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OLITICAL REFORM AND THE GENERAL UPBUILDING OF MAD f SON COUNTY
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VOL. VII.
MARSHALL, N. 0, FRIDAY! APRIIj 2t; 1905.
NO. 17.
Madison CoMly
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THE PLANS OF TOGO
Said That Be Does Not Intend Using
All Bis Vessels
OTHER ITEMS OF LATE WAR NEWS
Baron Hayashl Thinks the Japanese
Admiral Wi1 Continue Hit Cautioue
. Tactics In Order to Inflict the Great-
et Amount of Damage on the Rue--sians
-with the Leaet Loee to Hlm-
aelf Togo Is Confident, However, of
Wis Ability to Destroy the Russian
Squadron In a Big Battle.
London, By Cable. Baron Hayashl,
: the Japanese minister to Great Brit
ain, expressed the opinion to the As-
-sociated Press that Admiral Togo
' would not give battle to Admiral Ro
Jestvensky with his entire squadron,
but would continue the cautious tac
v jtlcs which cbarac'terizetlJ. attacks on
tblf Port Arthur squadron "not because
lie feared defeat, but owing to his de
sire to inflict the greatest amount of
; -damages on the Russians with the
' least loss to himself. While confl
' dent of his ability to accomplish the
total destruction of the Russian squad
ron in a big battle, there Is the dan
ger of Togo losing one or two of his
3lg ships. Therefore, Hayashl be
lieves Togo will employ his torpedo
boats and torpedo boat destroyers,
' -which number more than a hundred
and are vastly superior to the Russian
torpedo boat flotilla. In harassing the
Russians while gradually picking off
- the Russian warships. He said the
. -coast of Japan, Korea and Formosa
'lend themselves to night work with
. torpedo boats.-while the narrow chan
nels will make the maneuvering of
Two Unknown Vessels Anchor off Lu-
-. con. "
Manila, By Cable. Two unknown
-steamers have anchced In Llngayen
-Bay, Island of Luson. about 130 miles
'north of Manila Bay. Amlral Train,
In command of the United States na
val forces there, has ordered the
United States gunboat Qulros to Lin
- gayen Bay.
Russian Force Numbers 200,000.
"Toklo, By Cable. The Russian force
. -concentrated along the Chang Chung-
fCiiin line and southward is estimated
. to number 200,000 men.
A final revision of the numbers of
-prisoners captured at Port Arthur
: -shows the total to be 41,600.
' Japan to Float Another Domestic Loan
Toklo. By Cable It is reported that
subscriptions for the fifth domestlo
loan will be opened on May 1. The
amount of the loan will be 100.000.000
, Ten, (equivalent to about 150,000,000),
-and tha conditions will be similar to
those of the fourth domestic loan.
Sergiue' 8layer Sentenced.
Moscow, By Cable. The Supreme
"Court Friday imposed the death sen
tence on Kaleiff, who killed Grand
. Duke Serglua. The only persons pres
- ant through the trial were members
v of the entourage of the late Duke 8er-
glus and counsel, of whom two were
. -assigned to Kaleiff. The prisoner's
. . mother was not admitted, but remained
: ia the corridor. When Kaleiff waa ar
. Talgned, be said:
"l am not a criminal and you are
not my Judges. I am your prisoner.
"We have a civil war; I am a prisoner
of war, not a criminal.
Twelve witnesses were examined.
-.. Prior to passing sentence, the PTeel
dent asked Kaleiff if he would repeat
the crime If he were given his liberty,
He replied:
"Without doubt. I would repeat it. if
ordered by the revolutionary command
. to which I am atactica." t
When sentence of death waa passed.
Kaleiff shouted: "Execute your Judg
ment as openly aa I have acted before
the eyes of all. :
. . The date of execution has not been
-apectlled. -V '. T r ', -
Tsurgo 8traita Declared a Zone of Do-
"' - ;' '" :. tense. "
Toklo, By Cable. The Kavy Depart
ment declared today Tsurgara Straits
-a sons of defense, with the usual mart
time restrictions. '
No Newe From Admiral Rojeetveneky.
