North Carolina Newspapers

' ' "A . No. 79 NEW: BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, TUESDAY JANUARY. 19,1909- FIRST SECTION 31th YEAR N A. IVOHK OF THE WILY MARION BUTLER'S FRIEKDS BO NOT BENT , THAT HE HAD 1IANB IN .C KNOCKING AB ASS OUT '.5r ' F011 fEDEBAL JUDGE S- ' SHIP. 'A" ' Mimr' S'imm' ..,FS WITH CH EF- JUST CE ... . w - ' . -'."fciV,; ,, " "' J Wuai ol Masonic Membership Not so i...,. v.- w. J ; " 1 u v ? . Address Legislature on Farm ..Demonstration Week. N Improve ments let For State House. .... Sp&ict Correspondence. nuleish, Jan. 15. The first military ommlssicn Issued by ' Governor Kit iin wag sent today to Major Max L. Barker of Salisbury, who will com". mund the hewly formed coast artillery ctrps and-who was elected Tuesday evening at a meeting J the officers of the four companies composing this force. . . Though very earnest efforts are be ing made to induce the legislature to tonka a provision for a Are-proof itatc building fear is expressed that there will not be anything at this i session though much interest is ex pressed la tha project. The statement of the state treasurer that during the past two years the outgo of funds hat, xceeded the. Income has made the members extremely reluctant to ex pend any money it seems, outside ot j - what ty conceive to be urgent ex- i 1 prases. N , ' j Mr. Richard H. Battle Is the Presi dent of the Oood Government League hd many other prominent men are In ta ranks. K charter Is granted the Farmer:, ft. Merchants Bank at Kinston to do a commercial, . savings and trust busi ness, capital stock 25,000. Governor KItchin and the other State officers were the guests of Chief Justice Walter Clark at, dinner at his h0me today, v i The' new quarters' of the state la boratory of Hygene have been nearly Jl fitted tp and Dr. Shore finds the place very convenient: There is m pacioua room for the general work together with reception room, ammo :tila test room, and others. Including . one of which rabbits and guinea-pigs are kept, the latter being used for er!ous tests, notably In case of hy ' 4rophobla. The animals are obtained from the park at Ralclfch. - There were only five. whiskey ' dlstll " lerles' In this revenue district and of . course all are now. closed. In a con le o them there Is a quantity. of whiskey, this of course being under government supervision. ' . ' ' Congressman Hackett of the Kigbtn district who la deputy' Grand Master if Masons returned to Washington last night, taking with h'ti. a hand some cane presented by Spnhh wat ve,terana for his work in securing s Mil's passage giving them additional nay-allowances. . The,' insurance returns from the - peat nnmber of companies doing busl ' neas In this state have begun to com; n to the office of the Insurance Com missioner. That official had a letter oday from Commissioner Crouse of Maryland asking whether the provls Vina of the insurance law for bctte' lre protection and to prevent fire wrt.kts hve resulted In the production f rates In North Carolina. He was informed that these Improvements hao bad this effect : - ' The friends of Harry Skinner, have ., by no, means given up, hope of hH attlng (he Judneship' in this Federal . l t-lct and say he la by no means out -f the race, adding that ha Is natural. Ivthe man 'or-the position: There does not seem to be any denial of th fact that ex-8enator Ma, Ion Jutle . brought about "the knocking out of ex-Judge Adams for this place: But ter's friends make no denial of this . t all. " . In the course of an Interview with ., Grand Secretary B. H. Woodell, of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, It wai learned that tbelr number In the statu Bow approximate 16,000, but that rht gains In the past 12 months have been . something leaa than a thousand, in - other words the paaio had no effect on this order which Is on a financial basl that Is aU members pay Yet there were If new lodges formed during 1908 and this .does not show murh fnlllnc off; the usual number being il.oftH. There are In the orphan age whlra Is at Ooldsboro US chll dren, and the Grand. Secretary tays " tha cost per month of obtaining these waa bnly I5.B0. , Dr. 8. A. Knapp Is to addrens the Lr(?lBlutnre at an early day upon the subject of farm demonstration work. He Is perhtps the most poted expert that Hie In the country, and he Ms ''" a great deal of Interwt !n kli woik In