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" f.t- '- - ,' M ' :V'-.;'tf- ix i:? v - ,V'' i '."-." .: -, i v "v '-.';' vs.. - . '':,"-' 8- VISITOR. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRDAKY 22. 1899. 25 CENTS AMONTH THE TIME NUMBER 8,806 : REYENOFaGT Substitute Adopted for Mer chants Purchase Tax DIRECTORS CONFIRMED Cralge Substitute for the Jim Crow Car Bill Passed House Bill to Regu late Histories Used in the Sta's. HOUSE. ThK House met at 10 o'clock. The following bills were introduced: By- Overman, to allow Salisbury to issue bonds for electric lights: also to sub mit to the people of Rowan the ques iron whether whiskey shall be manu factured and sold there. By Willard, ito incorporate the Wilmington Sewer rvimrvunv Bv Allen of Wayne, to abolish the railway .commission and es tabllsh the railway. Insurance banking and building And loan commission. By Winston, to regulrfte elections (this be ing a new elect ion law. ) By Carr, to allow Duplin to levy special tax to build a causeway across Goshen Swamp. By Overman, to employ John 11. Julian to prepare the side notes to the captions ot- the acts of the present legislature. Under suspension of the rules the last named bill passed. REVEXl'E bill. On Holtnan's motion the House at 10:30 wentlnto committee of the whole schedule B, taking it up by sections. Section IS fixes an annuol license for theatres, instead of a license tax for each performance. In Raleigh. Char lotte and Wilmington for Instance $200 is the .?harge for such license. On performances in unlicensed theatres line ta.x is 10 for each performance. The Uc on concei ts is $:!. and lectures $3. unUss these are solely for charita ble, religious or educational purposes, or in a licensed hall. The circus license 4s $100 and on side-shows $50 a day. and on animal shows $."0 a day, wheth er free or otherwise, and the county shall levy the same and no more. Spir itualists are in no case exempted from tax, save in licensed theatres. Gift en terprises $20, lotteries of any kind $1,000. 'itinerant dealers In any kind of prizes $100 'in each county Billiard or pool tables or howling alleys $."0 ea.-h if liquor is sold on premises, and if not $20. The tax on all public. ferries, bridges ami toll gates was fixed at one per cent. Section 20. taxing each horse and mulle kepi for hire cents for each six months, and an annual lax of $2r on persons selling mules and horses. The section was Anally adopted. SLOT MACHINES. Ray. of Macon, offered an amend ment to tax earn slot machine $100 a year. Winston said this was a gambling device and ought not to be licensed. Boushall said slot machines were not Included, in the section because they wre gambling machines. Ciattis asked whether the officers were doing their duty by prosecuting the operators of the machines for gambling. Ray said the machines were in all the leading bar rooms. Hartsell said lotteries were included in section 16. and they are unlawful. Boushall then said he was willing to tax slot machines $1,000. the same as lotteries. He said the machines were in the s;nne class as lotteries and are run for that purpose and ought to be legislated out of existence. Winston offered an amendment to Hay's so as 'to name machines where the return was uncertain. This Ray accepted Ray's amendment was adopted: that of Boushall was lost. The tax on commission merchants, brokers or dealers buying or selling 1 'per cent on commissions; cigar tax a cents per 1,000, and Vi fent pound on chewing and smoking tabocoo,' and 13 cents per 1,000 for cigarettes: this not to apply to any manufacturer and no city or town or county to be allowed to tax. Section. 23 imposes a graduated li cense tax on merchants (doing away the obnoxious purchase tax) beginning with $1 on $500 capital and so on up ward, so that 10,000 capital pays $S; $20, 000 pays $13, $30,000 tpays 29, &c. This -was arranged at the instance of the . merchants and yas perfectly agreeable i to them; that the merchants' purohmse ' tax yielded $47,000, and this license tax '' it was eftimaited would yield $50,000. Robinson offered an amendment to the penalty clause so as to take out the words "and upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $50 or Imprls onea not more than 30 days." This Chairman Holman accepted. Holman orrerea ui ainenumeni uy which thf clerk of the county commls siorrers shall receive 15 cents for each person n al-.ing return of this license tax, this to be paid by