St. Petersburg,, By Cable. No sews
from Admiral Rojestvensky wsa re
ceived by the Admiralty.
Addresses New York Legislature.
Albany, N. T, 8pecial. General Fits
-Lee addressed a Joint aessio of the
Legislature In the assembly chamber
1s behalf of the Jamestown Exposition
project, of which corpora tlosi he Is
president. Lieutenant Governor Brett,
aa president of the Senate, presided
over the Joint session, introduced aad
welcomed General Lee In a brief
speech, ia which he paid high' tribute
to General Lee, and said that no part of
this couatry ia mora deeply interested
la the proposed exposition than the
people of New Tori State. V
TEACHERS' ASSEMBLY
Big Preparations Being Made For the
Annual Gathering of State Educa
tors at Greensboro.
Greensboro," Special. The program
committee of the : North Carolina
Teachers' Assembly haa finished com
piling the program and , President
Faust and Secretary Carmichael an
sounce that the meeting to be held in
Greensboro on June 13th, 14th, 15th
and 16th, will be one of the greatest
educational meetings ever held ia the
South. . i : ( .v.? i-
The Assembly will open Tuesday
evening, June 13. There will be two
sessions daily of the entire assembly:
the morning session , will open at 10
'clock and continue until 12; the ev
ening sessions will be from 8.30 to 10
o'clock.! There will be two addresses
at each of these sessions. Sectional
meetings will be held daily from 3
until 6.30 o'clock in the afternoons.
The following speakers from outside
the State are now certain of atten
dance: Dr. Walter Page, editor of the
World's Work: Dean James E. Russell,
of Columbia University; Professor L.
H.. Bailey, of Cornell University; Dr.
W. W. Stetson. State Superintendent
f Maine: Hon. O. B. Martin. State su
rertntendent of South Carolina; Mr,
Dick J. Crosby, of Washington, D. C;
Miss Adele Marie Shaw, of Brooklyn,
whose recent educational articles in
the "World's Work." have attracted
widespread attention over the coun
try, and Miss Patty S. Hill, principal
of the Louisville Kindergarten Train
ing School. - -
It is probable that in addition to
these, Superintendent Gregory, of
Chelsea, Massachusetts, or Superin
tendent Hughes, of Toronto, Canada,
Chancellor Hill, of the University of
Georgia, and Governor Montague, of
Virginia, will also be present.
The sectional meetings, to be held
In the afternoons, will be informal
round-table discussions which should
be very helpful. The Woman's Asso
ciation for the Betterment of Public
Schools will have Miss Adele Marie
Sba.v to work with It; Miss Patty 8
Hill will be with the primary teach
era; Dean Russell will be with ta
city superintendents and principals;
Superintendent Gregory or Superinten
dent Hughes, will also likely be pros--
intendent W. W. Stetson will be with
the county superintendents. Enough
county superintendents to make a good
meeting have already written that
they will be present. Prof. H. L. Ball
sy, the very greatest authority on na
ture study, and Mr. Dick J. Crosby,
an well aa Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Stevens
and Professor Pearson, will work with
the nature study section.
On Friday, June 16, the State Cam
paign Committee, composed of Hon.
J. Y, Joyner, Dr. Charles D. Mclver,
Ex-Gov. C. B. Aycock, and R. D. W.
Connor, secretary, will open the edu
cational campaign which will be con
tinued throughout the State this sum
mer and fall. Numerous short ad
dresses will be delivered by men who
are to take part in the campaign, and
others. An educational conference
will be held to consider our education
al Interests. The great educational
raly of this day will be a most signifi
cant feature of the meeting.
As soon aa the changed plan of the
assembly was announced early in the
year, unusual Interest was manifested
In the meeting, and this Interest has
continued to increase.
