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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-05-19
THE DIRECT LAND TAX.
THE WORK OF COPYING FIN.
ISHED.

The Amount Is Found to BE siOs ,o5
Instead OF 1917, ,i52---Mr. Armand
DE Rosset Does the work WeII--.T he
Auditor Forced to Admit the Cor
Tectuess of the Figures.
WASHINGTON, Nay 18th To day the
copying # the direct tax lists for the
State Of North Carolina was completed.
NJ. Armand d Rosset, who has been
here II charge of the work fou I'D and
proved a very serious error IN the esli-
Il ite@ of Treasury Clerks. According o
their atement that the amount due the
State of North Carolina 1877 ASP. Ac
cordlng 10 Capt. DeRossets corrected
statement the amount is $404 054 The
CHIEF cerk iu the fifth auditors office Is
forced to All the correct ness of Capt
DeRosse's figures and when the work Is
competed, before the ead OF this week
y - probable The whole amount due
viii bs refunded to the State
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BAPTIST CONVENTION
THt G@ATifNtNs. REPORT ron
THE PAST YEAR.
ne Total Receipts. fot the Past yrat
were s1ta. .391--si 900 W a. Raised
To fndow the Boycr 1hair--othsr
Interesting Reports.

Especial TO STATE CHao~tcLKI
B.EMi>GhAM, Ala. May After .he
conventional sermon last nis ht by Rev.
| Carter II. Jones, OF Knoxville. the con.
Seu'ion proceed % business, aud Rev J
| Is. Hastorne. II. ID Of Atlanta. subnltt-
| ted the annual report ot the Homo Als
| zion Board Il sno~od A great sfi.rc
| mt Of the work. s0i missionaries L..
iug employed aeains, SOL last wear The
bap,isms were :. SAB again of s.a Al
missions 10 churches 9, Isl against OF.
Sunday Schools organized i24 against
$50 last year; churches hnilt li3 against
81 last year. Las, Year S57 .323 was ex
pended on new churches this wear the
expenditures for this purpos. have been
$50, ,s.3 OF the i0i missionaries thirty
one have labored among the Indians and
people of foreign birth, - Ia
Cuba, 81 among the negroes.
and 302 among the whites The mis-
s,onaries among foreign population are
principally ar.ong the Germans in Louis.
vile, Kansas City and throughout Mis-
souti aud Texas. la discussing the
work among the negroes that report
says: ''lf the Baptsts of the Sogth will
but open their eyes Ia see their uppor.
iunities. and open their hearts to the
stimulating influence Of Christian obll
cations 10 these people they will be
amaz sd and gra'itisd Al the ease aud
rapidity with which the end viii bc a.
tained. We do not hesitate In affirm
our confident belief that an expenditure
under tne best conditions by our home
missions and State boards Of $40, 600
year. for the next ten years, viii settle
the race question forever
The consolidated report OF the treas.
nrer shows total receipts Of $40 1913.
and cash on hand 1911 The net as
sets are fS7, 430.
Owing to slight indispos i.ion of
Judge Harralson, the president OF the
convention. Gov. Northen, of Georgia,
the vice-president, presided at today
meeting. Rev. DR.. e.. =. Gordon, of
Tennessee, submitted the report on pagan
missions, which was discussed at some
length by Doctors Bgby. of Virginia,
Georgia; Whitfield, of Mississippi and
others.
Rev. George Braxton Taylor, Of Bal
''more, read tho report on papal mis
sions. The report was adopted after
discussion by DR.. A. J Holt and Rev
Il. X Moseey, OF Mexico
The report on tho work of the South
ern Baptist Theological emipary wa-
made and Or. Koerfoot, ol that nstifn
ton. made n plea for the Seminary. He
wanted s35, 900 to cor plete subsCrip
IioD OF $4,000 to compiet tAe binding
and endow the Boyce ch+l.. Tho suu
sum of SO, 900 was raised
The Woman's Missionary Society. an
auxiliary of the convention, had impor-
tant meetings last night End TO day
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The Pulpit aud the Stage.

