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THE TIMES-VISITOR NUMBER 8770. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY 11. 1899 25 CENTS A MONTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY Senate Eepejls Dead Body Law. INSURANCE DEBATE . fw bill to Reduce Homestead Exemption uudv a ai.i iiuoiiiutiuii .v ........ Monument to Worth Buglcy in Cap tor Square. Tthe Senate met at 10. Prayer us of fered by Rev. Dr. Marshall. Petitions were piesented to place the namee of Everett Dobson and Mike Uyrd on the pension list. Committee on elections reported in favor of Senator Frainks, of the 31st district holding 'his Seat. Committees reported bills us follows: To validate the power of 'town eonsta Mes. applying to Hertford county; to amend chap. 2188 of the laws of 1897, as a substitute for Senate bill IS; to re 'iwa.1 chap. 331. laws of 1897. A till from the House with reference to unfurling the State nag. A bill lamend sec. 163 of the Code, also amend 64 of ithe Code. Introduction of bills: To amend eh a 522, laws of 1891; a A bill to amend cha 168, laws of 1897; to repeal ."hap. 159, law of 1895; to repeal chap. 189, laws f 1897. Senator Murray, to abilish the chain SIng system in Madison county. Tha calendar was then taken up. A bill to authorize the town of Louisburg to issue bonds for public improvements, a bill to repeal chap. 360, of the laws of 1897, controlling the road system in Mecklenburg, a bill to authorize the city of Charlotte to Issue bond.-- for water works and sewerage, wive parsed. 'A bill to investig: :te the Agrucul tural departments and charitable institutions of the Plate pas&ed second reading. A bill 'to repeal section 1906 of the Code, passed third reading. A bill repealing the act providing for procuring and distributing of dead bod ies. Senator Wilson stated that he h'i'd received a letter from the P. csidenl of 'the University asking that action on this bill he deferred for a few days, as he and several other -representatives of Institutions would meet in a few daya and offer a substitute or smend mtent. Senator Glenn contended that the bill should go upon its immediate passage, that it was right that the former law regarding disposition of dead bodies should be repealed now. Senator Speight said the Mil should be deferred for consideration since it was xetremely difficult for our insti tutions to procure dead bodies for dis esotlon and he thought an acceptable substitute should be offered for the biil. But t'lie Senate was pledged to support te bill, said Senator Glenn, it was one of the keynotes of the campaign, and as for himself he found that his promise ta Jile speeches, to see that the bodies of 'the poor unfortuni-tes should not be given to the surgeon's knife, did more good for his party than all his argu ments. He favored the immediate pas sage at the bill. Strong arguments were made by Senators Hicks, Speight, ' Justice, Travis and Cocke, earnestly re questing t'hat there be no delay. They believed it was -greatly to be deprecia ted that iiere should be in force any 4aw that would inflict such hurt to the families of poor -unfortunates. Senator IWlleon then withdrew his request for postponement and the bill passed. , Senator Fuller (colored) rising to ex plain his vote, humorously said that he voted for the bill because the majority in the Senate hud been good to him. He did not wish to deprive them of campaign thunder. fA. bill to repeal chap. 269, laws of 1895, wl'Ui the amendment that it shall not pply to 'taxes levied prior to 1897 pass ed its final reading. - A resolution to appoint a joint com mittee on Judicial dSetrloto was passed. A bill to change certain school dis tricts In Chatham county, after argu ment by Senators (Brown and Jerome was refered to the Judiciary Commit tee. A-bill regarding tax on horse dealers .was sent to the Finance Committee. Senators Glenn, Travte und Speight were appointed a Joint" committee on Jutidictel districts. On motion of Senator Osborne the re port of Uhe Committee on Senator Franks' contested seat was taken up, but a vote was postponed on request ' oopies of the Senate rules printed. The Senate then adjourned. : . HOUSE. The House met at 10. Prayer was of fered by Rev. Dr. Kugene Daniel. The