The Charlotte city schools have Just
made attendance on the assembly
equivalent to attendance on a sum
mer school, and some of the other
cities of the State will likely make the
same recognition of tha Assembly
within the next few days, -
A great many teachers from all
parts of the State haa already written
saying that they will be present, and
those who expect to attend and have
not written, should write at once to
the Secretary, Mr. W. D. Carmichael,
at Durham. It la Important that this
be done. t
The meeting will assuredly be an un
usual opportunity for the teachers of
North Carolina, and no progressive
teacher within the borders of the State
can afford to miss it.
It seems now that the teachers of
North Carolina will assemble at
Greensboro in the greatest profession
al gathering ever held in a Southern
State. Their deliberations will mean
much to the educational life of our
commonwealth, and the meeting will
attract attention far beyond the bor
ders of the State .
' FRUIT AND PRODUCE MEN.
Annual Meeting of Big Association Te
Be Held in Wilmington Car Lead
ef "Jlmpeen Weed. New loa Com-
-'' pany. . ' 4" -.;' ;- ;
Wilmington, N. C Special. The
annual meeting of the American Fruit
and Produce Travelers' Association will
be held in this city on Saturday, April
II, whan office's for the ensuing year
will be chosen and other business of
Importance transacted. . Most ot the
officers of the association are from the
North and East, the organisation being
composed of members from. all. over,
the country. Including solicitors and
others, together with the prominent
truckers and bayera of truck aad sim
ilar products,
A big banquet will be given by the
association on Saturday night, at which
prominent speakers will be heard oa
subjects of Interest to the members.
Mr. J. O. Thompson, of Philadelphia,
and a former president of the associa
tion, ia in the city to complete all prep
arations for the big gathering which
promises to be of more than erdlnary
interest this rear. . .
IMPORTANT OPINION
Supreme Court of United States Says
Eight-Boor Law is Unconstitutional
THE RIGHT OF CONTRACT SACRED
United 8tates Supreme Court, In What
Justice Harlan Calls the Most Im
portant Decision In the Last Century
Holds Unconstitutional the.. New
York 10-HourT.avr For , Bakeries,
Four Out of Nine Justices Dissent
ing New York Court's Opinion,
Now Reversed, Written by Judge
Parker.
Washington, Special. In an opinion
by Justice Peckham, the United States
Supreme Court of the United ' States
held to be unconstitutional , the New
day's work and sixty hours a
day s work and sixty-six hours a
week's work in the bakeries of that
State. Justices Harlan. White, Day
and Holmes dissented and Justice Har
lan declared that no more important
decision has been rendered in the last
century.
The opinion was banded down in the
case of Lockner vs. State of New York
and was based on the ground that the
law interferes with the free exerclso
of the lights of contract between lndl
viduals. The Court of Appeals of the
State upheld the law and affirmed the
Judgment of the trial court holding
Lockner guilty. Judge Parker wrote
the opinion of the New York Court of
Appeals supDortlng' the ltw. and the
court divided four to three on the ques
tion of validity.
Lockner is a baker who was found
guilty of permitting an employe to
work In his bakery more than sixty
ftmirs in t "week.
Four Die In Stampede.
Indianapolis, Special. Frenzied by a
false alarm of Are, several hundred
newsboys struggling to obtain tree
tickets to a show by a patent medicine
advertising company, stampeded In a
narrow stairway in the Masonic Tem
ple Monday night, crushing the life out
of four boys and probably Injuring sev
eral other children.
Long before the time appointed for
the' distribution of free tickets, the
stairs of Masonic Temple, at the south
west corner of Washington street and
Capitol avenue, were crowded with a
pushing, yelling crowd of children,
mostly newsboys, each anxious to be
first to receive a pass. When the dis
tributing began, the excitement be
came more Intense, and the efforts of
several policemen to maintain order
were unavailing.
It Is alleged by a witness that one
of the boys, In an endeavor to hasten
the exit of those who had received
passes, shouted 'Vire?" Immediately
those at the top -,t the stairs faced
about and madly began to force a way
to the bottom of the steps. Shrieks
and physical enoounterg followed.
