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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-01-04
Petition for Rehearing.

INDIANAPoLI-, Ind, Jan. 3-Attorney
General Smith filed a petition in the Su
preme court ash ing for rehearipg in the
,pportionment case and the petition will
now be passed upon by the new court
which entered upon its duties yesterday
and majority of whom are democ
He alleges that the court erred in hold
ng that it had jurisdiction of matters
which are left TO the discretion of the
legislature by the constitution, and that
the ioptiOn of the apportionment Law
by the legislature is an act that the cour,
cannot review or overiurn without cl, ar '
infringing on the functions of the depart
ment of the state government of equal
authority with itself.
The filing of the petition is expected
to bring up the question Of the waiver oi
the sixty day rule, which was done with
out the attorney generals knowledge and
upon which he will ask to be heard " hen
the re-openiny of the case is objected to
by the opposing attorneys and the waiver
is urged as bar to future proceedings.
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To AppOrtion Indemnity Money.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan The
secretary Of the navy to day appointed
Captain Schley, Lieutenant Commander
Sebree, and Past Assistant Sur
geon Stitt, board to consider and re
port plan for the equitable distribution
of the Chilean indemnity fund of SIS,
600 The board will meet in the office
of Captain Schley on Staten Island n.
Y, next Monday for the purpose of pre-.
pairing a record of the injuries sustained
by the sailors of the Baltimore in the
riot at Valparaiso. and will recommend
pro rata distribution Of the money il
proportion to tie injuries sustained BY
each. Secretary Tracy concluded that
he has full authority under the law as il
stands to distribute the funds.
The disbursement of the $50, 900 paid
by Spain to the United States in settle
ment of the Virginian affair is regarded
as satisfactory precedent for action in
the case. The Virginian award was dis
tributed by the secretary of state without
recourse to congress and the validity of
his action has never been questioned A
small part of that fund is still in the state
department awaiting final settlement.
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Examining the Accused.

PARIS, Jan. 3-Magistrate Franoue
ville's examination Of Charles DeLesseps.
Marius Fontanes, Sans Leroy, and Felix
Gotta. charged with being implicated ir
the Panama canal corruption, was finished
on Saturday. The first three were ar
rested on the night of December 16
Gotta, who was to have been arrested on
the same night, could not be found. but
he afterward returned and surrendered
himself DeLesseps, Fontanes and Gotta
are directors of the Panama canal com
pany; Sans Leroy was formerly member
Of the chamber of deputies and is accused
Of having received 800, 0OOf from the
Panama canal company for voting in
favor of the lottery bill.
The case of the deputies charged with
having received money from the Panama
canal company was opened by Magistrate
Franqueviile yesterday. The accused
are Jules Roche, ex minister of commerce :;
Naurell Rouvier, ex minister of finance :;
Emanuel Aurene. member of the Carsea
Blron Kean de Sonbeyran, member from
Vienne; Antonion Pronst, member from
Denl Seveics and Joseph Dugu De Ls
Fancennerie. member from Orne. There
IS reason to believe that no more deputies
are implicated in the Panama canal
scandals and therefore no more arrests
are expected.
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Trouble In X Kausas.

TOPEKA, Kas Jan 3.-The supreme
court TO day heard the argument in cases
brought gainst the state board OF can
vassers by the populist state central com
mttee involving four seats in the legisla-
lure. An array of legal talent is en-.
gagged in the cases. Among the LAWYERS
+re ex Congressman Peters and Judge
Frank d 'ster. Il is not generally anti
cipated that the finding of the court will
change the situation In the Legislature
except to give Rosenthal. democrat. from
Haskell county, the certificate of election
issued to Stubbs, republican, ny an un
disputed clerical error. This will leave
the republicans one majority with which
to organize the house on joint ballot.
The democrats will hold the balance of
power providing no action is taken by
the supreme court in the contested cases
brought before that court Twenty four
cor tests have been filed against republi
cans and seven against the populists.
The legislature meets next week.
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The Hnuae Cancua