the county treas urer. Th liquor license section named 2 per cer. l os the tax. I Julian ofcered an amendment to make the rate 1 per cent. He said liquor men said t'hey made only 5 cent and were tuxed two per cent by the State and two by the county. Overman said the liquor men were taxed ad valorem; and there were all sorts of faxes on them. He said in 1893 the Ikemocratie legislature had made the tax one per cent. He said the liquor men were saying that this legislature was against them, by rea son of dispensary bills He said there are advaloiem tax, privilege tax and license tax. Holman said no class could better stand a high tax, and ought to be taxed. The vote on Julian's amendment was yeas 36, nays 39. so it was lost. Winston offered an amendment that the tax should apply to all dispensa ri.s, saying these ought to be taxed like other liquor dealers; that they are merely bar rooms. Robinson opposed this, and said dis pensaries ought not to be taxed: that no Individual gets the benefits; that a dispensary was a police regulation with a philanthropic object. LCatherwood said that Winston's amendment was excellent, and wanted t.. know whether a dispensary should have a special privilege. t'laikson said if Mecklenburg got a dispensary he "ould see no reason why i: should pay tax. Win.-tor's amendment was adopted with a roar. Robinson alone voting no. amid si eat laughter. The peddlers' license tax was fixed at $r. for each county for peddler on foot. Slo lor those with one horse, $20 for those with two horses: for intine- rant salesmen who sell on the street or in a temporarily rented house $."0 for each county. s Section 2H, fixing the tax on sewing machine dealers at $:!."0 annually was adopted. The tax on sellers of pianos or organs is fixed at $10 each. Banks are taxed advalorem on capital invest ed and a lax on capital employed of $2.". for $10,000 or less and $2 for each $1,000 of capital stock in excess of $2,1. OilO. also $25 for each county In which they ha.-e a nagemy: penalty for fail ure to comply with law- $2. M00. License on life Insurance companies is $250. and on fire insurance companies $200. surety companies $1,000: ami a tax of 2 per cent on gross receipts in this State is to be paid, unless Vi of as sets are invested in this State, in whi 'h case the license shall be , of the above and the tax 1 per cent. The license tax on liquor dealers Is named as $100 annually, and the county commissioners -MA'Y issue license. Winston offered an amendment say ing they SHALT. Issue license. He also ffered an amendment to tax dispensa ries on a graduated scale. $r00 on each unity dispensary: $100 on each In a town of less than 500. $200 on each In town of between 5ott anil 2.i)0u, and $'00 for towns -between 2.000 jnd 4.000: niownship dispensaries $:;00. and on pensaries in cities or towns having over 4.000 people $1,000. Winston said that where a dispensary una e.M i litict-wi.l W flotieii ll:mv 1 1: 1 1 ! rooms and cut off much tax. Boushall protested against taxing and crippling dispensaries. Boushall opposed Winston's amendment saying it was an effort to cripple dipensaries. The bar rooms pay no tax to the State now. Ray. of Macon, sent up an amend ment to say that this section shall not apply to towns in which there were no bar rooms prior to the establishment of a dispensary. He favored Winston's amendment, though perhaps, it was a little too drastic. After much-discussion Clarkson said accurate Information was needed as to whether this tax goes to the counties r to the State, and he moved that the matter be deferred until tomorrow This motion prevailed. At 1:30 i'he committee of the whole rose, and on motion of Allen, of Wayne, the House took up the separate cat bill. Craige offered a substitute for the whole matter. Allen said the committee had this morning considered the substitute and that each member endorsed it. t'raige spoke ably in support of his bill. The bill passed. If is not so drastic, as the measure passed yeter rtay and give the railway oommisston more discretion. SENATE. The Senate met at1 10 o'clock, and prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Mar shall. A message was received from the Governor nominating the following di rectors for the Central Hispital at Raleigh for a term of 6 years: W. B. Fort, of Wayne, and Dr. R. X. Speight of rEedigeeombe: for a term of 6 years. beginning March 2, 1899. J D. Biggs, of March; Dr. R. H. Stancell, of North-, ampton, and