Those at f top became so closely
entangled tiiat the mass of boys fell,
clinging to each other. Into the strug
gling masa of youths at the bottom of
the stairs. -Policemen
from central station re
sponded to a riot call and began to
extricate the smothering boys. Four
boys were dead when uncovered. The
boys fought desperately to get free,
and dozens were injured by the first
crush or were hurt by the subsequent
scramble aforesaid.
An immense; crowd of people,, at
tracted by the wild shouts. Jostled
about the masa of boys and hampered
the work of the ambulance corps. ,
- The severely injured were sent to a
hospital, while many, who suffered
alight injuries, were sent home.
- Serious damage Near Goldeboro.
Goldsboro, Special. The cold , wave
which haa prevailed in this section
since Bince last Wednesday evening
reached a climax Sunday night, .when
it frosted heavily. Ice was also plen
tiful In many places. Beans, peas, Ir
ish potatoes and other garden plants
were hurt. Beans have been hurt to
an extent of half the crop. Straw
berries are also hurt, but not to any
serious extent. .
Great Anxiety Pelt,' '
. Wilmington, Special. Ice formed
throughout the seat Carolina trucking
nelt Sunday night, bat owing to bigb
winds there was little, if any, frost
Temperatures falling from U to St de
grees are reported from various points
ia the belt, and the- damage to the
crop cannot yet be estimated. Jriih
potatoes aad beans ' suffered meet.
Strawberry blooms were cut off , In
places, but the damage In that particu
lar ts not regarded, aa serious. Con
tinued cold end frost again tonight
is predicted and the greatest anxiety
rrevaila amoaj truckers.
APPEAL TO THE FARMERS
Issued By Commissioner of Agrlcul-
' ' ture Patterson.
Hon. S. LV Patterson has sent out
the -following appeal to the farmers of
North Carolina:
"To the 'Cotton Farmers of North
Carolina: So much has been said and
done and wisely to convince the
cotton farmers of the South of the ad
vantage to! themselves of growing less
cotton in 100S than was grown in 19D4,
there seems little necessity of saying
more. And yet the subject' Is of such
vast importance, so fraught with weal
or woe of their material interests, I
beg permission of the North Carolina
rarmers u make one last appeal to
them to sjtand solidly together in sup
port of tl resolutions of the New Or-
leans convention.
"It haaf been stated time and again
and thife" abatement is true that the
small crop of cotton brings more mon
ey, not only per pound, but in gross
amount, than the large crop.
"Last year's - record breaking crop
may prove an exception to this rule,
if prices advance, or even remain at
present figures. But if the government
report in June shall show no material
reduction of acreage, present pricet
cannot be maintained.
"There are many estimates, differ
lng widely, of amount of American
cotton needed for the world's supply.
I give what seems to be a conservative
one:
"Europe will need at least 7,3OO,0OC
bales; United States and Canada, 4,
200,000 bales; Japan and Mexico, 300,
000 bales. Total consumption, 11,800,
000 bales pf American cotton.
"Suppose 12,000,000 bales can be
handled by spinners, a surplus of one
and one-half millions still remains tc
depress the market, unless It can be
protected by the executive committee
ef the Cotton Growers' Association
Still this one and a half million
J2Iesv. carried over into seat year't
crop, if that crop is a large one, will
utterly demoralize prices. If the gov
ernment report shall show anothei
30,000,000-acre crop, we may expect
this panic in prices, and no power on
earth can prevent it. The greatesl
factors now the only ones, as I see
it maintaining present prices, are the
New Orleans resolutions to reduce
acreage and the hold of the executive
committee on the present surplus.
The farmers have never been it
such an Independent position for re
duoing cotton acreage. Plant corn
peanuts, chufas, cow peas, make for
age crops for sale, let the land be
idle and save fertilizer bills anything
to prevent such unwieldy cotton sur
plus. It will be better for the Individ
ual farmer it will be better for the
farmers at large.