Rev. F. n. Shrout, Pastor United
Brethren Church, Blue Mound, Kan,
says: 81 feel it my duty to tell what
wonders DR.. Kings New Discovery has
done for me. Ny Lungs were badly dis
eased, and my Pensioners thought l
could live only few weeks. took FIVE
bottles Of Or. Kings New Discovery
and am sound and we'll, gaining 26 lbs.
in weight"
Arthur Love, Manager Loves Funny
Folks Continuation, writes: ''After d
thorough trial and convincing evidence,
l am confident Dr. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, beats 'em all, and
cures when every thing else fails. The
greatest kindness l can do my many
thopsand friends is to urge them to try
it," Free trial bottle vt John AacRaAa
DRUGSTORE. Regular Aizes soc and 81.
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ENERAL HILLS ONUMENT.
IFrnm Davidson College.j

lfTnUQ DaVlQSOE CO1eSo.
At last monum mt has been erected
at Davidson College to the bravo and
however, erected by the State, as we in
tended and as should have been done.
The shaft IS plain bat substantial one.
On one side it has the names of the prn-
was engaged, and in which he showed
his splendid soldlership and fearless ma
ture. These battles we're Bethel. Seven
Pines, Malvern Hill, Boonsh oro, Sharps-
burg, Fredericksburg and Chickamauga.
True patriot, soldier, and gentleman, it
is needless to speak of his conduct on
tho battlefield Another side bears this
Inscription.
''Graduated from West Point in 1912
Served through the Mexican war, and
won two brevets for gallantry. Entered
the civil war as Colonel of the first
North Carolina Regiment, and rose to be
Lieutenant General"
Does not this simple inscription give
us another proof of his energetic, patrio
tic and gallant life2
We see even in youth and early man
hood the germs Of that nature that was
able to overcome every diff culty-tha'
was able to start a private and end g.
General Another side o. the monu
ment contains the names Of t e Colleges
aud Universities at which be taught
These We're Washington College Va =.
Davidson Col ege. n @, Military Ins;i
tute of N .. aud University Of Arka:,
sas. He was ripe scholar, and m
bined with his scholarship suoh suavicy
of manner. and such Christian devo
ton as t. make hiin universally admired.
The fourth side ot tta monument bears
this trne and characteristic sentence:
''He feared not iho face Of man. b1t
feared ant trusted God with all his
heart"
fine scholar. true gentleman, a
gallant soldier. g CHRISTIAN hero an af
fe3:ionate father, -he was loved and
honored by all who knew him, ald III
death he is not forgotten.
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A VOICE FKuM sEATrI Z.

The CHRONICLE noted some days ago
that L c. STRUDWICK, SO, an able
young North Carolina who moved to
Seattle, Washington, a few Years ago
had been appointed Judge to temporari-
ly FL the place OF a Judge who was
sick. such evidences of the esteem in
which be is held is most gratifying to
his host Of friends in North Carolina.
From a p;iva q letter from Mr.. STRUD-
WICK the CHs"NICLE takes the liberty of
10 aklng the following extract:
The CHRONICLE is still welcome visi-
tor at my house I rely upon it princi-
pally to keep me in touch with North
Carolina men and matters, and no mat
ter how for away may be from the old
State, I will always love her and take
lively interest in her welfare. con-
gratulate yo1 on the apparent fact that
the CHRONICLE is the foremost paper in
the State. 1 mourned with You all in
Gov. Fowle's sad death. He Was my
fathers friend and a man worthy of all
este :m and admiration.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-05-19
LEVELAND INVITED
TO Attend the Teachers Assembly at
MOrehead City.