J. B. Broadfoot, of Cum berland. This was made t special or der for one o'clock. Besides a number of local bills, oth ers .were introduced: By Travis, for the support of the Soldiers' Home. For the relief of ex-Confederate soldiers. By Eaves, to amend section 1936 of the Cod. Resolution by Senator Glmaqft'hat no bills shall be Introduced aftej- 24 of February was passed. Bill Introduced by Lindsay to purse the pubMc schools -of certain histories. (This ' h declares .that It will be a misdemeanor to teach a history In this State that styles the civil war "The War of the Rebellion," or that calls Confederate "rebels.") Among the bills passed were: To in crease the permanent school fund of the State by devoting about $150,000 in 4 per cent bonds for the term: to amend fne charter of Raleigh; to establish a dispensary at Clinton: dispensary at Clinton: to increase the board of trustees of the colored A. and M. College at Greensboro (adding 6 more trustees) : to refund t'he corpora tion tax on the Olivia Raney Dibray. The bill to regulate public printing passed second, as did the bill to re vise and consolidate the public school law, besides a number of local meas ures. The bill to authorize the commission ers of Carteret county to apply sur plus funds in payment of current1 ex penses and debts passed final reading. The Senate then went into executive session to elect the directors of the Central Hospital. Oogernor Russell's trustees for the Central Hospital were confirmed Another "ommunication. was received fro mthe Governor nominating the fol lowing directors of the Western Hos pital at Morganion: For a term of two years, beginning i.March 2d, 1899. J. P. Sawyer. Buncombe: J. P. Caldwell, Mecklenburg. J. V,. Holt. Caldwell: for a term of six years, beginning March 2nd. 1S99: Isaiah I. Davis Burke coun ty: Joseph Jacobs. Forsyth county, and C. H. Armfield. Iredell county, these nominations were also confirmed. At 2 o'clock the Senate adjourned in honor George Washington's birthday. THE METHODIST OPHANA.GE. There was a largely attended and enthusiastic meeting of the Chamber if Commerce last evening, which was presided over by the President. Mr. W. X. Jones. The meeting was called for the pur pose of taking steps toward securing the establishment of the Methodist Orphanage in this city. The members of the Chamber were unanimous in their desire to secure the location of the orphanage in Ralegh, and pledged to give substantial aid. The action of President Jones in ap pointing a committee to confer with the Conference committee for the pur pose of InsipecMng sites was hea'itily commended. The committee was in structed to go ahead in conjunction with the Conference committee and make a selection, which Is to be report ed back to the Chamber. The city will no doubt donate the site and contribute liberally towards the establishment of the worthy char itable institution. The following reso lutions were adopted by the Chamber: Resolven 1. That this Chamber of Commerce has heard with pleasure the proposition of the committee of the Method'ist church to establish their or phanage in or near the city of Ita- -igh. 2. That the establishment of such an institution ought to be encouraged by our citizens; 'that the action of the President of the Chamber in appoint ing a committee to consider this mat matter is heartily approved, and tlt this committee is hereby instructed to investigate the various sites in or near tlie city, and to adopt su'h plans as they may deem wise to secure a site to be donated by the citizens of Ra leigh for this purpose, and to report at the earliest practicable moment. THE ei;a OF IX dependence Kansas City Star. Partisan prejudice today is weaker than ever before in the history of the l.'nited States. A party name at the head of the ticket no longer carries with it the potency that it used to have to command the votes of citizens, regard less of any other consideration. This is one of the recent developments in polltl.es that counts in favor of better government, of clearer perceptions, of sounder judgment on the part of the people. The breaking up of party ties in Congress has beeii fruitful of good results. The discussions during the present session have been on a higher plane: have been more suggestive of real statesmanship than those of any other session in many years. The great questions now before the national law makers, the future policy respecting the islands which have passed under the care