tellers for the election of an en rolling clerk reported that E. B. Norvell received a majority of the votes. Nor vell wag sworn In by Speaker Connor. '' X favorable report was made on the resolution appointing a committee to ask the Governor for his reasons for removing J. W. Wilson an S. Otho Wilson as railway commissioners also all the evidence-In that matter. Resolutions were Introduced as fol lows: By Holman. directing the State treasurer to pay off the employees of the penitentiary for October, November and December, 1898, and set apart $5,000 for this purpose. By Williams of Dare, instructing Senators and Representa tives to secure an appropriation for a beacon in Pamlico Sound. Bills were Introduced as follows: By Leatherwood, to give Swain county the Supreme count repaits from Vol. 1 to Vol. 85. By Williams to incorporate the African Aid and Burial Society of North Carolina. By Boushall to incor porate St. Luke's- Circle of 'King's Daughters of B lelg'h. By Ransom, to establish school dist.-lcfs in Hunter ville township, Mec-kl-eiib..rg county. By Ray. of Macon, to abolish the Cumber land county dispensary at Fayetteville. By Noble, to repeal all laws regulating election in North Carolina. By Garrett, to amend chap 378, .sets of 1897, by al lowing Judges of election In Graham and Rockingham counties to be paid. By Reinhart, to amend the road law of Lincoln, and to put Mrs. Francis Cen ter on the pension roll. By Wright, to amend chap. 135, a,?ts 1897. By Boushall, to provide for revising and digesting public statutes. By Houser, to pro hibit hunting on any lands in Gaston save by owner's consent. By Lowery, to amend the constitution by reducing the homestead to $250 personal property and $500 real property. 'By Smith, to equalize pay of State's witnesses, sher iffs and clerks. By Hartsell to amend sec. 21 of the Code so that a will may be- ti veated upon certificate that the caveator cannot give band. By Gattis, to incorporate the Bank of Orange. The committee on pioposltlons and grievances was announced as follows: Riiy. of Macon, chairman; Allen, of Co lumbus, Austin, Bun.?h, Hendren, Davis of Haywood, Henderson, Stevens, John son, of Sampson; Holland Bambill. Pe tree. Williams of Yadkin. Bill was taken up to repeal chap. 193 public laws of 1897, requiring fire insur ance companies not to charge a higher rate of insurance on film property than is charged in Virginia. Gilliam said there was no State date of insurance in Virginia'. Foushee said John S. Cun ingr.am introduced the bill in 1897, and that he believed it had done good and protected the farmer. Hoi mini said the legislature ought to go slow in this matter. Justice said the committee had reported the bill favorably because the ac t of 1S97 did not specify any rate. He said a bill could be drawn which would fix the rate. It was stated tbit the Southern Tariff Association, one of the greatest trusts in the country, fixes the rates in Virginia as well as in North Carolina. Foushee said Col. Cuning ham knew what he was doing; that he found the charge -in Virginia was Mi per cent less than In North Carolina. Roun tree said he thought the act of 1897 was unconstitutional. Gattis thought the present law a good one. Gilliam said it was impossible to enforce it. Many members Joined in the discussion for or against the pending hill. Finally it w'; re-referred to the committee. Bills passed incorporating the South ern Conservatory of Music and amend ing the Anson county road law, so roads will be worked by convict labor, in- i creasing to five the number of commis sioners of Edgecombe county; to pay special veniremen in Lincoln county; to amend the charter of St. Mary's school, Raleigh: to repe.il chap. 316, private laws 1895. in regard to a turnpike be tween Buncombe and Hickory Nut Gap- to allow Louisburg to issue bonds in aid of public improvements. A 'it-solution was adopted giving the Bagley Monument Association leave to place monument or statue in memory of Worth Bagley in the capitol square; also u resolution asking the govern ment to erect beacon lights at Hatteras and in Pamlico sound in the cape chan nel. The following was announced us the special committee on Judicial districts: Justice, chairman; Rountree, Allen, Stubbs and