10 Attend the Teacher's Asse bly, at
Morehead City.
NEW YORK, N. Y. March 12 1891
Senator Ransom has como from North
Carolina with an invitation signed by
all the Democratic members of Congress
all the judges, and the leading citizens
of the State to Mr.. Cleveland to attend
al educational convention to be held at
Aorehead city the first week of July. The
Senator, who is an ardent admirer of
the ex President, was enthusiastic ia his
description of the concourse of people
who would attend. why, SIR" be said
to a friend, ''if Ar. Cleveland consents
the whole State viii turn cut to dc him
honor" Mr. Cleveland expressed his
qualification for the compliment tender
ed him, and while not positively commit
ting himself, intim ated that it was not
prob tile that his engagements wonld
permit Din to accept The invitation.
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Such IL brief are the leading fac.s cor
necfed with JhtS mer1fcrio9s move. pr.
vloGs % tae chartet OF Tho s3laiers
Home Association" by an act Of ,ns
| General Assembly al ITS last session,
which donates Camp Rassell "a ths
/ pace aud makes the appropriation
named.
Tins again We express the love.
/ tae gratitude and the venera ion We baAr
! . those or our couEtfyinen who have
| rendered the rohlest service the citizen
ever ? ndered the state
North Carolina welcomes them TO this
hesrthsfon one, while with each spring she
crowns with flowers ne graves OF their
fellow comrades
Let them gather here, those heroes.
as they have gathered 10 the bosom ri
o her southern States and throughout
tue whole South, We will cherish these
homes for our living defenders as we
Cherish the cons memory of our
dead
We do no violence TO the restored
Union Of these States when We houor The
soldier OF the Confederacy. He followed
the standard of his State. To day the
standard of the Union is the standard of
the State, aud the Stars and Stripes can
be borne in no safer hands than in his
loyal grasp
Welcome, proud citizens to your home,
and when the stranger pausing at your
threshold asks you of your former fields,
say with uphfJed crest. Il was a soldier
Of the Confederacy-I followed where
duty called Welcome, thrice welcome,
honored guests, and from the hem of
your garment may the virtue of patriot
taryt a. 20,
iuto the lives Of all our people
After b. conclusion of thu remarks
OF the GoVeraor an informal reception
was held auI al the old veterans and
others weto presented to Miss Ra anseur,
WHO in the most graceful manner receiv-
ed their warm and hearty greetings Du-
ring this proceeding an incident occurred
which created great enthusiasm. Oae
OF the old officers getting upon table
shouted three cheers for w. c.
Stronach, the cheers then made the well
kin ring and reminded one Of the now
famous old ''rebel YELL" The process
sion then proceeded to the cemetery
where the ceremonies were concluded
with the decoration of the graves of the
dead.
The Granville Grays had to make
their tram and therefore had to return
from the "Home after giving three
cheers for the Governors Guard
whose guests they were while in the
city. So ended the day The Home
was duly dedicated and will from now
on be the haven of rest for many a
SCARED and weary veteran and upon their
home may the sun o. contentment ever
shed its wal most rays till the time they
too shall cross over the river and join
the grand army of their comrades in the
Nra1t hereafter.
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eye SONS OF CAROLINA.v -
A Patriotic Song--Music by Mrs. A. b
Jones.

Jones.
to don. ID. f. Caldwell, by Mrs. Alberta
B. JOnes.l
Ye sons of Carolina to duty arise
And shake off your tremor and dread;
A new day IS dawning-see light streaks
The clouds are now breaking o'erhead
And fly with the breeze Of the morn far
away
While each trembling star with less'n ming
Is sinking in day to its rest.
Awake in the Centre, the East and the
West,
And let us to country prove true
By resolving in heart, Well never take
Till we've done all that freemen should
do:
And ye, who are leaders, go marshal the
hest
Ard form them in battle array,
And In God pu5 your trust and tn en- make
your boast,
I'll conquer or die in the fray.
The land of cur Fathers, it must be re-
The land of our kindred and home
Till no other spot on the earth can be
deemed
A brighter, to which we may roam,
And when we have made it just what it
should be,
A guerden to bloom all around
With beauty and llfe-a pet home for the
free,
Well rest at that goal when tits found
CHORUS.
Then up, up, up, all ye gallant and brave,
Oh ye, " no have always been free,
And forward let us move 'e'en as wave
Sweeps, in it's march, DER the sea-
YeS,-On ever more on, as the waves flood
Kesistless and strong, for right d! ainst
wrong.
Onward forever as one let US go.
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SOUTH EKN BAPTIST CONVEN-
TION.
Large Amount OF business rransact-
ed--1 he Next Session will b" Held mt
AtianIa--1 he Kind NOrd Series A..
pted--Keque.ting the orld's Fair
to Close on SUNDAY.

