1 ; railways' and the corporation commission of the matter of lbe railway tax assessment dispute is expected this week. A tel egram Saturday said the railways had agreed. The valuation will not be less than 48,00O,C0O. The commission has j not stated yet whether it will ask the legislature to provide for the assessment of railway property ever 4 yenrs, like all other property, lndividtmlly tin' com missioners favor that plan. Manager Ascherback who Is forming the Virginia Nurlh Carolina base ball league says the clubs will be Newport News Hampton, Richmond Iialelgh, Norfolk, Danville, Portsmouth, and ! Durham leaving ona to be selected at j (he meeting at Norfolk on the lUih. , This 8lh club will lo either Petersburg I or Greensboro, ' W. R. Shepbard, of Kings Mountain,, died at the soldiers home lure today. So far $90,000 of the Confederate pen- , Ions have been paid. The paymentx i are the most rapid on record. Tho electoral college met at noon In : the Senate chamber. Dan Hugh McLean j presided. He made an addresB. Charles I L. Abernalby bb secretary. Henry L. Cook of Fayetlerlllc nominated W.J ' Bryan and W. A. Oulbrle seconded the nomination. W. C. Dowd of Charlotte nominated Stevenson, and W S. Pearson seconded the nomination. The North Carolina Slate Guard today received an invitation to attend luc in auguratlon of President McKinler. A number of companies will go, amoug them tho one from Raleigh. The Slate charters tho Marion Light and Water Company, capital $20,000. 8. E Marshall, of Surry county, is trying to get the ltepubllcau vote for United Slates Senator. The labor commissioner today up the list of cotton mills In the State. It shows 185 There are also 30 knlulin; j and silk mills, an 11 woolen mllla, The ; number of sploddles Is 1,297.777, an in-j crease of 1H1,I51 in a year. There an j 29,089 looms; Increaso 3,746. There ate 2,028 machine In knitting mills. Theie are 38,673 operatives, of whom H.'.iWi are men, lo.tMU women ami i.nwi cniniren. flours of work arc from in to Vote of 65 to 52 Favoring Increase After Long Discussion Bill to Grant Blanket Charter to YYhltnejfReduc tlon Company. Rcpon ef Irocicdlnf s of Commi i at January Mtiilnf. j The H ltd n.et at 10 -0 o'cU I January. 7th 1901, ll belli the meeting of said Board. 1'iet.ent. t'ommisfioni r .' in ter -1 $ 'Ml I Ik- :. i:ikiiH(. j mil Special to Journal. Kalkioh, January 14. -Toiay nearly all of tbe long session of the House was consumed in the discussion of the bill, increasing the Governor's salary from three to four thoueand dollars per an- num. The bill finally passed ; by the close I vote of .15 to 52, and was ratified soon after, so it increases the salary of the I next Governor, Charles B. Aycock, who I Is Inaugurated, tomorrow. In the Senate there was some discus sion over the bill to grant a blanket charter to the Whitney Reduction Com pany, with power to increase its capital slock to ten million dollars. A substitute was offered by the cora mittoe on the original bill, which gave ! the company the right to condemn lands I in towns, or any where, for railroads of any kind. The substitute passed by a vote of 35 to 3. CHINESE SIGN NOTE. Pekln on RALEIGH. ftucb little plll DeWItt s Llllle KarlyRtsers are very easily taken anJ they are wonderfully effective In cleansing the liver and bowel'. K. S. Duffy A Co. DlrelDf Trains From Russian Snow Ocean, January U. Policemen, fire men and phyalclans have rescued 470 patMOirera from five trains which have horn annwboond (or several da -a, after eodurln great sufferlnga A forci of 4,000 woramen U clearing the tracks lo Odessa. Four days' mall has bean stalled ,ip . Tbe BKMl ootbloc healing and atoll epUo application ever ievletl Is DeWltl's Witch Uaial Salve It relieves 1 ohm aod care piles, Kins, KMmi id akin dlsawae. Bewara of Imtiallons F. 