North Carolina, where the state SKrln.ltnral d i nrtnient Is doing MR. SUEPJMD HOT . . ' - WEDS IN ATULVTA former New Bern Boy Nw Brilliant Lawyer, of Atlanta, Weds JUsi Florence Jackson, Beautiful . . Belle of Uiat City. I The following elaborate account of the wedding of Mr. Shepard Bryan and Miss Florence Jackson, One of jthe most beautiful and accomplished young ladies of Atlanta,, will be . of I interest to Mr. Bryan's many friends in dt5r and lwhore la the state fjr j inmT? " .the sjra of ex-Judge Henry B, Bryan of this city, but for (several years; has bcen living in Atlanta, where be has distinguished htmseH as one of the' leading attorneys at that cUyir "A beautiful event of last evening was the wedding of Miss, Florence .T.aclfson and Mr. Shepard Bryan.' which took place at the home o( the bride's sister, and brother, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Orme. on Peachtree street. 'A more beautiful wedding plcturo cotild not be arranged than that which the brtdaj party formed with the cir cle of lovely- bridesmaids" ' wearing white satin gowns made dlrectolre and carrying Immense bouQuets n fpink carnationsand the group of Interetesd little nieces and nephews who were the ribbon bearers. ' Tho attendants were Miss Kathleen Brown, maid of . honor; Miss Josie Stockdell, first bridesmaid, and the bridesmaidi were Miss Louise Black nd Mine Rollne Clark. To 9 ribbon children were, Miss Cor icKj Moore. Miss Evelyn Jackson, Miss Sarah Orme, and Miss Callle Orms, and the ribbon bearers were Ht. Wilmer Moore, Jr., Mr. ,,, Henry ackson and Mr. Quill Orme, Jr., i "The bride and groom, entered to-, ether and were met at the altar by, Vlr. Frederick Bryan, of Roanoke, Va. he groom's brother.. . t The bride was lovely, wearing a leautlful wedding gown of white mas aline Batln, made dlrectolre. The oke and eleeves were of rich point) ace net appllqued with point lace anc. rem the yoke to the hem of the gown- front and to the' long train In the ack there was an embroidered panel n the design of gardenias.'' Tha lace as a gift to the Bride from her grand lcther; Mrs. Henry R. Jackson, o' 8a- annah. She wore a' wedding veil of ulle, adjueted with -a wreath of or- inge blossoms and carried a beautiful nuquet of lavender orchids and lilies f the valleys After the ceremony a delicious sup- er was served the bridal party and number of out of town guests be- ng seated at a long ovaj table In the lining room and who were Mlee Stock lei, Miss Brown, Miss Clark, Miss 31ack, Mrs. Rlngland Fisher Klrkpa- rlck of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Ro ert Bingham, of Louisville, Mr. and Irs Ronald Ransom, Mr. Armando De 'ossette of North Carolina, Mr. Henry IcCullough, Mr. Walter Colquitt, Mr. lowie Martin, Mr. Fred Bryan,- Mr. lenry Bryan, of North Carolina Mr, lm Goodrum, Mr. Henry Hull and Mr Villiam Da vtet. ' I. ' . Mrs. Edwin Jordan of New Bern, C, a sister of the groom, wore a iretty gown of pale pink crepe de ihlne and white lace, Miaa Margaret Aryan's gown waa of deep rose col ored satin embroidered. Mrs. George Perrigo, of Milwaukee, wore a gown f ' cream chiffon cloth the corsage combined with white lace. Mrs. Sidney Perry Cooper, 67 Hen lerson, N. C, wore a gown of white satin embroidered In panela of pastel olored silk, Mrs. Bingham of Louis 'Hie. Ky.. wore a gown of Atlantic due. Miss Millie Rutherford, of Ath ms, wore a beautify French gown. of herry poplin..' ,. - . Mr. Bryan and his bride left tor i wedding, trip eouth and on their re turn will be at home with Mrs. Henry Jackson." Atlanta Journal,, t ' i . ; A Tkoaght It is a shining day In any educated man's growth when , ha comes to see ind to feel and to know and freely idmtt that It Is Just as Important to he. world that the ragamuffin child of his worthless neighbor should be trained aa it U that his own ohlla ihould be. Until a man sees this he cannot be a worthy democrat, nor get patrlotto conception of education no man has known the deep aneaalng of demo-racy, or fe)t either Its obll satlon or Its life, till he hat Been this truth clearly. Walter.H. Page, Sea well Fcli Goei. Special to Journal. , Raleigh, Jan. IS. Herbert F. Sea well. Is In state of keen delight, to night President- Roosevelt having nominated him to U. 8. Senate, this afternoon. o much. Here .the old addaga Is ound to be true, tor tha United Slates kelps the state