| W ora series ~ .
| opted--Requesiing the Worlds Fair
| To Close on sunday.
| BIRMINGHAM, Ala May 1.-THE
| southern Baptist Convention disposed
| of large amount Of work to-day. At
| o'clock President HARRISON called the
| convention TO order and DR.. Owens, Of
Virginia, led in prayer.
Treasurer q. W. Nor.on's report show
| ing the balance on hand two hundred
| aud thirty five dollars, W as received and
adopted. Mr.. Norton WAS re elected
Treasurer, aud James Caldwell auditor.
Both are residents of Louisville Ky.
J. l. Carroll, Of North Carolina intro
duced "A resolution reducing representa-
tives to conventions. bat II was tabled.
D. o. Davis. of Rsckdae, England,
was introduced into the Convention and
spoke OF the Baptist work 10 that country
The committee on the time and
| place for the next meeting reported in
| favor OF Baltimore as the place OF meet.
ing, and the time to be decided on later.
DR.. Williams, in q speech. said: Bali
| more invited the Convention with the
understanding that every man, woman
| and child come prepared to pay their
| own way.
DR.. Hawthorne moved TO select Atlanta
as the next place for nesting, and after
heated dlscussion Atlanta was decided
| on, and the time Of meeting the frat Fd.
| day before the second Sunday In May
A resolution WAS passed asking that
the Worlds Fair at Chic ago be closed
On Sundays
| DR.. G. @. Clopton, Of Virginia, pre-
| sented com mnnication from. the Gen
eral Assembly OF the Prasbyterian
church in the Unie e3 States IN favor ~
national arbitration, and that large
standing armies be decreased, aud that
all governments be pefitioned TO abolish
warfare.
| Dr. J NJ. Frost presented the Sunday
School report as folloEs:
From papers furnished we nod that
Kind Words Series, .ith lis present
circulation, Can be published al a cost
of less than $50, 900, whiie is income
Is over $50, 900 We therefore recon
mend the adoption of the bid recon-
mended by the committee, namely: One
| half Of the profits. We think that nc
better arrange euients can be made. We
recommend the creation Of SUNDAY
School Board, to be located at Nashville
Tenn; that Or. Broadus be directed u
|
be paid $500 p" Adopted.
The President announced the follow
ing committees:
On Peace Resolutions, $. G Ciopton
Virginia; J. n. Carroll, Treasurer
Church Edifice Funds, j b LINK
Texas; G. A Fulton, Md; J. b stuz IT
Georgia; Arthur Peterky, 7. G. Elliott
Virginia.
On Resolution Of Boards, J. A. Hoyt
south CaroHLa; L. q. Blsh, Alabama
J B Searcy, Ark ansas; Z l.. Compire
West Arkansas and Indian Territory; g
Z ,tokely, District OF Colu nbia; n. A
Bailey, Florida; J. n. Klpstrick, Geor
gla; Ii A Upper Jr, @. W. Tomphies
La F. n Ellis. Md. 5. 2. sprole, Miss.
NJ J. Breaker, No ". II. Pace. NoFtt
Carolina: NJ ID. Early, Tenn; ". X
Maxwell, W. w. Landrum, Va.
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Pleasant Account Of the Trip from
Raleigh 10 Hirminghnm.
Especial Cos to state Chr1ntclcl