I make this appeal with all the
earnestness of deep conviction, and
to all the cotton farmers of the State
whtether or not they belong to the Aa
sedation.
The greatest obstacle In the waj
of united action is the apprehension
among the farmers themselves that
they will not all hold together. If each
Individual farmer will hold togethei
the whole body will take care of it
self. The man who will deliberately
seek to take advantage of his fellowt
In this crisis, and, while they are striv
ing for the common good, to advance
his selfish interests. Is untrue to the
cause and unworthy the fellowship ol
good men.
"It la not worth while to prolong
this letter, but in all seriousness and
sincerity I appeal to the farmers to
cut down their cotton acreage at least
25 per cent, and hereafter to continue
to diversify their crops. Such a policy
will bring a degree of prosperity to
the State such as has not been known
since the war.
"S. L. PATTERSON,
"Commissioner of Agriculture.' '
' The Roysl Arcanum.
Asheville, Special. The Sixth An.
nual convention of the State Grand
Council, Royal Arcanum, came to a
cloee her last week. The clos
ing convention was represented by
41 of the 44 councils now existing la
thla State, the attendance being about
sixty.
The reports showed that the ordet
waa in a flourishing condition. Wil
mington waa chosen for the next place
of meeting. :
The newly elected officers are the
following: . , . ,
Grand regent, Dr. E. H. Brooks,
Reidsville; past grand regent, D. M.
Miller, Salisbury; Grand Vice Regent,
8. af. Brinson, Newborn ; grand ora
tor, H. K. Bonits. Wilmington; grand
guide, J. T. Hedrtck, Lexington;
grand chaplain, r. Wt Hancock. Ox
ford; grand secretary. Dr. J. H. Way,
Waynesville; grand treasurer, A. M.
Powell, Raleigh; grand warden, J. W.
Norwood. Raleigh; grand sentry, H.
C Chedester, Asheville; grand - trus
tees. Dr. V. E. Werner of Kinston. A.
J. Evans of Statesvllle, T. W. Elocumb
of Goldsboro; additional supreme rep
resentative, H. C. Dockery, Rocking
ham; alternate. D. M. Miller, Sail,
bury. -
NORTfl STATE CROP BULLETIN
The Outlook aa Viewed by tho Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Weekly Crop Bulletin, for wealcawt
ing Monday, April 17tn, 1906. Monday
and Tuesday were wans and dry and
favorable for farm work which waa
resumed with vigor; the remainder of
the past week, however, was decidedly
unfavorable, both for work' and the-
growth of vegetation on account of the
frequent and heavy rains from the 12tn
to the end of the week, and generally
low . temperature which chilled the
ground. The cold, soggy soil is unfit
to be plowed, and unfavorable for rap
Id growth or the germination of seedsv
The temperature exceeded 80 degrees
on the 10th and 11th, but was so low
the balance of the week, that the mean
averaged nearly 2 degrees below the
normal. Freezing. temperatures occur
red Monday morning (17th) In Central
and Western North Carolina; what
damage has resulted must be reported
In the next crop bulletin; unquestion
ably the Injury to fruit of all kinds,
truck crops and strawberries must have
been considerable. The rains from
Wednesday on were quite heavy in
some counties, washing land some, and
generally causing a complete suspen
sion of farm work. The precipitation
this week averaged over 2.00 above nor
mal. Warmer dry and sunny weather
Is much needed. e
Very little cotton laud has been pre
pared as yet, and the amount of fer
tilizer used is smaller than usual; only
small patches of 'cotton have been
sown in the extreme southern portion.
A large amount of land is needed for
corn, bat progress in planting has been
slow; the acreage in corn -111 be quite
large, but, of course, the bulk of the
crop has not yet been planted, though
few reports from the southeastern
counties state that planting has been
finished; early planted corn came up to
fairly good standB, but late planted is
germinating slowly. Tobacco plants
are rather late, and small, but seem to
be in good condition otuerwise. ne
porta on theondittoa of winter wheat,
oats and rye continue to be extremely
favorable; in some sections these crops
are reported the best in many years; in
others, however, though the plants
show very green and vigorous, ft is
feared that abundant rains are causing
sappy growth. Clover and grasses are
also very thrifty and cattle are already
able to live on pastures in tne west.