of the United States, the reform of the currency, even the problem of gov ernment revenues, are outside the pale of strictly party lines. Democrats and Republicans are on both sides of all these questions. The party name counts for almost nothing in the con sideration of them. This breaking away from the party ties, this Independence of thought, is bound' to have beneficial effects not only in the right solution of the prob lems: of the day, but also In the charac ter of the ' candidates. A convention either of Republicans or Democrats which no longer can count on a solid party vote merely on account of the party name, will be more careful In the selection of men to run for office, and the voter will be more free to scratch bad candidates and vote for good men on the opposing ticket than ever be fore. Verily Is the era of Independence in politics at hand. Discharges In bankruptcy: Febru ary 18. John A. Adams, Raleigh, X. C, A. Wr. Shaffer. A mass meeting of the Odd Fellows will be held at their hall. Pullen build ing, on Friday evening, February 24, at 7:30 o'clock. All members of the or der are cordially invited to attend. Prominent members vlll make short talks. DR. SUEDES DEAD Principal of St. Mary's Passed Away SHORT ILLNESS The Death Rev. Dr. Bennett Smedes, One of North Carolina's Foremost Citizens, Cast a Gloom Ovqr tbe Entire City. ' r Rev. Ir. Bennett Sniedes died at his home at St Mary's School this morning at 6:20. This anittmn .einent cast a gloom over the entire c.ty for every man. woman and child who knew Dr. Smedes loved him and fell keenly that a personal friend had been lost. All day there has been a ceaseless stream of sympa thizing -allers at St. Mary's. Dr Sim des' illness was of less than a week's duration and his death was a severe shock to even intimate friends of the family. Dr. Smedes was suffering from an attack of grip. Last night lie grew rapidly worse, and, lie sides the family ami physicians, tin Rev. Dr. Marshall was present and ad ministered the las', rites of the church Dr. Smedes was the only surviving son of the lale Dr. Aldert Smedes. who came to Raleigh and founded St Ma ry's School in 1x12. Dr. Smedes was then only live years old. thus he spent his youth in Raleigh ami was loved as a native of tiiis city. Afterwards lie entered St. James College. Maryland, and later the General Theological Sem inary in New York. Soon after his ordination to the ministry he became assistant to the Rev. Arthur Cleve land Coxe. 1). D.. I hen rector of Grace Church in Baltimore, and subsequently Bishop of Western New York. At the outbreak of hostilities Dr. Sniedes re turned home an entered the Confeder ate army. Two of his brothers fell in battle, martyrs to the Confederate cause. Later lie became associated with his revered father in the conduct of St. Mary's School and, upon his father's death, became principal of that fa mous institution A wife, formerly Miss Henrietta Har vey, of Louisiana, and three daugh ters. Miss Margaret, who is in. Boston, and Misses Helen and Mary, survive him. His surviving sister. are Mrs. Bessie S. Leak and Mrs. William A. l-.'rvvin. of Durham, and Mrs. Cil.is. Root of Raleigh. The announcement of his do. till will eairv sorrow imo hundreds of hom-s tliiouhoiit the South. I'nosieiuatious and unassuming, singularly blameless and guileless, ever ready to heip the unfortunai-. even beyond iiis means. Ihe Clirisiiau examples he set will live for ages ;..cs and the world ill always be better le'cause of his life . DAVID S. A VARA. F.StJ.. DEAD. It was a sad announcciii"n! .is w elt a. a surprise to the many friends of Da vid S Avara. Esq., ; his inornini;. when they were told that he was .le id. Mr. Avara was one of our most su -cessful planters and best citizens. He had lea.-lied a ripe old age. heing 7i years old. yet he was looked upon as a vigorous, robust man. He was loved by every one who knew him. le-mg on,- of those jovial, whole-souled p.-.--sons, whom to know was a pleasure as well as an honor. He moved to Raleigh several years ago from Johnston coutily :in.i i - sided on Xewbern avenue, extend .1. just be yond the city limits. 