Cralge. e At 1 o'clock the House adjourned un til 10 a. m. tomorrow. Noble and Nichols are added to ed ucation committee; Wall to that on counties, cities and towns; Welch to that on Insane; Williams, of Iredell, to that on salaries and fees; Williams, of Yadkin, to that on Insane. THE GOVERNOR'S GUARD TO BE REORGANIZED. The acting Adjutant General of the North Carolina State Guard has ex nressed a desire to have the old Raleigh Company ,or Governor's Guards, reor ganized. To this end there will be a meeting held next Saturday night, Jan uary 14th. in Rescue Hall, for the pur pose of organizing this company and electing officers. At this meeting the petitions, -etc., will be signed and the enlistment roll prepared. It Is earnestly desired that every young man in Raleigh attend this meeting, whether wishing to enlist or not. The social and material benefits of membership In this organisation wll be fully appreciated by those who Join now. Officers of good character and thorough proficiency in tactics will be chosen .and Company "B," as it will be called, placed on a secure footing at the outset. There are 12 offices to be filled, and none but good men will be selected. By order COMMITTEE. Mr. A. Berwanger, of ; Washington, w ho 'has been the gueot of Mr. and Mi-s. CONGRESS. ByTelegraph to The Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. In the Sen ate today after routine- business Sena tor Allen spoke briefly on the anti-expansion resolution and was followed by Senator Forakr, of Ohio. The nomination of Choate. of New- York, as Ambassador to England was rent to the Senate today. Sen. .tor Bacon, of Georgia, introdue ed an anti-expansion resolution that the Philippines ought to be free. Senator Allen, of Nebraska, introduc ed a resolution declaring any aggres sh e action of the airmy or navy against the Philippines wij unwarranted on the part of the executive. General Wood had al ong conference with the President today. In the House the resignation of Con gressman Pitney, of New Jersey, was announced. The House non-concurred in the Sen ate amendments to the District appro priation bill. A conference was asked. The consideration of the Alaska biil was then resumed. FOUR KILLED. Correspondence of The Morning Post. PITTSBURG, Jan. 11. Mary 'Miller. Thomas Miller, Albert Wilson and Wal U'r Brown, were killed, being run down while walking on a track in front of the 'Pennsylvania, express-. Owing to a freight wreck the express was running on the wrong track. The whistle gave warning, but the victims supposed that it w.is on the west bound track, where the train was accustom to run and they did not heed It. ACCUSES THE COURT. By Ci'ble to the Times-Visitor. PARIS, Jan. 11. Beaurepaire contin ues a wordy campaign against the Court of Cassation. He uisks an inves tigation of his former assocites. He says they are prejudiced in the Drey fus case. TiKK the court was for the accused captain before the evidence had been taken. THIRD NOT COMING. The last report f rom Macon states that the efforts of the inhabitants of that city not to have the two negro reg iments mustered there proved unsuc cessful. The plan now proposed is to muster out two companies a day at intervals of three days. The people of Raleigh feel relieved that th Third reg iment will not be brought here. SAGASTA. By Cu.ble to the Times-Visitor. MADRID, Jan. 11. It is practically certain that Sagasta will face- the Cortes. The cabinet is practically un- hi tiged. SUPERIOR COURT. No important cases came before the Superior Court this morning. Ben Tur ner was acquitted of abandonment, Jas. Blake not guilty of slander, Simon Yel l.v.vday was fined $10 and .costs for re moving a land mark, n:nd a few other minor cases were disposed of. BOLD ROBBERY. By Telepraph to The Times-Visitor. KNOXVILLE. TENN-, Jan. 11. Dur ing the absence of Gus Eakins from his home at Sweetwater last night u mask ed man appeared at the door with a re volver and forced his wife to deliver to him $5,000 w hich was in the house. SIXTY-NINTH NEW YORK GOES. By Telepraph to The Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 11. Sec retary of War today wired to Hunts ville, Ala., instructions for disbanding the Sixty-ninth New York Regiment. CHOATE FOR AMBASSADOR. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Choate's nomination as Ambassador to England will go to the Senate today or tomor row. TO PROSECUTE SWINDLERS. By Telegraph to 'the Times-Visitor. ALBANY, Jan. 11. -Governor Roose velt today appointed John Mllburn, of Buffalo, special counsel to .prosecute all persons implicated in the alleged canal improvement irregularities. RIVERS AND HARBORS. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. The fiver and harbor committee today" began work in executive session on the forth coming river and harbor bill. Good progress is being made. But the tenta .ive decision fliom day to day will not i nnuonced until the bill te completed. First definite action was to consider fa vorably a provision for more prompt- I nesa in relievUig harbors of wrecks and dir-elic-ts. DSED WITCHCRAFT Woman Made Her Living on Negroes Superstition SENT TO COURT Mary Jackson Claimed that She Could Cure All Kinds of Ills By Magic and Thus Kaked in Coin, Mary K. Jackson is t slim, raw-boned colored woman, with a downcast look. She appeared s a persecuted Filipino as she sat in the court room of Justice Marcom. IMary had been arretted upon a warrant issued by Justice Roberts upon 1 1 complaint of a colored citizen named Addison Alston, of House's Creek township, whose silver dollars the had gotten by a way unlawful. Mary is hustler when it comes to getting shekels from the ignorant ones of her race, ahd pretends to look intu the future and tell her patron all about it. She pretends to -be endowed with a power to heal the hurts and cure the ills of . .ny colored brother or sister. She practices the ait of Voodooit'm, and cai'ts spells over husbands so their w ives can . ule them, and puts spells on young men so they will not be away from home after dark, i:.nd in "tricks that are vain and ways that are dark" Mary E is p?culiar. Mary ascertains where there is a sick person in a colored family in the rural di&t lirts and sends word that that per son will die: that the doctors are kill ing the p.tieiu: that there is nothing rhe matter with the party except they need some "love of the earth," of which she alone knows, and that the can re store thi-in to -health and happiness, of course the ignorant will believe in what she says and send for her. Then It is Mary works her vpell of capturing the unwary one's ducats. She tells th. m she must have a piece of paper money on which 'he can write a word and make a mark, anil the victim gets her a one dollar bill. This Mary writes on and makes a mark on it. then lays it on a mantel or chair on top of a table and tells her victim to look at it and walk backward out of the room. When the victim is gone out his1 dollar bill has gone down into Mary's pocket, mark and all. Then she prepares n decoction of roots and leaves, flavors it -with cinnamon, which the sick one must drink t.t in tervals. She piepares another bottle with bugs, beetles, catapillars, spiders and other things in alcohol and water to be kept about the sick person, though not to be shaken or taken. It now becomes necessary for Mary to lie n;ar her patient for about u week, and she takes up her abode in the home of her victim. During the day when the head of the family is off at his work she gets in her Voodoo work on the wife 'by making her believe she can put a spell on her so that she can rule her husband, and of course gets all the .small ch nge the wife can raise. At night she interests ih. head of the fam ily, if he has sons, in a spi 11 ::iie can put on the boys, that will kep them at home nights. This cosis exua of course. When Mary has b!cd this vi tim the gets an urgent call to com- to some one Who is in trouble and she moves on to a fresh victim. Yesterday Mary was bound over to the Superior Court by Justice Marcom to answer a charge of practicing the p:ofession of a doctor without license, and when Solicitor Pou gets hold of the case there will certainly be some fun in court. THE TREATY OF PEACE. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. The Senate foreign relations committee today unanimously ordered a favorable report to the Senate on the treaty of peace with Spain. DINGLE Y'S CONDITION. By Telegraph to the TImes-Arisitor. AVASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Conress man Dingley rested well last night. No change Is apparent this morning, but the physicians fear a collapse at ..my time. AVARM IN ENGLAND. By Cable to tb3 Times-Visitor. LONDON, Jan. 11. The mild weather has set the birds to nesting. Such weather has not bosn experienced in yea i s. FORTY BELOW ZERO. By Telegraph, to the Times-Visitor. SARATOGA, Jan. 11. The thermom eter hovered about forty degrees below ze.eo and eohols are closed on account of the cold. COLD IN NEY YORK. By Telegraph to the Times-A'isitor. NEW YORK, Jan. 11. The coldest day of the New Year. The thermome eter is three and a half above zero i t eight thlsm orning. SNOW TONIGHT. Weather Bureau Says Snow. Probably Followed by Rain. The weather forecast for Raleigh and vicinity says, snow tonight and Thurs day, probably changing to rain. The forecast for North Carolina is sued at Washington: Rain or snow to night. Rain Thursday, warmer in the interior. Brisk northo st to east winds. The high area over the northeast section of the country has increased in force and thee old wave has spread South and southwestward with a con siderable fall in temperature every where east of the Mississippi, except on the immediate Gulf t oast. Threatening weather with rain or sieet continues over the southern States between th Mississippi and the Atlantic. The heaviest rains occuired at Atlanta. Savannah, and Montgomery. The new storm in the extreme northwest is causing warmer weather with souther ly winds. THE SEABOARD DEAL. Mr. John Skelton Williams, president oi the Georgia and Alabama Railway, has stated that the Seaboard deal can not be consummated until the settle ment of the injunction proceedings in stituted by Mr. Thomas F. Ryan to stop the transfer of stock to the syndi cate. A hearing is expected to be held tomorrow. J. W. Middcndorf, D. E. Coklm, W. A. Marburg, E. L. Barlett, H. C. Me diums and Norman Stump, of Balti more, who are said to be In the syndi c te which has purchased the Seabou,. d Air Line, passed through Raleigh yes terday morning over the Seaboard Air Line, for the South. After a pleasure trip the party will make an inspection tour of the Seaboard system. SENT TO JAIL. I-M. lirinkley, colored, was sent to j.iil in default of line and costs for an assault and battery upon Frank Eger- ton. F-i'.nk went to visit Indiana Banks, a coal black damsel, resilient of the Bowery, and Ed. was already Indiana's guest and told Frank to vamoose, which Frank was slow at doing, when Ed. Flung many rocks at him, one of which struck him. Red Eliza, a wit ness, said it just hailed rocks about the:e, and she really thought Frank would be killed. NATIONAL CEMETEIti E.- By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. HARISBURG, Jan. 11. Gov. Hast ings has received word from Judge Ad vocate General Lieber of the United States army, which decides that sol 1 ei s in the war with Sp .iin may be buried in the National Cemetery at Get tysburg. COLD AVAVE. By Telegraph to the Times-A'isitor. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. The cold wave coveas a large area of country within the west slight rise and in the i st a drop. Copious rains fell in the Tennessee valley and snow in the Lake n gams. TONE OF III MARKETS NEW YORK COTTON. Honths. Open CHos. January 5 71 February 5 G!) March 5 71 April . - 5 74 May - 5 78 June 5 80 July 5 82 August- 5 80 September 5 89 October 5 79 November 15 80 December . . 5 83 NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. The following were the closing quo change: American Tobacco .. 146J 8ugar 126 American Spirits (prcf 88J Burlington and Quincy. 120 Con Gas I.. 192 Oliesapeake & Ohio 7 Dcleware L&W Jersey Central 93 Louisville a Nashville -- S6 Manhattan 106 Missouri Pacific. 4.5 Northwestern 144 Rock Island 114 Southern Preferred . 45J 0. 8. Lcfther.. 73 vVcstern Union. 1)4 S-.. Paul.... 123 New York Central 134 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET. The following were the closing quo tations on the Chicago urain and Pro nsion market today: Wheat May 71; July 09. Corn May 87; July S7J. Oats-May 27; July 2. Pork Jan 9.93 Mav 10.22. Lard Jan. 5.57 May 5 80. Clear Rib Sides Jan. 4.7.5; May 5.02. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. The following were me closing qao Utious of the Liverpool cotton market today: American middling, low middling clause: January. 3 CO j'euuaryand February !t '0 February and March... H 07 March sndAoi 11 3 CD LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Familiar Faces in the Pass ing Throng SHORT STATEMENTS Movement of People You Know-Glean tngi In ao it About the ity--Snateh's of Today's iStreet Gossip. S. Berwangei-. ic.ft this )niing njs home. Jim Booker will be hanged one work from today. There seems to be dinh ,,f houses ofr lent in Raleigh now. Mrs. Kernest Martin and children went to Franklinton todiy. -Mr. A. F. Tage has purchased Hie Merrimon place and will live there. Side-Tracked is the next attraction at the Academy of Music, January lSih is the date. Mrs. H. R. Robertson of New York, is the guest of Mrs. F. . Moring. .uj Blount street. .Miss Kathrine Gaillard, of St. Augus tine, Fla., is visiting .Mrs. AVilliam Shaw West, on Bloodworth street. The ladies Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will meet in their parlor tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Miss Zettie Zachary returned lod.v from Burlington, where she has been on a visit two weeks' vMt to friends and relatives. The Grand Lodge of M sons which 'livened in this city last night was in se.-.-ion again this morning. The time was devoted to routine business. Tonight at 9 o'clock at Central M. E Church Rev. Mr. Glenn, pastor, will unite in marriage Mr. Harry M. I5.,w,n n.l Miss Adalaide C. Blaoklcdg . Owing to the inclemency of weather nd the darkness of the street.? the praye r meeting will not be held a; the Presbyterian church tonight. The stockholders of the Raleigh Col. ton mill met today and fleeted diret. tors and officers for the year. The di, rectors have declared a 4 per cent semi, annual dividend, payable January 15th. Dr. F. M. Jordan, of Hookerton. ha- purchased the lot on the ccner of IVu.ce and Wilmington streets and will erect a dwelling there, in which he and lis family will reside when they move to Raleigh shortly. Joseph Alston, colored, was sent on to Superior Court this morning liy Jti'lffo Roberts, to answer a ohaege of failing and neglecting to provide ade quate support for his wife and childr-n. Tn d.-r ult of $50 bond he was commit ted to jail. Don't forget thai tomorrow evening the time, and the lecture room at "enlral Methodist church is the place -.here i.Miss Kelly will give her recital. It is for a good cause that you -are sk ed to spend the evening in pleasure of a high o:der. Admission IV-.. children lac. Kffie Green, a negro woman, will lie arraigned before 'Mayor Powell at -"i o'clock this afternoon. She was arrest ed by officer AValters when he found th . t she was compelling her ten year old child to stand out in the rain and sleet naked last night as punishment for disobedience. Messrs. B. V. Cpohurch & Co. have now annexed to their store on Hargett ft reel the store formerly occupied by E. R. Pool on Wilmington street. Thus their store now forms an L with en t ances on Hargett and Wilmington rects. This Is an evidence of the pros perity of this enterprising gnvery es tablshment. Mr. Benjamin G. Terrell and Mi-s Blanch Jonet. of Kader, were married at the residence of the bride's brother. Mr. J. Wayland Jones, on South West street, this afternoon at two o'clock. In justice of the Peace S. M. Rowland. The contracting parties have many w rm friends in Raleigh. On the third page of this issue will be found an incident in Sousa's ca reer. Suusa and his incomparable band will be heard at the Academy of Music January 25th, for one night only.' Out of town people desiring to have seats reserved can write to Manager Rivets, who will reserve any number of s-ats. Prices $1.50 and $1.00. Mr. Henry AA Bagley, who has held a position in the Providence Journal bureau at Washington, D. C is in the city for a few days visiting his m-uh-er. Mrs. AV. H. Bagley. He will leave Fii & y for Havana, where he will enter upon 'his duties a1; confidential cleik to Col. Tas-ker H. Blifs, .-oleet,'.rr of cv.p ; n.s fiv the Island of Cuba, to wi'.icii res'iii.in he ha? been app..ir.'.ed by iiu reciet.try of War.
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