So far, truck crops have done well;
Irish potatoes are coming up nicely
and generally to good stands; prospects
for early peas are good; cabbage plants
have mostly been set Shipments of
lettuce and radishes have been large,
and the shipment of berries Is just
beginning. The frost Monday is like
ly to have caused a severe set back to
truck crops, strawberries and gardens.
Up to Monday the prospects for fruit
especially apples, wss still favorabble;
many peaches and other fruits are so
well set that perhaps the anticipated
damage by cold may not be serious.
Pennsylvania's Appreciation.
Governor Glenn a short time ago
sent at their request a set of the North
Carolina Regimental Histories to Post
No. 1, Philadelphia. Grand Army of
the Republic, the Post expi easing the
sentiment that they regarded the
North Carolina troops as the bravest
they met during the war, and that they
were anxious to have an authentic his
tory of their deeds. The Governor has
Just received a unique acknowledge
ment It is a certificate, handsomely
engraved and embossed with the coat
of arms of the Army of the Republic,
and other appropriate emblems. It
reads as follows:
Fraternity Charity Loyalty
Geo. L. Meade Post No. 1
Department of Pennsylvania
Grand Army of the Republic
Tender their thanks to
Hon. Robert B. Glenn
Governor of the State of North Caro
lina, for the magnificent gift of
five volumes entitled "North
Carolina Regiments from
1861 to 1866."
Harry H. Shank, Sam'l G. DiebL
Adjutant Commando
Charters Issued.
A charter has been Issued to the
Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, at
Willlamaton, $15,000 capital author
lied, 17.500 subscribed, by Dennis
Rlggs and others. Also a charter te
the Morrow-Freeman Mercantile Co.,
of Norwood, Stanly county, capital
$56,000; J. M. Morrow and H. 8. Five
man, principal incorporators. The
name of the Smith-Davis Co, of, Wil
mington, ia changed to the Oliver
Smith Co.
Finances ef State. ,
Ia connection with the circular the
Bute Treasurer bsa Just Jssued ad
vertising for blda for the S260.000
year bonds to be issued to take up the
bonds of. the South Dakota Judgment
aad the Shaffer brothers holding of
bonds. There la aa interesting state
ment of the Indebtedness of the State,
her Investments, resources aad liabil
ities, annual Income and a compara
tive statement of the debts ef this and
several sister States. It shows - re
sources, including railroad and turn
pike stock, amounting to $7,018,000
and liabilities in the way of 8tate
bonds amounting to $6,871.45. The
annual Income Interest oa railroad
stock and taxes Is $UL014-
NORTH STATE NEWS
Many
Nswsy Mame Gathers
all Captions.
Chaxtotte Cotton Mavfcat,
These figures represent prices) ;
to wagons: , .
Strict good! middling-. ..Vf-SP
Good middling.. .. . MK,
Strict middling.. . . j ..Tant
Middling .. .. .....IMC
Tinges. . ... . .. ... ..614 to IM
Stains - .. .. ... ..SMtota-t
- General) Cotton Marker.
Galveston, easy.. .. ' ..7 HW
New Orleans, seady. . ... ....76-M
Mobile, easy.. .. ... ... ......7Mt
Savannah, dull... .. .. .. .. ....7
Charleston, dull ......... ... ....1 1-2
Wilmington, steady.. ... .... ..?-'