AT 6l5 o'clock last night Hon. Buck
Kitchen Of Scotland Neck, called the
caucus of the democratic members of the
house OF representatives to order, and
on motion Hon. Robert Vance of Bun
combe was elected chairman and NJ. 81.
Holt Of Oak Ridge was elected secre
tary.
Mr.. j. A. Long moved that sll persons
not democrats be requested tc retire.
Carried.
1t was moved by c. B Watson that
all candidates for positions in the house,
be requested to retire. Carried.
Nominations for speaker were declar-
ed in order, and Prof Martin II. Holt,
of Oak Ridge, in an eloquent address
nominated Hon. Lee s. Overmar, of
Rowan.
Hon. Buck Kitchen seconded the nom
ination Of Mr.. Overman, aud moved that
ne be nominated by acclamation, with q
rising vote Carried.
Mr. Overman appeared and thanked
the caucus. He said that six years ago
he was nominated for the same position
by the democratic caucus and at the elec
tion was defeated. Now the democratic
party had righted the wrong done him
aud he thanked them Amid great ap
plause he then retired.
On motion nominating speeches were
restricted to two minutes,
The following were then nominated
for the different positions:
Chief clerk, j NJ Brown, of Stanley
reading clerk, Hon. H. A. Latham, of
Beaufort: engrossing clerk, A. H. Hayes,
of Birdtown, Swain county; door keeper,
David R Julian, of Salisbury, Rowan
county. For assistant door keeper three
separate ballots were taken. A suffi
cient number Of votes were not obtained
by any Of the candidates on the first two
ballots. On the third ballot Mr.. G L.
Fitzpatrick, of Kinston, Lenoir county,
received forty three votes, and was de
clared elected.
As there was nothing else to receive
the attention, the caucus of the house
ad djourned.
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President pro tenn King.

The democratic senatorial caucus last
evening nominated this gentleman pres
id mt pro tenn of the senate. The nomi-
nation will be ratified in open senate at
noon to day, when Senator King will en-
ter upon the duties of presiding officer
of that body until Mr.. Doughton, the
Ii, utenant governor elect is properly in
Quoted into Office, and this will proba-
bly, be between the 2Oth and 3Osh of the
month.
Senator King is about forty years old,
native Of Guilford county and repre-
sents the 2lst senatorial district,
He is "a manufacturer by profession
and is a sound, successful business man.
The Senator's father is still living at the
advanced age Of 80, and of bis six broth
ers, all are living and true democrats one
was in charge of the United States le-
CATION at Constantinople under Mr. Cleve
land for nearly four years, an office he
filled with honor to his country and
great credit to himself.
Senator King is gentleman of good
personal appearance, frank and open ex
preston, and is ia niliar with parliament
tary law, having been several times q
member OF the general assembly, and
often called to preside over the senate,
which he has always done to the satisfac
tion of all parties. We have heard that
whenever the democracy wants to carry
Guilford county, and thought it doubt
full, it has nominated j. L. King, and
this they have always done without his
solicitation, and on several occasions
against his wishes and in the face of his
protest, yet he has ever responded to the
call of his party, no matter at what cost
and sacrifice of private business, and has
never failed to carry his county by large
majority When in the field Senator
King fights for the whole democratic
ticket. He meet the political adversary
in the open field and strikes him from
the shoulder and above the belt.
We congratulate Senator King upon
the very high compliment which has
been paid him by his brother senators, as
we'll as the people of North Carolina for
having such an efficient officer to preside
over the highest law making branch of
their state government, until the worthy
and no less efficient officers they elected
at the last election can be constitution
ally inaugurated.
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LEGIsL ATIvK NEWS.
The senatorship Attracting Intere.t
In North Dakota.


BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. 3.-Chief in
teres; In the session OF the North Dakota
legislature which opened to day centers
IN the contest for a successor to United
States Senator Casey. The republicans
have clear majority and the result hin
yes on the deoision of the party caucus
The caucuses for officers of the two
houses were held this morning and the
fact that such caucuses were held is
taken to indicate that q caucus on the
senatorship will follow. This has been
matter of some doubt, the opponen,
OF Senator Casey hoping to encom pass
his defeat by preventing the holding OF
party caucus. 1t is alleged that some
oil those oppDs d to him made owe rtures
TO the democrats and brought the matter
to the attention Of President elect Cleve
land. He is said to have refused to have
anything to do with the proposition saw
ing his party could not IF ,rd to run the
risk OF being charged with corruption
ana advising the election of as clear a
republican as possible. The fight has
been IL the party and is an interesting o
one. 1t has been asserted that Congress
man johnson, whose choice as senator
when Casey was elected was defeated
by an adjournment, would fight Casey's
re election but the latest reports are that
Johnson will take no part in the contest
Besides Casey, State Senator Woerst.
Col. kingman, j. r. Smith and w. ].
Anderson are candidates and their pres
ent strength is estimated as follows:
Casey II t" 10; Anderson to s; King
man q to s; Woerst 10; Smith S. or
course each has elements of strength
with others out of the way, which would
materially add to the figures given.
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Old Blue Laws Affirmed.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3-The supreme
court, with full bench, to day affirmed
the validity of the old blue law of 1894
in relation to the publication of Sunday
newspapers The case was that of
Thomas Matthews, publisher of the Pitts
burg Sunday Leader, convicted of pub
fishing and issuing his paper on Sundays,
under the act of 1894, which prohibits
the following of worldly pursuits on the
Sabbath, save those that are an absolute
necessity for the wants of the community
The supreme court, on affirming the de-
cision of the lower court, gives as its
opinion that the law upon the subject is
plain, and it could do nothing but in
terpret it as it did and confirm Matthews
conviction. The court says that the
trainers of the act of 1884 could not fore
see the growth of newspapers or they
would possibly have exempted them un
der the provisions Of the act. The court.
in conclusion, commends the act, but
says that the too literal enforcement of
it's provisions may lead to its repeal and
that it is in more danger from its friends
than from its foes.
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In Favor of the POpulisfs.