which help themselvta 1 (here Is the heartiest and most Iiial))o co-ope ration betweon . the 'ojorsl and state workers. THFT- STATE Ui issi Illl.l AppelatnieaU y Oovemer. Fearth Class PosM-Aster Not ei Offleer Can -f old la Ugisla-lr. ' " Special to Journal; : f ;"1 Raleigh, Jan. iSr-Natlonal Guards men will be Interested jn thrrepoBt that Govew-ir Kltohis ViU mkke mili tary appolntmenta ''Wednesday,' and that Jbseph F. Arafleld will be Adjii- tant Ceneral, William W. Strlngfleld, Inspector. General; Francis Maeop, Quartermaster General; J. Q. Holllngs wort)y,''.pa Jnaate'r- geittL'lV..,-', commission! are issued to b. conen. df kldsbctc$vaa Inspector of small arms praetlce, second regiment, under the provisions of the Dick . bill with rank of captain, and N, L. Simmons, of Washington as captain, Company G. Second Regiment. T -' " The Dick lair makes special pro vision for Inspectors of email arms practice, wb0 hold continuing commis sions. ' . ; ' . . t i ' Secretary Wildes of the Raleigh Republican Club,' and also attorney tor Powhatan . Matthews, Republican who received the highest vote ori that ticket for the legislaure In this coun ty, serves notice of lnellgtbUlty upon Ell Scarborough, democrat, who holds seat In the , lower ' house, on the ground he Is a postmaster. " Lawyers say lhls question has been settled, and It has been held that a fourth class postmaster Is not an of ficer under the' Intent of the law, which prohibits holding two offices:' ' - Bast proof see eats, seed rye and Crimson Clover, at' Charles TL Hill's, i Middle stret' Latham's Cotton Letter Special tg Journal. . Greensboro,' Jan. .16. The better feeling In the cotton market continues and prices continue to slowly climb, nearly every day shows a gain over the previous days. There are no new influences except - a better ' demand from Chlpa, which is aided by contin uous advances In the price of silver. The receipts are small and the spots are held very firmly. The.-mills are not buying so freely, because they have Already bought with freedom at lower prices, and goods and yarns have not advanced to the level of the spot market Holdera of cotton fu tures have confidence. In a further rise, as they believe in Improving trade, and expect the coming acreage to be reduced. Those who" are bullish certainly have the advantage at present. Seath .Holds Stocks. Special to Joumal : New York, Jn. 18. Stajidard Oil officials aay, there is not a sound busl Bess man in any. Southern "state, but holds shares of steej or mining stocks. NEW STATE HYMN SUGGESTED Senate Passes Bill to Allow Coantles to Establish Hospital for Cob ampttve Patients. Special to Journal ;. Raleigh Jan. IS. In the Senate a bill passed allowing the establishment by counties of hospital tor consump Ives. In order to 'check this disease. An odd incident In the 8enate. was the reading by Senator Godwin, of Dates, of a poem by Miss Bottle Freeh water Poole, this being declared to be fit for a state hymn. It was ordered to be spread on the Senate journal, Is being the first occurrence of the kind on record. . ' . A bill was Introduced In the House V) make the personal property exem otlon from taxation three hundred dollars, . Nona of tha other business of the Senate or House waa of any general interest. . ' ; ' :' In the Snuperlor court here King Walton, a notorious negro robber waa sentenced to alx years on the public roads tor snatching a satchel contain Ing several thousand dollars from a Southern Express agent at the union elation here. He also stole a mall pouch a tha atatlon. .. , . The Feraaa Alawiaae. Ths druggists have already been sub plied with the Peruna almanac - for 1901 . In addition to the regular, as tronomical matter usually furnished In almanacs, the articles on ketrotogy are very attractive to most people The mental characteristic of each sign era given with tslthTul accuracy. list of lucky and unlucky days will be furnished to those Who have our almanac. ' free of charge." Address The Peruna Drug Co., Columbus. 0. 1 - FOB BINT! . ! Tha tarn known as tha Davtd Gas kins places, located north aide Neus Iver eight miles from "Vanceboro, Suitable for corn, cotton, tobacco, peas, potatoes, and any crop grown in this section. . F0r further Information apply to W, E. OASKINS. 41 Griffith street . 