The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-15
UNHAPPY POPULiSTS.
Their Legislation Denounced by MI
Parties.

RALEIGH. y. c., March H.-Spccial-
The Indignation regarding the action in
the House on Tuesday night has by no
means subsidized, nor will ii soon subslde'
People Of all classes comment very unia-
vorably upon Speaker Walser and his ~
ranny. This Legislature has lifted Dem
ocracy high out Of the rut and slough or
despair into which It sank last Novem-
Der This LEGISLATURE has done nothing
scarcely 10 please even the POpulists and
Republicans. and nothing whatever to
please Democrats. IL Is "A thing OF the
past now, and a general feeling of thank
fulness pervades the people, VINO nave
been cursed with such a horde.
The action OF the General Assembly
Yesterday i'm regard Ia the State Librarian
and penitentiary directors was sur
prise to the Populists and Republicans.
The Democrats were the victors in every
particular yesterday. 1t required 50 votes
on joint ballot 20 elect State Librarian
and penitentary directors. Thero were
only seventy-seYen votes, and Lieutenant
Governor Dougthen al nounced that there
was no election. Rice was thuEderstruck,
and asked the Northumberland If he
could not declare the election valid.
This the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS declined
to do. The same state of affairs was the
State Librarians election.
QUABRELING AMONG THEM.
The North Carolina railroad and The
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad re-
main under the same management. Thus.
it will be seen. the Democrats have saved
a mite from the hands of the ruthless
spoilers. Populsts declare it was due to
the treachery Of the Republicans m
sneaking out and leaving them without
a quorum The Republicans had gotten
their spOils and left the POpulists IN the
lurch. Such is the gratitude Of some
people
This action of the Governors in APP
pointing these gentlemen will possibly be
carried before the Supreme Court, but
Governor Carr has asserted his rights in
such way as to floor the opposite
parties.
In a caucus this week the POpulists de-
clared in a lengthy preamble their SYM
pathy with the new silver movement.
OF course, the killing of the bill to elect
the new directors for the penitcntiary
knocks Kitchin out, for the directors
elect the superintendent.
WORK or MASKED MEN.
Some time ago masked men robbed MIR.
Thweatt of 1860 He lived near Monroe,
in Union county. one OF the robbers has
been found, and is under arrest at Mon
roe. He boards at the hotel under the
constant eye of deputy and detective.
All occupy one room. RE has carried them
where they could get 81 900 Of the money,
but it is very doubtful If the 5000 will
ever be recovered.
THE CIGARETTE MACHINE GASP.
Mr. W. ~ Fuller. attorney for the
American Tobacco Company, is in Wins
ton. to take further dispositions in the
cigarette machine case.
Rev. Or. Kilgo, president Of Trinity
College. Durham. preached two mag
nidcent sermons at Weldon this week.
lie is said TO be- the finest preacher in
the State.
New Berne has just lost by death two
druggists, Mr.. Harry Brock and MIR Rich
ard Duffy.
Ex-Judge NJ. l.. McPcrlIle. Of Newton.
is critically i'll. He is a well-known and
honored citizen Of Catawba county.
The MASSACHUSETTS COMMITTEE.
\ committee OF twelve members from
Massachusetts arrived here to-day 10 look
into the advantages for manufacturing
set forth by our representatives,.
Nine prisoners from the county jail
made their escape in Lenoir by cutting
out a piece of flooring Tuesday night.
There were three United States prison.
ers
II. II. White, superintendent of the
county convict force, who had been sus-
pended pending investigation concerning
cruelty 10 prisoners. has been reinstated.
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