SALEM, O5n., Jan. 2.-The supreme
court has rendered decision in manda
mus proceedings 70 compel the secretary
of state in making official canvass of the
votes cast for presidential electors at the
recent election to abstain from counting
votes cast in counties where the name of
Pierce (populist democraD elector ap
peared twice on the official ballot The
court decided in favor Of Pierce which
gives one electoral vote to the populists
The court held that the printing of
Plcrce's name on the ballot more tnap
once was contrary to the provisions of
the statute, but that it was an error OF
the county clerk. The error, the court
holds. does not deprive the voter who
cast the ballot, of his elective franchise
Of the candidate for whom it was cast.
the benefit of such vote.
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Opposition to the whisky Trust.

ST LOUIS, Jan. 3-The rumor of
proposed new anti trust distilery was
confirmed yesterday by the filing of the
incorporation papers of the Ravenswood
Distilling company. The capital stock
is 500 600, half paid in, and divided
into l,0OO shares, The board of directors
for the first year, as specified in the
articles Of Incorporation, is composed Of
F A. Brnzhurg, William J. Benzburg,
j O. Richardson, Francis Kuhn and
Charles A. Mel The company was
formed TO take hold and run distillety
not yet tini-hed, situated at Twenty third
and Madison streets. The new distilery
will have a capacity of 1000 bushels Of
grain day, and the expectation is that
1t VIII be in operation in four or five
weeks
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VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY FOR
SALE Pursuant In n iudor spt az
DRUG STORE.

" 1LS ADIE CITY PROPERTY FOR
w SALE Pursusnt to . judeu ept Of
me October term, ls92, In the CASE Of klla
M- Wright. G. b Wright, Jas X Tnrow-
er, Jr and othe n against Clanre A Per
klnson, II divfdually, and as sdu inistra-
Ior OF Mary Perkinson, deceased Fra
kinson, and virtruvius Royster mar
dian ad litem Of Ezra PERI insop. we v iii
on Thursday. January 10th. 1873 q the
county county c. urt houee In the c,ty ~
Raleigh: c.. sell q puhlic outcry. 10 the
h'g'est bidder for ca b the following lots
viz:
First Tract-Adjoininx z the lands of Mrs
Lrura A. Wilson aud Others living on the
southeast rner OF the inter, eciion OF
oioodworth and Morgan streets. being
pat pat OF city lot 70 l5', as shown on Shaf-
tnlly and At leng d.scrib d IN the d.. d
OF trust execut on the 2lst day OF Feb
ruary, 1890, by G. A. Perkinson and Nhrv
rerkinson his wife. TO A W Haywo d.
trnstee, sc, whi said deed of trust is
duly recorded In the ONCE of the Register
OF deeds Tor Wake county, n. G.. in book
ITO, page 227 ct SEQ
sec nd Tr. ct Adjoining the lands OF
William Blake arc other, living ou the
south sde OF Harse,t street. between
part OF city lot No LIS ~ shown on Sbsf
f.rs nap OF the civ OF ttsleigh, ana being
It the. northwest coru,r OF " iIiism R
biake'slot. and more fully described in
The mortgage deed ex. cnted by G.: A.
Perklnson and Mary Perkius son, is wife,
20 Jas. X Throw er. Jr on the a. dsy,{
Jtnusry. 1891. which said deed OF mSr
gage WAS fu'y recorded in the Office 81 the
register OF deeds for Wake county. n O..
In book ll3. page 3ss ct seq Hour OF sale
IL o CLOCK m. A. ". HAYWOOD.
w. J PExLk.
ueclS ComEl issioners
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CONGRESS MEETS TO-DAY
AFIER THE PLEASURES OF THE
HOLIDAY RECESS.
"A Forecast Of What Will Come up for
Imposition and the Probable Re.
sult-McGarahanss Claimto
be Debated.