Especial Cos u state Chronicle
BfRMlsGnAM, Ala, Nay s Our party
continued - increase ~ We swept
through North Carolina South Carolina
and Georgia, till W. had "a crowded train
before " reached our destination. From
Greeusboro 10 the Georgia line wo
passed III the night. ~ daylight wo
awoke to find Ourselves among tho
mountains on the borders II south Caro-
lima aud Georgia At was delight to
feast our eyes on the beauties Of mouu-
tain scenery.
Reaching Atlanta, We spent some
time viewing this great city, its palatial
residences. It's magnificent capitol, and
its active business life The Legislature
appropriated one million collars 10
build the capitol and ordered 1t finished
ia flye years. When the time was out
the work was done. aud tlls returned
to the Treasury out Of tho
appropriation. St.,e Librarian Mi
ledge, for whose grandfather the
old capital was named, showed US spe-
cia favors.
The striking thing IN the journey from
Atlanta to Birmingham uaa the number
of mining towns and villages along the
line. None have attained much tize,
except Anuiston, but eyerya hero Afo
signs OF active mining operations. Wo
saw but little Of AuuIs' on from the train,
but everything indicated activity aud
thrift, based upon coal and iron
Night having fallen bcforc We reached
our journey end. tine ftst iut.fnatlOn
we bad Of our approach 10 The great iron
| city WAS the light Of the furnace. Bat
| ! must reserve for special letter what
| may learn Of this wonderful city and
| its rapid growth and industries.
II s said that fourteen hundred dele
| gates notified the Com mit.ec ~ thor
purpose TO attend the Convention, and
a large proportion of them are here.
| There were present al tho organization
more than go delegates, b. g.. two
large galleries full ot visitors, aud huu-
| dreds Of delegate came during the day
| Yesterday. But j are entertained. an
less they lose their way aad can not re-
| turn TO the homes as1 kued them Three
North Carol uiaGs and orc VI M.s.oIriaa
started 10 the meeting Last night. AID
| di-sgree.ng a. - fhe proper ..rrctto1
they parted. two gong Ia one direction
and the other tHo ia ipst the oppeI.s
direction Ultimately they al r-.,ls ~
the place, but vino xas right i p d.-l1t. rs--
ted person canno' learn from Lh-i i@s-
cription- cft1eir aiafings atd Gro -.ug-.
q " OHEEsE
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At the time of the death of Col.
SAUNDERS the CHRONICLE stated that
since his death Col. E. D. BALL OF
Wilmington. WAS the only living Colonel
Of The Ash regiment. A prominent
citizen has called our attention to the
fac. that upon the wounding OF Col.
HALL and the subsequent wounding Of
COL SAU DERs, the command of the
regiment fell upon Col. A G. INGALLS,
TER, Of Randolph, who was Lieutenant
Colonel; and for many months durlng
the last year Of tho war he was com
mi ssioued Colonel of the same. AS
this is a historical fact it is not too late
TO make the correction.
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ga GOD SEND is Ely's Cream Balm
/ had cattarIh for three years. Two o;
three times week my nose would bleed.
l thought the sores would never heal
Your Balm has cured me- Mrs. n. A
Jackson, Portsmouth, N 81.
WAS so much troubled with catarrh
it seriously affected my voice. One bot.
tie of Ely's Cream Balm did the work.
Ny foice is fully restored. B. F. Lieps'
ner, A. NJ, Pastor Of the Olivet Baptist
Church, Philidelpk'n
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THE DIRECT LAND TAX.
The Treasury Department Receiving
Many Letters In Reference to 1t.