8. Daffy A Co. Wcpro Saved From Lynching: Growth al Roanoke Rapids. Iusanc al Mor panton. Uai.kkiii, January 12 At '-' o'cloi k this morning Silas Marliridale, aged 'l-i, while, was Jailed here, having I'd n brought from Moore county, where lerday afternoon ho outraged Mrs Brewer, a school teacher, while the ai on her way home from school. A party was promptly organized lo lynch Maui Important Step Completed at Sunday. ! Pkkin. January 13. The 1oint note ! of the powerB has finally been signed ! by ihe Chinese peace commissioners I Prince Chinir Biened yesterday and Li Hung Cliaug, who is better, signed it to day. It is understood that the malady from I which Li Hung Chang Is suffering is Brlght's disease. He was feeling worse 1 on Saturday and therefore post : poned the afflixing of his signature; but I Prince (Jlilng was hopeful that he would i be able to sign on Sunday, which proved j to be the ease. Prince Chlng has protested to tht court, airalnat Urn aonolntment. said to be contemplated, of Viceroy Chang Ohln Tung as a plenipotentiary in the place of Ll Iluni; Chang. He considers the I la'.lcr'a advice absolutely essential, al , , j though he believes It might be advisable lo hoiio nt a mini Dienipoienuary ioi China, and reiterates his desire thu' case f.ir the appointment of Sheng who would he acceptable lo Jibe foreign ers. ; So far as Chang Chin Tung Is con cciiikI, the foreign envoys who know him personally sav that, while he iB strongly anti-foreign and has neve made any secret of hU likes and dislikes they believe he would tie a satisfactory representative of the Chinese, and there not lie any objection to him on the score of his recent utterances. Indeed, some of ihe Ministers think it would be wlsi for China make Chang Chlh Tung plenipotentiary. Most of the envoys have received word from their Governments that the nego Unions must be conducted in 1'ekln, on the ground that otbor places suggested would lieohjectlnable. The Itusstans say they will F formally turn over the railroad to the Germans "Immediately. " M rie Glcrs. the Kusslan Minister, ob data. The sheriff brought hun here i- j,.ctB t0 the Elrltlah attitude In refusing sav him. He bad no commitment for ; to perrr,i ti,fl Husslans to distribute rice llarttndale and o'liaiucd one from Juiir i . ,0 (iesiiiUie Chinese In th Starhuck who Is holding court here. itrttfHh section. M.I Junes W. Wilson lella me thai the growth of Roanoke Kipids Is won .1 dla- rin- Fllipwo Laden SpUL LoBOOtf, Janary Il-A mHmi ulasmilsMulm bwtwMi ta plio reprwwtatlves la Earope. AcoBetllo, wi AjlloaMo onJirwd lo Hoe(koa( la direct tki operations of Iks) Joata tker. bm fevoited and mate MflU Hoako Of to give op bis om li Part to Dr. Apvctbto. Agnli Mo k4 ordered A pad bio lo o lo Ca syU Iron Boat koa lo vralck tk C-Uad fttalM alaetloia. Da wm UMr ordered U raplao A(MUl6. Tka dlptnu JMV bolk cabUd lo Afalaaldo tad tra w4iU for ku mir- . Dr. Apaolblo Utora aaulriaf tka ItvSapaaaeaotor to PUIIIptrti Urok M arr.tiast wttk IM UiUaa ttaua. derfol. There are 8 cotton mills In op ! erallnn. also a silk mill. The latter U I owned by tbe Patterson teitllu company, which Is constructing 1 cotton mill' fl u operate thwe MaJ. Wilson has contract ed lo furnhh L.0H) horse power, leiri cally. Heaays the Hoauoke Naylgallon ani Walar-power co upsny baa 20,000 boraa-power available. gNiillie Is glvel Ihui far lliallhe fo. lowing military orgn(7.atlon will attend the loa,iia;urilon next Tuedy: Kav llcvllle 40 men; (Joldsboro 2 compsnle aod band, 110; Clinton 40; Frsukllngton ftffl; Ml. AlryUfl; Wilmington 40; New Bro M. Tbare will of course be olhtrs. Tbe estimate it that there will Iw l,iM I tbe parade. Tbe troops will pan In review before Oot. Aycock. Dr. Murphy, superintendent of the losaoe asyloai al Mnrgaaion says there are 7)0 patient, and