be Debated.
WASHINGTON, Jan 3.-The senator's
and representatives who 90 home during
hollday recess rarely hasten their return
TO the capital, so there is likely to be
small attendance in both houses to NOR
row when congress meets again and the
seats will probably not be filed before
mex week
In the senate there are indications of q
struggle for peace between the anti
option bill, bill for the repeal of the pur
chase OF the silver act and quarantine
and immigration suspension bills. The
first business in order will be
the McGarrahan bill which comes
up by unanimous consent in the morning
hour. Senator Wilson, of Iowa, and
others have speeches TO deliver on this
subject and they promise to occupy the
morning hours during the week, greatly
to the concern of the friends of the
great claimant" who realizes that the
bill cannot long be kept in its privileged
condition to the exclusion of other busi
ness. After the morning hour to morrow
the anti options bill will probably be
taken up for further debate. Senator
Mcpherson, before the recess, gave notice
that he would call up his resolution to
repeal the Sherman silver act promptly
on the assembling of congress, and he
can at least succeed on delivering a
speech on the subject More than that
can hardly be expected at this time. in
view of the reluctance of republican
senators to move in the matter until a
settled line of policy is adopted at the
caucus soon to be held The immigra
ton committee is extremely anxious to
cake some action on the quarantine and
suspension bills and if Mr. Wash
burn does not succeed in pushing his
anti options bill to a vote by FRIDAY
the lndicatio rs are that they will make
determined effort to displace that meas
ure as unfinished business. In this at
tempt they will have the support of some
senators who fear the cholera and others
who fear the anti optious bill, or who
want to get on with other business. The
only business of importance likely to be
transacted this week in the house is the
passage of the fortltication appropriation
bill which is in the charge of Brecken
ridge, of Kentucky. There is but little
chance that quorum will be present to
morrow, and the appropriation bill VIII
not be called up until Thursday. The
appropriation committee expects that
there will be little if any general debate
upon it and that it will pass during the
day. Chairman Martin. Of the invalid
pensiona committee. will take the earli
est opportunity to call up the private
pension bill which are now on the calen
dar of unfinished business, but he will
not do 80 until he b convinced that there
is quorum present to vote upon them.
altogether. The remainder of the week
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A Court Opinion Changed.