Many Letters In lie terence to 1t.
WAsHINaToN, d. G., May IL Since
beginning to pay the direct tax to the
States, the Treasury Department has re
under the direct tax Law, the applicant
can receive refund OF Internal revenue
taxes paid in the early days of the war
on stamps, whisky, tobacco, incomes and
manufact ured articles.
The Treasury Department of course
answers that no provision Of law author
IL q refund Of such special taxes and
the Department is kept busy answering
to this effect. New clerks have been de
tailed to keep up the correspondence.
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and Suspicioa Pointing only to the
Murdered Mans sNephew-PeypIexin
Circumstances.
Wilmington Messenger.]
MAxTON, N O., May 9.-The Offering
by Governor Holt of 5000 reward for the
arrest of D A McDougaId, of Laurin-
burg, who is under suspicion CT being
the murderer of his uncle, Simeon Con
oily, Ill Robson county, creates renewed
interes III this remarkable case. The DO
lice authorities throughout the country
have been given d scriptlOn of McDou-
gald, but so far as known there is no
trace of him anywhere, notwithstanding
the fact that it was rumored that he had
been arrested at Camden, s. G..
Moore, Purnell and Kelly, who were
arrested on suspicion of the murder,
We're discharged, as there was no evil
dence sufficient to hold them. The cir
cumstantial evidence against McDou-
gald, the murdered mans nephew, seems
to get stronger each day He left Laurin'
burg on the Carolina Central freight
train on the morning of the murder and
came to Maxton. There be would not
90 ID hotel but went out to the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley water sank
about four hundred yards from the depot
told the section master there that he was
from Richmond county and that his
rame wss McDougaid He took the Cape
Fear aud Yadkiu Valley freight train at
the water tank and went to Shandon,
leaving as soon as the train stopped and
not speaking to any one at the depot
(Shandon) Re had with him at Maxton
duster and d satcLel Two parties saw
a man answering to this description near
Conoly's that afternoon. Just after dark
Conoly was called out by a man and
asked to show him the way to a neigh
bor's house. He went and about 800
yards f, om the house he wss shot twice
through the head as heretofore published
in the Messenger.
About daylight next morning a negro
at McKiunon's mill, two miles and half
from maxton, in the direction of the
murder, came upon man washing who
ran and left hat, .peir Of pants, under
shirt, a package Of lamb black and q
looking glass. These the negro gave to
Mr. McKinuon's son who stays at the
mill About o'clock that same morn
ing (tbe next after the murder), McDou
gald was again at Maxton and took the
Carolina Central freight train for Alma.
There he took the Maxeon, Alma
and Rowland train back to Maxton and
then tn. Carolina Central train, thence
to Laurinburg. He told some parties
there thaAhe had been to Redsprings and
others to Wilmington. In fact, all hi.
stories seem to be conflicting. He went
to McKmuon's mill on Saturday after
the murder aud got the clothes, and told
one party afterwards that he lett them
with J. D. Shaw. Jr., and told another
that they were stolen out of his road cart
at one of his uncles who lives near when
the ether one was murdered.
On F. liday week May 1s0 after the
murder he took the train On the Caro-
lina Central railroad at the water tank
above Laurinburg and refused to buy a
ticket, preferring to pay the over-charge
for not having - ticket. He was after.
| wards seeH at Chariotts. and tnat sas
the last time he has been seen up to this
time
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ANOTHER KIND OF FOOL
(From the New York Worldly

(FrOm the New YORK WOrId.)
SIG. BUDINI states that the perusal of
Mr. BLAINEs Communications produces
the most painful impression" upon him.
which recalls the story of DIR. IeIoRNE
THY's patient 90 Doctrr," *. the
m IN, "when l raise my arm this way
emitting as he spoke an agonizinz yell
..it almost kills me-" "Then," respond
ed the rough old surgeon, ''you--fool,
what do you raise it for2"
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THE EDITORS DESK.
COMMENTS ON NTOPICSTHAT ARE
INTERESTING THE PEOPLE.

The Chronic" Expresses its Opinion on
Passing Pubic Events and Questions
OF iGtere Now Before the People.
1t is cartaiu that HON ROBERT r. LIy-
INGsToNE, of New York, never dreamed
of a Billion dollar Congress when in the
Constitutional Convention of the State
of New York he predicted that the day
would cone when the amount of the i'm
ports would be adequate to the expenses
of government. Aud he never had any
conception of a SO per cent. tariff either