The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-30
LYNCHED BY MASKED MEN
BERGMAE TAKEN AWAY FROM or
FICERS AND E1ECUTED.
Ghe Auditors Report Shows That tie Tax
able Values of North Caroiina Increased
Over zoo. 900 the Past Year

RALEIGH. NJ c.. Dec. sg.-special.--
The Governor has received lie otter OF
Mr.. Seaweld declaring The appointment
or Solicitor for the Seventh district. lie
has not yet received the one from MI.
Bernard, but his lawyers say hc has no
idea Of accepting 1t. The cop;cs; viii
now have TO be fought out in the toJ'ts.
Judge Burwell. who is one Of lie Ge-
feated candidates for the supreme Court
bench. VIII the first Of the year I"'Lrn
TO Charlotte ana become Il member OF
the law firm. which vii! be Bu.Well.
W aIker a. Canister.
There are TWO German gentlemen ~ os-
peCung IN Shelby county lUr mrnIZ ie
.sId Kindred minerals or c!emelts IN
eiectric hgntnS. Tney wish ~ IN d
place with suincient mendzitc Tor ex-
porting.
The contract for the monument 10 be
erected TO the memory OF me late Col.
J.. l.. folk mas been awarded 10 AIR l..
w. Durham. OF Charlotte. The pItnu-
ment - to cost 500.
Yesterdays sunshine is followed to-
day by steady IAN Of me. .cdthery
snow. The ground IS fro4e.. rard and ~
therefore ~ splendid condition 10 hold
it..
Near Lexington. on Christmas. two
negroes got into row, Wnen Cne or
them cut the throat OF the ota r.
Your Correspondent sees an IN, taken
Iom one OF me niue Ra.e 81 papers. go
ing the rounds Of tue pes 10 he tnect
tnat syndicate Of nJrt"era cap ta!is D
has urcndscd "A farm gu warren cuUI "
for $1,000. " hat The syndicate prUPOs es
doInS with the farm Is not Gtdted.
ILE AID -IOI.s RIP 1T.
The State Auditors rep IT has been
given the Governor. 1t gives me net n
crease Ia the ya,ue Of ta~ab.e property IN
we've months at IL 100 90. THIS ) main
~ on town, railway anu personal proper
~. There Is decrease o. al,JyO,OJ N the
stock companies and lands OutsiI9 Of
cites ard fowls. State taX-s ag-IesaIe
$I,5y9,IOJ and county taNes SlJ5J,0.0. . he
per capita tax Is Su.4i. Inc majority Of
The counties have no DEBT. Inc state
four per cent debt is S3,323,W0. I he
expenses are kept well within tnc states
Increase, and there 10 over ;oOj,H0 N the
treasury.
There Will be a mighty hIstlins in
Charlotte among the salo- n-keepers be-
tween now and January ist. Then they
will have 10 pay Gown IN one lump tneIr
city license tax OF 81 90. HeietOf0.c tt y
have been able to pay this on the HIS tan
meht plan, but the way the ordnance
now STANDS II viii have TO be laid IN a
tax ~ $3.50, for State ami Federal taxes,
so selling liquor in Charlotte comes high
and yet 1t must pay, Tor there are egh-
-ecn saloons here.
PROTECTION FOR BIRDS.
The Legislature will be a ked 10 pass
a stringent law n the matte. of otrc-
ton for the birds. 1t is to b. 50 framed
AS 10 prohibit the sale Of birds in the
State Now they are trapped, nettel
and shot on the ground, and at that rate
the partridges will be eXterminated.
The farmers are beginniI 10 realize this
and they demand a stringent law.
LYN HING NEAE NLw Il RS.
News reached here late last night OF a
lynching at Idala, about twenty-five
miles from New Berne. on Christmas
evening Constable Watson arrested a
man named BeIgeron for assault with
deadly weapon. Bel germ killed Watson.
lie was arrested and tried. and was 10
be carried 10 Washington jail on I hurs-
day. Wednesday night seYenty-nYe
masked men took Bergeron and lynched
him.
Hon. G. W. Grandy died at his home
in T. iZaLeth City, on Wednesday.
The Supreme court this morning fin
ished flIR opinions IN all the cIses
which il has decided and adjourned for
the term. When IL meets asan n W IA IS
VIII be seen on the be oh. for the new
ly elected judges VIII have been sworn
in and win take their seats.