'i ITS MWrrftftMir BY flxn't. ITFS SHOWS THE WAT FOR THIS . ' " " ' 8ECTION" r QOESTION OF TRA7ISFQRTAT10N !" U Foraser Years Beats' and" .Ballroad Could Handle Tnck-Cxope to Xd . vantage', Present, System , Inadc quate and Blscourages Crarwers The following correspondence which explains itself, is of vital Interest to the truckers and every, business in terest of New Bern. It points the way for Chamber of Commerce effort. ' Norfolk. Va.j. ' anuary 6 1909. Mr. Geo. N.' ;lves ' ; u . V ,J Naw Bern, N. C., ; :J 1 Dear Sir. , . . r . Sometime ago,vln responsi to an Inquiry from me regarding the truck ing industry in your Btlonj'you re plied In part as follows: "Our people know the business, cli mate -tt -all Tight; ut the trouble is tion transportation. The transporta tion facilities for this section are not nearly as good as they were tea years ago." -'''::'-' As we are anxious to give good ser vice especially to the truckera'hose uccesa depends so largely uponlptofter transportation facllitles--I will appre ciate it if you will kindly ro Into de tails regarding this matter;- stating candidly tte difficulties- under Which you and others have to labor,' And giving me the benefit of ahyt sugges tions that may occur to you1 for the improvement of the aervlce, ; as welt as tor securing better markets for truck grown In your section. Yours very truly, FRED L, MERRITT, New Bern,. N. C, January 7, 1909. Mr. Fred L. Merrttt, L. A L Agent,, -N. & 8. Railway, ' Norfolk, Va. Dear Sir: Yours of the 5th received and noted and as per your request, I will give you reasons in full as to my state ment In former letter to you, that; The transportation faellitie s for this section are not nearly as good as they were ten yeainago." In former years we were able to ship, truck 'stuff, fresh fish, oysters and other .perishable goods by the E. D. line steamers up to 5 p. m., and in the rush seasons of . truck, they would often take shipments as late as f and 6.S0 p. m. Shipments mane tor instance, on Monday's by thia line were put on Baltimore markets early Wednesday morning, and on Phlladel phia and Ne 'York markets, -early Thursday morning. Shipments made on Friday p, m. boat reached-all or these markets promptly for early Mon day morning market Our A. ,A,N. R. R. had fast freight truck trains during the trucking season, which took shipments up to 11 o'clock a. m., putting stud In the northern markets at same time that the' K. C. D. line boats did by steamer, which, left the previous afternoon. It was very sel dom In those daya, that shipments were delayed. Wo used to ship large quantltlea of shad and opened oysters to northern markets by E. C. D. line boats and It waa seldom, that we had any trouble or loss by delayed ship ments. By the present arrangement of N. t 8. business, wo are -obliged to hava all 'truck and perishable stuff billed, and delivered by thro o'clock, m., and when, your trams' make connection aa per schedule, ..theee shipments do not reach tho northern market any sooner than they used to d0 by V. a D. boat lino leaving three hours later In tho afternoon, or by the fast truck trains which used to leave at 11 o'clock, the following day. You can see that Instead or bsv Ing Improved or more rapid transit by the Norfolk and Southern armnge. menu, wo have lost several hoArs tlms in shipments from this end. When you coaslder that our truck farms, or moat of them, are some .distance from tho city, yon will readdlly ace that It la almost Impossible1 for our 'armers to have their truck gathers and delivered to your railroad by three o'clock p. m. All stuff which .a not In time for that delivery, must carried over twenty' four bourn and consequently, la that much older anl poorer when It- reaches market. As truck stuff depends upon tts fresh ana good condition for price, yoa will reaa lly aeo that there la not much chanre for good prices to bo obtained by our New Bern trackers under present transportation arrangtaent .Norfql. people can put their truck stuf into these maketa twenty four . houn fresher than we. o an. , , I will now give you two instances, showing you the trouble wo are hav- A UATIER OF TRUCK SUCCESS ing with transportation by your line. ' On November 20th, we made a ship- I ment of three boxes of fancy fish toj New York, by freight, leaving here . 