'I'he hour of the funeral will lie an nounced in the morning papers and a more extended notice of this good man will be piesenled tomOrroiv. MAItRIMD. Miss llattie Marsh and Mr. David J. Herring Married. This morning at ten o'ciock Miss Hatt'.e A. Marsh and 'Mr. David A. Herring were married at the residence of the bride's father. Mr. George Mar. h. on Xort'h Blount street. The cerem. ny was performed by Dr Rev. J. W. Carter and was witnessed by a few invited friends. iK-sides the imme diate family. Miss Marsh is a native of Sampson 'ounty, but has lived in Raleigli since her father moved here, about ten years ago She has many warm friends. Mr. Herring Is a prominent young merchant of Clinton. He was warmly congratulated. Mr. and Mrs Herring left today for Clinton, their future home. They are followed by the best wishes of the en tire community. WASHIXGTON'S BIRTHDAY. By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor. XEW YORK, Feb. 22. Washington s birthday was observed as a strict holi-Iday- Banks, exchan-ies. custom houses and pi')vtffice were closed. There was man Keniya closing of business estab lishments than ever befoTe The day was pleasant and crowds of people are travelling for pletfpure and v.sitmg. HOLY SERVICE Month's Mind of Eev. Father Pendergast RESOLUTIONS Impressive and Affecting Service Con ducted in the Church of the Sacred Heart This Morning. This morning the month's mind of the lli-v. Father Pendergast was held at the Citlholic church. Requiem Mass for the repose of his soul was cele brated at nine o'clock, the congrega tion i-eeiving Holy Communion in a body. Rev. Father Price was the cel ebrant and Rev. .Father Deiinen, of Wilmington assistant. The month's mind, as it is called, is a solemn service which takes place one month after the death of a priest, to bring him to ihe mind of his Mock, that they may 'honor his memory and pray fur bis soul, remembering always that "It i a holy and a wholesome thought to piav tor the dead that they may be loosed from their sins." The congrega tion were much al'fe."ied by the re marks of Father Price, who sioke feel ingly and touchingly of their lale pas tor with whom he was so intimately associated, and at the conclusion of the service, the following was adopted. RESi H.I TH NS (IF RESPECT AND AFFECTION. ' Whereas. 1; has pleased our Divine Father in His inscrutable designs to remove from us our heloved pastor, the late Rev. James H. Pretulei sasl. and Whereas, We desire to give some public token of the great estem and love in which lie tvas held by us. now therefore he it unanimously resolved by us. the members of the Holy Catho lic church in the city of Raleigh in mass meeting assembled : First. That in the loss of Faiher Prendercast. we have received a blow which lias rent our hearts and made us inconsolable. The work of a Caih ! fit? priest and pastor and his relations with his people are not like those of other men. In him wc recognize the mouthpiece of Ihe truths of salvation, brought 'to us from Christ through His infallible church, in him we recognize the dispenser of the mysteries of srac him who has 1 l appointed by Chr.st to convey to us through the sac raments His Divine life and nourish it in our souls, to offer up for our sins tin' sacrifice of the mass which is a daily continuance of the sacrifice of the Cross, to apply the healing balm ot the infallible teach. ng and comforting of tile Catholic church to our con sciences in Hi.' confessional. In him we recognize the t rue pastor, appoint ed by Christ to feed us with His heav enly doctrine and care for our souls from the cradle to the grave. Hence it follows thai no relations can be con ceived which are higher or holier or stronger or more lasting than those which bind a Catholic pastor and his p ..pie How nobly, unselfishly, and .-acritieingly Father Pi eiidergast inter wove these relations about us, our he.nrs bleedingly testify, of no in cmsi. er.ible talent. especially in pre i hing and the reading of human nature, of a disposition generous and .-elf-saelicing to a fault, of a cordial, deeply sympathetic and winning na ture he knitted our hearts to himself and made his ministry on us inex pressibly more effective thereby. Hence this deporable sundering these ties be tween us. and rendered the more acute ly painful in that his young life so full of promise was so suddenly plucked in the bud. has aflliclcd us beyond the power of speech. Secondly, be it resolved that this ex pression of our esteem and love, inade quate and unfitting as it. is. shall be published in the daily papers of Raleigh and of Phillipsburg. Xew Jersey, and I h it a copy be transmitted l - his mother and family with our deepest sympathy for their unspeakable loss, .is one also to :'he Rt. Rev. Bishop of this vicaate. Signed