room Is needed for 00 mot A IDO.OOO bdag necMsary He say there ara 400 losan tn that dliirlci, 40 li (all, oay la log huts. Terrible fanlc at a Fete. Vaucoovii, D. (L, January 10 Tbe liiaal pielar ftta of Toebl-No-Icbl, ll iba Kaada district of Toklo, waa the axwaa of tsrrlble aonldeat recently. Mall advkwa rrcalved here itata that great crowd attidd lbs feslUal, lid wkaa U Jr tM at Its nM neavy nla Wf ai (alllig. A risk was mail (of akaltaf and paola toad. Twenty preoi wtr trasked to daalk and III Unjared. MARITIME MATTERS. vi--. ted :dr llf to all bv CASTORIA , tot UImU tat tttlldm. Hi M Yea Ran Altm c2 ''Wkaa) Ikraataaad by paeamoola or tf ftikat laif troabla, trosipt ralWf U iiosssary, M ll U daagaroaa to delay. W mI4 aagfoat Ikel Om Mliata Coagk DtraU uktaMtooai uladloa Uom of kirlig takaa aold an lot load Uwm .leklr d luaarl is ara Ttati aoawaipUo f. IV Daff Co, Amended Position Diamond Shoal Light Vessel. Beaufort Harbor Lights. A recent determination of the position of Diamond Shoal Light V easel, No. locales her In M fathom t water about 5 miles souiheaslwanl from tlm eastern point of ths Outer Diamond Shoa', off Cape Halteras, and 144 mile 8E. j from Cape HalterM Light The red can station buoy Is located abou'. t mile NN W. from the light-vessel About December 15. ltK), lb follow ing lights were established to rfulde Into Beaufort Harbor, Shsrk Shoal Beacon Light. --A Died whl j posl-lantern light, U feet above Ih water, oa a red and black hortton Islly striped three-pile structure erected In about S feel of water, on th south- eastera point of Shark HboaJ, western side of tbe entrance to Bulkhead Chan nel, on tbe bearings: Beaufort tower H. K. t N . dlsunt I 1-16 miles. Kort Macon 9 i W. Atlantic aod North Car ollna R. K. Wbarf NW. I N . dlsunt 4 miles. Balds Creek Beacon Light. A nid whit post lantarn light, II feet abov tba wtr, oa a black thra-oll itrooture arreted allka moatk of fUtd Cretk, tra alda of Balkkaad Chaaaal, oa tba baartac! Baafort towar ENE. t-U t.. distant I mil. Fort Maana 8. dlalail t 1-11 Mil. Uwla Tborofar Bo Ligkl -A Iliad whlla Oot-lawr: light. It fat abova tka waur, aa a rad aad Uaok kar lioatallr ttripad tkraa-afl Hrwotre recud oa polat of Barak a tka arth auUrl aid o( tho aorUwtra a trtaea lo Law It Tkorofara frem Xaw port Kl tar, oa tka bar1a(i knafort loat 8t kr t. U t dlsu.l U mll. Alitalia and Kortk CnroHoa &. R Wkai f Iff. I I I W., dUtaal ailla. Kukher, Wadsworth and W, Un motion of l oumlsMonrr worth the county altoruty a- draw up suitable resolution- Board to Bign opposing the Atlantic .V North CaroiHKi H li the attorney is directed and -m ; o v ei . ! present to tbe Legislature k: lis i o u Ing session and to use bis best endem ... to prevent the sale of said road Ordered that the fence tax of No. , township be added to the ti li t by ih. clerk of tbe Board. Whereas, at a meeling of the niiis- trates and commissioners it wa d.-,ci 1 I that a special tan of 15 cents on the o . valuation and 4r cents on the Toil deemed necessary for the next four ye ir- in order to pay the outstanding indebted ness of the county which the general levy was insufficient to pay. It Is no considered and adjudged by the Hoard that the said special tax Is still necessary to meet the outstanding indebtedue -s o1 the county and the memlicr of Legi d . ture is requested to use all proper means to procure the passage of the bill an I the clerk is directed to notify the mem ber of this action of the Board. Ordered that ."herilf lie nolih d make report to the Board at once of the moneys collected and disbursed him to date. Ordered that John F. HsnIT b.i r. - lieved of poll tax hu being over r) I yuar of age- Ordered that Oliver Uheru be relieved of poll tax on account of error. Ordered that George Itoburn be re lieved of poll lax on account uf disa