3 p. m., weather was then cool and knew that fish should o in good con ditlon, and ought to be delivered aboii. as soon as they could be if shlppea by express the next morning, whl. n was Saturday. We counted on thf fish going on the New York mark, not later than Tuesday morning. The fish have never been heard from slncx shipped, and we now have claim inini Ing against your company for the cum of the fish about thirty dollars whirl we may possibly get within six month.? or a year. We are getting a large surplus of oysters here, and thought we would try a shipment to New York market and see what could be 'lone with thein. On Saturday Deiviphor 26th, we made a shipment of one liar rel of opened oysters t' a commission oyster house In New Voik. Thi-j fiiip- ment should certainly have reach d New York by Tuesday, but they wired us on Tuesday that shipment was not received. On Wednesday the bar rel arrived and were in spoiled condi tion, and we have not received a cent for the shipment. You can sec what we are up against, in thi trans portation business, and our truckers having been badly hurt in past season not care to take many more chances in this business. Tie busi ness has fallen off verv materiall." in the past two years from what U used to be, and from what I can leaiii it will be much less this coming m a son. It Is up to your people to give thia section much better schedules han you are now doing t'or the move ment of truck crops or you cannoL ypecf much business firm H is :et- tlon in Infire. The secret !' (he whole business ay to suc cess of truck farming is g.x ,;i trans portation, and the putting ' i his pro ducts in the markets of tl,j coun'ry in good condition. Yours truly. GEO. N. LVKS, Norfolk, Va., Januury 1 L'th. Mr. Geo. N. Ives, New Bern, N. C, Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your letter in reponse to my inquiry of the th irsi. nd thank you very much-for going Into the matter so thoroughly. The management of the Norfolk and Southern is anxious to give its pa trons the best possible transportation facilities, and will do all in Its power to remedy any defector correct any abuse that may be called to its atten tion. The Information contained in your letter shall be laid before the proper officials, with recommendations that something be done t0 improve the ser vice. Yours very truly, FRED L. MERRITT. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, , New Bern Academy Have Important , Meeting. 'Resolution for Increase School Tax. The Board-of trustees of New : Bern Academy had an Important mooting yesterday afternoon, a majority being present. A resolution was passed, that the; Building Committee: be authorised to make a loan payable In three years, or. sooner; not exceeding $W)00, for the, purpose of erecting a heating plant building and homo for the, . Jauttor loan to be secured by defd of trust on Middle street property. , A. D. Ward, W. W. Clark, and H. C. Whttehurkt were named as a commit taa In draft a bill .to be presented to th General Assembly, to pass an acU to amend the city i charter , to allow the citizens to vote a special tax levy no texceedlng 20 qcnts on the $100 property valuation, inis ls- an in crease of 7 11 cents. - The resignation of F. C." Roberts, was accepted and W. B. Blades elected to fll the vacancy. The resignation of Mlso Etta Nunn, teacher In the school Was accepted, and MltS Llsette Hsnff was elected to fill the vacnncy.' Re-arrangement Corporation Comml. ... . slon. Special to Journal. ' Raleigh, Jan. lR. There Ms -a new member of tha Corporation Commis sion, Benjamin F. AvcoCk of Wajue. Today the commission organized for Iho new terra. .Re-elected Fran VI In McNeill, Chairman. Henry Clay firoWh Clerk:- Stedman Thomas,' -Assistant clerk; J. Kemp Dbnghton, 8tate Bank Examiner, W. L. -Villains, asst. Rank Examiner. Miss Elsie- O. Rid' Ilfk, stenographer. A. KIW .rROFESHlOXt-Opllea'H dental and medical science bare-in. slvlssally reached nark an advance slate of development .during rcrcnt times that It Is no longer within1 the pewer of average hnman Inlelllirence for the praetloaeer t be eeaslly cm. pelent te practice jointly optometry flcBlimry er medicine. ,.uur optical department Is the best U Jh city. J. ,0. Baxter, Optoroetrltt ' HE SCHOOL -TU A Broad local View Benefits to uit (lasses. The JUayor's Pledge. Since the loss of the whiskey li cense our city sehccla have not the money necessary to '"o the work Wiey owe our children, acci hera is much concern about It. Some of our citi zens are in favor of