on-llie part of the congrega tion at the month's mind of Father Preudergast this 22d day of February of the year of our Iird. eighteen hun dred and nin-:y-nine. JOHN It. FERRAI.U JAMES MAG LEX N, M. B. BARBEE, WM. A. LINEHAX. JOSF.PH FERRALU J. GELSHEXER. Committee IT IS PERSOXAL. PROPERTY'. A decision has been made by a Chi cago court. says the Duluth Herald, in regard to railroad tickets. Judge Gib bons has ordered the release of two ticket brokers who were indicted nearly a year ago. holding that the ticket scal pers act under which the indictments were returned ds void. It! Is held by the court that when a ticket Is pur chased it becomes personal property and may be resold. AGUINALDO'S GAB He Issues a Manifesto to the World STANDS FOR HONOR He Declares the Filipinos are With Him Germany or No Other Foreign Country Has Rendered Assistance. By Cable to the Times-Visitor HOXC, KONG. Feb. 22. Aguinald has issued-a manifesto in which he ac cepted the situation caused by "the un expected provocation of the Ameri cans." While lamenting the hostilities, which, he says, he "tried to avoid oy every means in his power," by making humiliating concessions and tolerating' insults and outrages from the army ot occupation against the people ot Ma nila, he adds: "I am prepared to sac rifice ever.v thing to in. i into in integrity and national honor." He further al legts that the country is unanimous in his support, that the people will perish rather than a cepl odious American dominion, alleging that "Even corrupi Spanish dominion is preferable." The Philippine commission is considered .v farce, and Otis. Deiiby. Dewey and Secretary Harden ate classed and pro nounced as annexationists, the latter being charged as "Malic. ously -defamed." The Filipino newspapers a . hissed as being" especially obnoxious to the Filipino government. Finally Aguinaldo expresses the wis'a "To proclaim to the world and official ly dispel the false rumors thai Ger many or any other power has rernler- i assistance, moral or material to the Filipinos, nor have the Filipinos soli. -iled it." FILIPINOS YIELD. By Cable to tin- Times-Visitor. MANILA. Feb. 22. -Eighty houses were burned in an attempt to destt y 1'aco. Native men disguised as wom -n. were ttie , nceiid ta lb s. v hen lin y ar ¬ rived they marked the buildings and told the inmates what they intend. .1 ; lo Th--y .-t.-nie lin- blaze and d -pai.-d. without moloMtion. laughing ami ieering the unfortunate boiis.-iiol iers. tile wind, however, spoiled their pians. the Ham s being fanned to 1 1 1 district copied by rebel sympathizer.-. Great satisfaction is felt by ;h American authori! ies at the in-w s -c" the submission of the inhabit not s of Xegrne's Isnal to American rule. Thi--is regarded as the entering wedge an I the occupation of the entile Yisay.m group will bo speedily accomplished. Seiior l.acsoti. President of the N gras native government, is -the chi.- Negroes on lin- coinm.ssion. whi. ii ar rived here Monday night to offer al legiance of the inhabitants and ask '. American protection. The commission had an interview wwith l".-n.-i-;il M;i yesterday. licson says the inh.ibi tnais of the island of Cebu tir-' also ready to accept American rule and declares til, le is Utile svllllMthv b - Risayas and T.ig.ilos. II.- .iff. is . raise an army of iiM.mii) Itis.iyans to assist the Am.-ri. n;s' tight tin- Tas.-il.o on Luzon. A prisoner captured by the. Nebraskans confirms the i-por: :'ir the insurgent leaders threaten death to the naltves who refuse to take lit) arms against the Americans and un dt r tills threat many PaciflVos hav recently be.-n impressed into the it ti'. e ii me in the province of Man.! i. COXORKSS. By Telegraph to -the Times-Visit. n- WASHIXGTOX. Feb. ;2. The d.-ii-lock on the army bill continues. Tic' result cannot be foretold. Today's proceedings in the Sena'e be patriotic Senator Wolcou v ad from the Vi ve-l'resident's desk Wash ington's f.-.rewell address. A portion of the day will be devoted to eulogi--s of Senator Morrill, of Ver mont. GOMEZ JOCRXEV. By Cable to the Times-Visitor HAVANA. Feb. 21. Gomez r?ceo tion last night at Matanzas was the most enthusiastic of the entire Jour nev. As he a-firoaches Havana 'h fervor increases. He will enter Ha vana February Jlth. Phone Ryan, the negro, who has been confined here, charged with killing a wtilte man in Gaston county wa car ried there for trial today. 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