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 3 Attorneys and
Poilticlans were greatly astounded this
morning when they read in the Omaha
papers what purported to be the supreme
courts decision in the Kruz-Norton coE
test for the seat as representative from
hnox and Boyd counties. 1t was recog
n'zea as not the decision delivered from
the bench. 1t contained a clause nulli
Tying the certificate now held by Kruz,
the populist. This did not appear in the
oral decision Chief Justice Maxwell
caused a sensation at the opening of
court this morning by asking how the
o1ensive clause came into the printed de
cislon Justice Past remarked that
IL was inserted by him (Past)
ana an attorney after the chief
justice mad left the bench. Tue two jus
"ces had some angry words about the
matter. 1t will be investigated.
Last night county clerk Van Camp. of
Knox county, was captured by mes
senger from state supreme court and
oroered to canvas the returns of Knox
and Boyd counties. Van Camp had
already issued a Ger. .ifcate of election to
kfuz. the populist candidate. for the
house but had not canvassed the vote of
Boyd county. Late last night he com
pleted the votes and issued a second GER
ntlcate of election t. Norton, republican.
The messenger sent by the republican
managers hurried to Lincoln with the
certificate by stage and train, but so far
as concerns organization of the house,
all this work is fruitless.
0ecnefoh f,or, I;,ool1 nor. Al.
house to day the democrats and inde
pendents combined and captured the
temporary organization. In the senate
no organization was effected The votes
were divided between the democrats,
independent and republican parties,
with none having a majority.
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Haytian Building Dedicated.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, JAN 3-Of all the
foreign powers taking part in the worlds
fair, the little republic of Hayti was first
to complete its building, which was
finished yesterday. 1t was the nineteenth
anniversary of the independence of the
island, The Haytian pavilion was dedi
Gated in the presence of small audience,
composed of exposition officials and
colored citizens of Chicago. Frederick
Douglass, ex minister to Hayti, delivered
the principal address at the request of
President Hyppolite. Director General
Davis responded. The exercises we're
held in the main hall of the building.
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,rrT.nN SALE OF VALUABLE
lYiSD Ry virtue OF two several
-. - -, eyegg.td bt William Pool and
~ - Ss.1y "a watch said mort gases IRE
-, -, ..cir4.3 ia- .try OF Wake county,
~ 5,,s n yo pa 557 and book No. l2l,
ssw h a. hy request of said Pools,
ss.r sal. 70 the highest bidder
s.1,r i tge court house door, 10 the
.rT Rae'sh \ ~ on Monday, Janu-
y. lss = 10 clock m that valuab. e
A.d.Iu in I Mary's Town, hip,
,.~str. = s9ut east FROM tho city o.
s.a. afa uowu IS the hon estead
st'.ad Pools C1utsining one hundred
.. ~, c..s inS &C res n6 re or less.
Js,.ag tie u Gs of the late Naswell
sv.ra ter, AL one medium size
d, n-e. five years old
BIZ MONTAGUE Mortgage,
@,s.s \ pec 9 1892. IDS
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Public Deh1 Statement.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. The public
debt statement issued to day showed an
increase of the debt during December of
1919 314 The total cash in the treasury
is $3.50. $50 9S3; the total debt of all
kinds, 81 563 90l 1853; the net cash bal
ance, $29, O92, 59S being decrease dur
ing December of 81, 235 $50; gold, silver
and currency certificates in circulation,
1868. 267, 7,S07, being an increase during
December of $1.097, 800
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The caucus Of the democratic members
OF the senate was called to order last
night by Lieutenant Governor. elect R.
A. Doughton, of Allegheny county, and
K. NJ. Furmsn, of Buncombe, was chosen
secretary. The following nominations
for officers of the senate were made to be
submitted to that body when it meets to-
day, with the recommendation of the
caucus:
President pro tenn, Hon. John L. King,
OF Guilford; chief clerk, w. G. Burk
head, OF Columbus reading clerk, George
2. Pell, of Surry; engrossing clerk, Hart
well s. Blair, of Caldwell; door keeper,
w V. Clifton, of Wake; assistant door
keeper, ID. McMatheson, of Alexander.
There being no further business, the
caucus adjourned.
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= LEoFyERY yALu.n,s,,,,

~ PiopeIty.-By .rtue OF . decree OF tie
~ % ri,r court Of Wax. oouuty in tie special
pro ceilings Tor partition, anutled MauIsey
Rogers and o others. g. arte No 592 spe-
cial roceeiirgs docket OF said court. 4 sill
oner Tor sac ~ the gheet bi Ider, n pr tlio
outcry, At the coart house door, In tbs city Of
Rae gh, N. o., on
Monday, the 9Th day OF February. 1898,
at IA O'Clock NJ, the lot of land s.ed on
Nartn 'tr.et, 10 raid city, kposn ss the
fowLE BUILDIso." adj jnining the iois u A.
Ml>, Williamson, aud Others, front
ing SO feet on Martin o rect and eIsepdins
back Is feet
Term. Of saie-one-half OF the purchase
money TO be paid IN cash aud the rem aipder
IN t9eive mouths from dav of ral. the De-
erred payments to bear \ per ceut fntsreet.
AhMI stead JDrE-,
dec3l-tds. Commis.,onsy
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nrY PROPERTY FOR SAL E.-By
! rrtup tdeti o. MOI tgage executsd
y A.-d rte aud Corn liza his wife,
r.ast.aa tse court house door ia
A.s..r Jn H113 y, the 10Th d " OF Jan
AZ @ 81 ilo clock m, tue follow ng
X, sa1 BE inning at a stake on a
.ssos seuta street running soutn 20S fee I
&! .y- 70 be-, 20 the vas h .use branch
a., ten going east along with the gas
.Ev ranch, sa3 thtn going soath along
II; 't, ss. E1gs ranch 20 south street
We with said street So feet
s.. sg1s.
TER .ssua w rouse on the lot Terms
AT Tgy ps-tec'. For further par icu-
s.sr boz, A. page ASS, register of
III i9H Raleigh =. c.
J G. l.. HARRIS,
Attorney of Mortgagee.
December % 's4Ltds,