raising the school tax while others are advooatng the curtailing of expenses by cutting off ;he higher grades. This financial loss to the schools lias come at a most unfortunate time Ordinarily our people would not have hesitated in saying "certainly, raise "tho tax sufficiently to" support' the schools." but this has been an exceed iik'ly hard year for this immediate -section. On the heels of the summer pi-uic, has come the'i'ali crop shortage and so. thinking to economize, some are sayini: "curtail expeuses" "Do away with the high school". But to Clippie our schools would be poor ec'ihimy. Ignorance is ti;e most ex pensive luxury in which any nation or state or city can indulge. Then too, so many of us had lcxikeo on only oue side of; the Question and have gotten a distorted view, when the question, is many sided and so much lepends o nthe point of view. First the hardest view for us to get, thai iic moral responsibility c-f the govern nent t0 protect every child againat sorance is as great as it is protect to him against bodily injury, and the idvantage thereof a hundred tiroes treater. A proinnent business man of Kjow York, after thorough investigation and much study of the subject gives it is his opinion that a grammar school iducation adds 50 per cent to a man's vorth, a high school education 101' per :ent. and a college education 300 per ient. The kind of man that a boy makes, means far more to the state or the community than it does to his parents. The parents ma die long before he is grown and not be at all effected by his life. If they live they .ire but two to suffer for his faults or rejoice in hig successes, while if he is a drone, a criminal 0r an outlaw he is so much dead weight, a burden ir a menace to the whole community or the community shines in his proper it-y-and hundreds are uplifted and in spired by his example if he becomes a progressive, -public spirited, useful :ltizen. Others are looking at the question -:it close range and so see only a very small part of it and even that small area is overshadowed by unconcious selfishness, "hey believe in i educa tion, but after the grammar grade, the ho should get it for himself if his parents cannot give it to him, and fur thermore, they really believe and are telling others that the high school in N'ew Bern is an Imposition on the poor people because, they say, "we poor people are taxed to send certain rich men's children to high school Let's figure that out: As 12 1-2 cents o,n, the one hundred uclli'rs, it takes o prone i tv valuation of $2S,900 to u mount to one high school tuition, as H.OO a month for D school months. There are 60 children in our high school. Take out 12 of these, and have the remaining 48 the required property valuation behind them? No poor man's school tax amounts to more than the tuition of his own would cost even if he hns only one chilii, while some of the rich pay many times the cost of their own. But neither the rich man who has chll dren nor the man who has no children If he W fair minded and far-sighted, objects t0 school tax, for -he knows that nn educated community Is a pros pet-oils community, and that the more prosperous tne community, the more valuable the property. . Another set are claiming that they ate making a university of our high school. Surely these people are talk ing from bear say, for they have either failed to Inform themselves as to the. course of our hlga school, or they know nothing of what a college course Is. Why do they know that when Carnegie set aside certain fund on which college professors who had taught a certain number of years, could retire, that hot two bf the colleges of North Carolina couM meet the requirements of a college and take advantages of that fund, and that not until last year could a graduate of our hlghlschoo enter the freshman class of our best colleges. - And those who ' are ; boasting that they, paid for their education , I want to tell that they 'never labored un der a grester delusion It they have ever attended college. They, may have paid 'or their primary teaching but no student of any reel college pays more tlnn a very email fraction hi expenses, the tuition even of Harvard celleKe. tbe college cf the1 weaU.hy do not tioarly l ay the running ex penaea cf the college to say nothln of the buildings and oqulppment - ! by the- boaatera know that 'liar- yard and Columbia and most