bility. Ordered that H. Sperling be relieved of lax on bank slock listed to him in this county he being a non-resident and not therefore required by law to pay lax on same in this c. iiinty. I.nhv S. Harrier constable elei t of No. township presented his olilclal bond which, on examination by the atlornoy, and by the Board as to the sulllciency of Ihe surely thereof was accepted and , ordered to be recorded and filed, Com missioners Jones, Baxter, Wood, Ful cher and Wadsworth voting to uccept ! the same. Ordered thai Mrs. O. A. Mcintosh be. relieved of the double tax on her proper ty which is listed on the delinquent list i in 8lh township. On motion Hoard took recess until 3 1 clock, p. m Board met at 3 o'clock p in. pursuant ! to recess. Present, commissioners Jones, Baxter, ; Wood, Wadsworih and butcher. Ordered that property listed to Peler Uicbardsou in 8tb township being rocky run place at 350 bo btrlcken from the list on account of error. Same belns listed to and owned by Sarah Oxley Ordered further that the Sheriff lie in structed to reimburse said Biehardso.i I e having paid tax on same. Ordered th it Ml . J. B. Gardner he In structed to furnish W. D Kirkman wilh $),00 In rations per mouth until further orders. Dr .1. Y. Uhem presented a bill for at tending small pox cases for f 100 and it appearing to the Board that this bill having formerly been preseuted m the Board and Iho Board having unanimous ly refused to pay the sainr It U ordured by the Board that no acllou be taken in the ina: ter at ihls time and that fie former action of tha Board stand as made. Upon modoo the matter of the City of , New Bern Water Works was referred to the attorney for examination bikI report at neil meeting of this Board. Ordered that Francis King he relieved of Fence tax, on property in No I town ship ho having no properly in this county The coroner elect, Dr. J. W Dugul l presented his official bjnd which upon examination by Ihe Board as lo the sulll clency of.the security thereof was ai cepted and ordered to be rec rde I an I flM Commissioner Jones, Baxter, Wool Fulcher, and Wadsworth voting to ac cept the same. Ordered lhat properly of Ben Conner In Dully Town be reduced from $10 to Its former valuation Ordered that proporty listed to J. K Parker Jr. In Mechaoicsvllle at o stricken from the list he having sold Ihe same lo Hourly and Sutton and listed by them. Ordered that upon payment of Ihe li -. .1. A I to t Ccir Load NXO.V DlliF, .VT A It and 4 OHIlM I. r-; r( of h- ;i 1 Mu (r-;i 1 HU' luiopldl ttll'i ii"!-1 hi. tn ui 1 1 it c - 1 uprcn ! to:- ( I H VI' II ' 11 c .'iiu,i- .tr Fl. if . ii a l l'.ling com that mi i'ecemlicr Cue ace. '.lilts Trea-urer ,1 1 h l-aliie lo he fouiui to ill s ere p i 1 I. the op berts the 1 III! 1 ,:Si"i 61 l:w OU IKI r,l i:;ii c.a oul.l y I'.-ntleiiKii iV,' un be,! lo li I'oi t ii '.',100, we examilo 1 rh llailieli former Civ.-, eu co a n I V und fou: cor i eet. The folio .viug balance ere lii of Ihe yveral iico erly lurni'd over to Dani n wiy eleeled Tr-anre! G.'iM-ral Fuinl I u'. n .-l ii. counl Fei.ie No. 1 Fei.ee No. H Socc.ial llihVc Fund K--,):' f illy submitted, !. II -li -lies James lv Carraway, A itl i i ing ouiniillee. Comniissioner .l.mes, Baxter i.ml Ful cher ci.uimillee appointed lo investigate road being built in No 1 township sub mitted their report which on motion was orlered spread upon th : min utes. To the Honorable Hoard of County Commissioner.-,: Gentlemen: Your commitlce appoint eil lo supervise and look idler Ihe work begun on thu County roads by convicts in jail, Respectfully icpoi !. ' I hat we continued Hie li foot ditch leading from the river lo the Fowler ; road commenced by the retiring board up lo where the. ro-ol leading from the lui lge intersects th- Fowler road, we then proceeded with a fi fool ditch, bill soon found that by throwing so much , mud In the road lit Ibis season of Ihe ' year il would render the road utterly i in- passable, so we discontinue that part of : the woik and had the road hru-l'ed, in i lliii woist portions, wilh Mime dirt thrown on same, we then commeliceu on (roNTINl'KI) lS 4 111 CAcr.) KFCFI V Fit. ow price ",,- mi a call. Soy.