Norfolk, quiet. .V3-4E
Baltimore, nominal.... ?-SSk
New York, quiet.. .. .. T-SSK
Boston, quiet.. 7-SSs
Philadelphia, quiet.. . .. 8. UK
Houston, easy.. 1-X
Angusta, steady.... .. ......T9-I9
Memphis, steady.. .. .. .. ..T9-M
St Louis, quiet .. ..TS-S
Louisville, firm
END OF GREENSBORO COURT-
During the Term $20,000 Has
Collected in Fines-No Oiw
tenced to the Ptnitentiaryv
Greensboro, Special. In tha Federal
Court last week. District AttDrnear
A. E. Holton prayed judgment on BL
A. Hasten, storekeeper and1 gauges- ca?
Forsyth, and the prayer for judgmesC
was continued until tha next tsim enT
court. Hasten giving bond1 in Snsr sank
of five hundred dollars;
Prayer for Judgment in the- ease eC
James Taylor, of Rockingham, ena-
vlcted of "removing whiskey," wsnv eoat
tinued until the adjourned teen, nnC.
will be heard on Wednesday, April
26th. The tax collector of SbanavtDm
and .the sheriff of Rockingham eooatjr
were introduced by defendants ussinsiiV,
R. D. Reld, and testified' to Taylor
excellent reputation as n good dtixem.
and reliable business man; aside frosn
his occasional troubles wlOr the inxer-
vat-sacenue. d opart nent?na4! tha feaV
era! court. Taylor gavw Son s ta
sum of $1,500 lor Bis appearance. '
jury was discharged - and court
journed to meet this morntac at
o clock, when the day will! U
to calling over the docket, issuing: or
ders, etc.
Only the three cases against N. Gmnnt
Williams are now remaining for trink
and these have been transferred to
Charlotte for trial at tha June term of .
court, should Mr. Williams be dis
charged by Dr. Osier by tiiat tine.
There have been over twenty tnono
and dollars in the shape of fines anat
forfeitures paid to the government aau
the result of the pleas and convictions
of guilty st the present term. Not av
single defendant haa been sent to the
penitentiary. One atmekeeuei aneS
gauger was sent to Jail six monthn,
fellow from over in Davidson waa sane
to Jail twenty days; the- facts showtsan
that he was drunk In catching hold, i
a rural mall box post beafda tha ;
be caught too hard; and ha. post i
box all fell down together. There '
one or two more short sentences to JaiE
for trifling offences;. Five officers of that
government known aa storekeepers anaY
gaugers were convicted or pleaded guil
ty or nolle contendered with the eourC
Suit For DasMges.
Asheville, Special. A suit
been brought Jatatty against tha i
ville Electric company to recover SI,
000 alleged damages for the death, of.
a colored boy named Chambers, what
received such te Juries In a raiiaangl .
accident several weeks ago that hfa
death resulted. Elsie McCaaaoo, has
aunt of the bar bringing; suit. That
suit Is brought the Asheville Eteetttn
company on account of alleged
gence in allowing their track on !
Main street te be torn np tor an I
eesarllv lona time. The city Is
ed with permitting the said nagUgancas,
The boy waa driving a team which, bo
came frightened aad ran. Hue slant
tbe lad oat of the boggy and bAUn
him.
North
Tbe eaonetl of State has
order donating to each mra pnbna
school library in the State n set of that
North Carolina Regimental Bhrtorienv
ot the Civil War. The Mates will ha
tent oat very soon.
C. T. Bailey, postmaster at Raleigh,
la paymaster In North Carolina, tor
the rural free delivery saall enrrtem,
and reports that for tha Srst onartar
of l0a, he haa paid oat $lU4ja.
Governor Glenn grants a pardon tor
WTlllam Oower. who h nerving a sass
tones of alt years from raavine coanv
ty for manslaughter. The paraont an
on tha recommenflsrsns of
Brooks, and the Governor
statement that tha Sefanlaat i
to have had great provocation, and as.
his opinion eaght not to havo been cenv
other apnltcatlona for pardons Ts
Green, serving twe years tor laraeny .
In Polk oonnty: W. M, Thomas, asrw- t
Bonds-
ehargr
lag five years frost Ashe county "ar's;
larceny, and K. C Hensley. serrto
one ear for mailing. ' .."