of ou great ctlleges In spite of their high tuitions, their government support and their tnunltlclent endowments are more or lesa deeply lu debtT i""! tills state support an,j these en- If! THE r SOME BILLS lNTUOIHTEO. LA BOR CO M MISSION K K (SETS OYSTERS 10 TVPHGiO ftffil Gathering: at ('Impel liill. Opening of Federal Court Social Week at Cnpiiol. Special lo Jeunial. Kaleiiili, .Jan. IS. In fu Senate, a nill wr.s introduced upon public. dniiiK -nness in North Carolina. The House hills were introduced, to ampnd the divorce lavv.Jiy ulluwing a new one,, requiring Koparation or white and negro convicts in th.' p'.ju tentiaiy, and in couniy camps at ..b p ing and eatiiu; hours, t0 provide a re formatory and training school to,, ne ro youth; to regulate the hours of labor, of women and cKlilrcn in fac "ories; to regulate the sale of pistols nd cartridges;, to incci-pnrat- (tie Asheville and East Tennefsee raihvuy !o regulate trials cf capital cases by iiviug the state and de Viui.mt each cwtlve iicreir.pl.il y l::illen-;i'S. A bill tossed innoiisliv; tlio sal.iry f the balm,. r.iinuiir.?ioii. lo two honsand dollars. Or:gir.:il b:ll v;i or ?2.r.00. Tomorrow v. II i'o a li Hday here i.nd a large number of persvms will TO to Chapell lill. li:U h to si p the Kui .'ersity ami to hea,. the address by ""resident Woodaid Wilson, of Fiitief nn I'niversil . l'r:'ctie:;lly all the date otlieers and iiK'inbers of ilie leg sbiture wil lie in the parly and num itrs cf otlier prominent men will jn. Judge .lames K. Iloyj arrived this veni!i; and will tomorrow b ;in a ;erm of the Federal eaurt. The tlr.-ind lury was in session today. A nmii er of post .;!lice inspectors were here largfly to appear as witnesses in the lase of postal route agent John W. ''oltrane, who is charged vrith stoni ng several hundred do! from let- er, while on the run between (Jieens uiro and (Joldsboro. There are also i number of witnesses present in tin's "ase. Shell Kith Commissioner Wiliin Jrf Velib of Mon head C'ity Is here and ias been before the legislative tom nittee on oysters. He says that for nine reason the oyster business has 'alien off greatly in the past tivo .ears, and there is a poor market. 1 he eason given is that a lot cf people in he north have an idea that typhoid 'fcver has been produced by l!ej eat n.t of oysters. This certainly was lot the case from any oysters brought o North Carolina; that is direct, but t must be borne, in mind that In sonic f the places north, people put the ysters in Vats or in beds and feed hem artificially, sc ns to fattten them uichly, and some of these places have ieen where there was polluted water ind this may have caused somer sick- less. None has ever resulted from ij'stcrs taken and marketed from their latural beds, it does not appear that 18 panic has had much to do with he falling off of this l uslness. It a social way this will be quite gay week here, Wednesday the Cap- el Club will give a veiy largo rec eption to l!ie tioveinor and other tpto otlieers of the legislature. A'io- her feature of the week will bo a iRtmtip hall at the Agricultural and Mechanical College next . Saturday evening. o Change I'riiposcd In Sent horn lly Washington, Jan. 18. Mr. C. II. Ack ert -Vice-President and General Maua ;er of the Southern Railway Company! referring Saturday to the persistent lubllcatlon of reports of -impending'' changes lu the operating department if that Company said: There Is no foundation, whatever, tnt any of these publications. The arlous reports and rumors thnt have 'wen lu circulation and have found their way Into Iho newspapers have ?ome from sources without informa tion as to the plans end purposes of the management of tho Company. No nuch changes as have been reported ire cotitempted. On tli contrary, '.he 'present personnel and organlza , tion of the operating; department are , highly satisfactory to the manom'tit and we doubt whether there -xUtu In the organisation of Huy railway com-" pany In the country mote efficient nn,j loysl teamwork than lli Southern Railway Company now h is in llsiper sting department. M'hst ri Jftil tliliV cf'nnc cf I hi; rv.' liable kind fcf.2ll.ycnr screw I: a : k n ut front 16 sle paid vtSlclie for :l (in, while they last J. 0. Uiixter, (lm ladln Jeweler.' . d'lWlnents C'ven for llie ri'li ,nleieT Shall not our poor beys t,. pit in a (Continued on Tare Tn 1 m wirnTrRTrTr