-atisfactH.il (iuaraiii.'ial or Moin-v lu-f n ndi-i 1 of Fi it t -class at a J. L McDAN 'Phone 91. 1EL 71 WhoIeMale A lletail lln.4 HU J. A. JONES, HKOAB ST K MET, STEWART'S OLD STAND, LES Livery, Feed, Hnlf and Kxelianj;e . , Aow I ol'll. liip.S ( art Hani .lie; in! ii i ft f-1 Alo a 'oiiipli-ti lo . Ks Flc. . V f Lino of Hnic.o, Wagons R5CETABLET5 SPANISH UCORICE Unsuipaved for cure of COiJGMS'COLDb- .B. A. JOXEN, Broad Slnet, Stewart's Old Stand. io packages- Fop all Throat Affections -IOand5T BOXE5- Sold by Drugqibti everywhere or ent ; ' prepaid on receipt of price eUfjrj 663 Brodway New YORK' il J. i JI.4XI I A CT V ll F IIS Wood's Seeds i t . ' 1 itli hjiet-ial :fl. j-i.iliility to t- r.l tin South. . itii'l in our tiifll .f l')linrH lire th:tt it is ikimhi- mir i-x (K-ruiir'ntH l V OUT CUHto!ll- Mll'l lo-s fl ) till Hot lid :i itfl to lilll rlliimtt'. Itook for ll il'. mid 1 -l I - nil Seeds for the -..- :iil .Ob. I pub l.in.i in In -Infill un. I ii-.- .i I nf tii.ii f,,i Oarilcnera, Truckers nod I arntcrs. M.ob.l dee Wnh f.,r it. T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seed Growers & Merchants, RICHMOND, VA. lARCUT SEED H0DII III THE I0BTN. 1 H Q HI e ;r. i" :i lid B I III . 01 s, -. f., N r i . 1 1 1 n I -. , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-h i " I I H ex pell. led III ti-.ll W the Wl V I..-I Mc.-d Bl.le lo , V lie we :f . .. .1.1.1 i. C! lOOr '1 I p.Ol pl.-llllj ...11.10 P Woml's Seed H i. li,' Lost fl Sojtlt. I . - o p:i a ii Meadows' High Grade Special 1 on1! IIKi -,- ii I f von f ,nn mi an i l. II (1 KA I F. (1 1'AN'O. II 1 e SVflelll Our L'. Hi i In 11 fur notil, vim must tiee ipecia iv ailaitcl for thin Meadows' Great Potato and Cabbage Guano I'seil t v tin liiijo'ht and iimst siircc.-hful farmers of tlii.s hection. Special Guanos for all Crops. I. se Meailows' (iolil I-iif 'I'..liaci'i silknn-i-s uihI line telure, ii ia 1 1 1 1 f ' 1 1 1 r Slate, iiikI i'o-ciallv irci,H'.'.l for t lo- jjrSeinl fur leaflet of una m- ai r.inl ( all mini' hIho for the unking. F. II. aV .1. A Works at liniiin Point, I i iia',0 1 1 rid anil true i fur color, e.l in tin- bright leaf section of tho i i l.i of our lam I. nl l.'HtiiiiunialH if inlcii'Hto.l Our tiFinou CO., KRW BERN, N. C. c mm ! Wo havo some good BARGAINS in Mens, proper tai to the sberlfT, license be (ranted to Wa. ColllKn lo raull Ibjuor atoorqer of Hanoock and yoeeo eireeis r, nitVi Orders tbeU WlllUm. ba r.ll.rod YollthS & EOyS ClOth of poll Ui be being en Insane person. jQ Q Ordered that Sheriff K.lny be flren Dtll the oral Monday la rebroarr 1001 la order to oompleU bt offleial bonds Ordered that property listed to W. It j Dlioa la No. township aa follows he J at tic tea from the list oa account of error, rln Moaey oa hand M Baakt ttock 00 BalMlai end Loan Close Oat ON THE NEW LEAF ll 60 Ordetallhe propartt listed to O.T. RlcUrdsoa la ta township Maf 47S aerea at Taecarora and Tled at 800 ba atrkkaafroatlhallrt UtaaM proparty h already Ititad la Iba It! Wwashtp lo ftaaal RlohardaOfV , ' Ordatad Ua propejnj M Beat tnu Now is the time to get a Big Bargain as we are making room tor Spring Qoodi. Prices Reduced 10 per cent. iRHSTEOliG &.SIM1H3, 7 niddU Stmt.' Among other things we find: j cut expenses P Get a now can we and SAVE HALF THE COAL BILL. That's, a big cut, think of It. Your neighbor has. ono and will tell you about it. ,, ; .. We are sole agents here t - Qaskill Hardware Co. lit. . it ntiT,t . tw ttvs, r. o. -:1 i I s i : i : t il