The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-25
THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN.
MRS. LILLE BLAKE TO hDDHESS
TIE NORTH CAROLINA SENATE.
The Henson for Mr.. Daniels Resignation
Atfemp'ed Murder 70 HOE S'''
News from the Old North state.


ago about the Woman's Suffrage meet
ing held in Asbeyille. Mrs. Lille
Devereaugh Blake, noted advocate %
woman's rights. has requested and been
granted permission to address 'he "e"-
ate on that subject. 1t VIII De quite
novel thing here for a woman 10 auuiesS
the legislative bodies. and no douDt VIII
attract large crowd.
The receipts OF the Monumental masked
ball last night were SIS. 1t was well
conducted. and the costumes were wen
gotten up. -
In the voting for senators on Tuesday
the Populists In the Senate voted Tor
PritChard, and there was much excite
nlenJ wnen the Democrats eitueized
them for having surrendered Their prlh-
ciples.
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
A negro was brought here late yester-
day afternoon and jailed, charged WIN
attempting 10 murder "A sniah colo ,i.'...
Eirl by strangulatiOn, because ne Mds
afraid she would tell a criminal acllOh
which she knew he had committed.
Fred Cooper and James Iyhor We're
arrested m New Berne ana carried 10
Wilmington upon the charge OF turning
I'm false fire alarms. Ii Is SAID they nave
IMPLICATED others so other arrests VIII
undoubtedly be made. Inc penaty IoI
this is very severe. being me OF hoI lesS
than 500 nor more than $2i1,Or lmpriSon-
ment FOR not less than SIX months OF
more than twelve months, or both.
The Elkin Rflemen passed a very
creditable inspection IN November put
few days ago were notified they need *
poet no appropriation this year Ihey I'M
mediatciy disbauded.
A negro was arrested In Charlotte the
other Gay upon the charge OIL ny Nc 10
poison his mother-in-law, 50 as to set
some property she had in her poss 2s So
The directors of the NoTth CdroIId
railroad met here yesterday, put only
routine business WAS trans ted.
The Baptist State Board OF MISSIONS
met here yesterday and DIVIDED tle
funds for Safe missions am1aS ~ ms
sion workers Fourteen thCuSdllu uoiltIS
are TO be spent in the WORK IN yea
At the recent session OF inc " AZ, axe
Superior Court a bomb was thrown INTO
the camp Of those VINO nau peeI a.
fins. throwing dice, and kindred anus
amuse mcpts as petty canning anu ~
dictments followed. This same grand
jury are now looking up, az those NO NJ.
have studiously Stunned the tax usl.
Sheriff Page says this failure to llst taxes
has grown into quite a nuisance anu
should be stopped.
4 large number Of tobacco men APP
peared yesterday before the Senate com
mittee having IL charge Senator BupaT-
rvs bill, Ito regulate wdrehou e char 5esii
Other delegates Will arrive TO-DAY, 10 dht
hill This bill proposes TO tx TIE chtiSts
al A certain per cent. of the price or the
tobacco Now the charges are IN mo-
markets scheduled so as 10 psdI In NJ.
fixed ratio TO the qudhty anu Huiii"''
In the House yesterday Daniels, the
Democrat from PamltcO, was uhseattl
and Abbott. the Republican, gwen tue
Seaf Evidence in the case was smoth-
cred. and although the ID mycfatS tIled
hard to have II read, II was lei uSeI;
the Senate passed the six per cent. lesal
The io.nt committee of Populists and
PeoublicanS Oh elections ana COUNT
government met last night Ihere Wa
quite a stir and a STEW. Inc DAIs az
nearly ready to be presented, ana VIII
nrobabIy come up early next week. IN
the election law no precinct VIII De az az
lowed more than 300 voters. There VIII
be one ballot and one box.
suPERISrINDgATs OF AsYLUMs.
It is said upon good authority that the
superintendents of the insane a.! iuil9
will not be removed; that the fall"ay
commission will be abolished ana It-
created. university appropriation not YET
touched: State Guard aPplop'la lloH
neaIed. Bureau OF Labor Statistics con-
solidated with the Agricultural Depart,
ment: penitentiary entirely ItQrsdl''"lLu
and positions filled by FuslOnists; lne
charteT of the Atlantic and North caro-
lima railroad so amended that the Lesis
lature. and not the Governor, w.Ii maxi
appointments 10 be hiled ny uSlg "a -,
MIR. Josephus Daniels resignation IN me
DEPARTMENT of the Interior - now an as
sured fact. as mis- successor mas peen an
nounced. The question why MI: D", tao
resigned his chief cleFksnlp hdS -
asked MANY. many times. IL is SAID that
ne himself as well as the directors OF tle
News and Observer, deemed II best tn ,ii.-
as long as that paper was the IeJulIs
Democratic paper in the State, NJ. -
haF
,uo years give his personal atteat o. 70
the paper and use his strongest weapons
against the Fus.onists. Mr.. DdnlelS mas
iustlv won for himself name IN ;
strangely written articles. and il was
thought he could WELD more power pS
being here than he could from Nash-nS-
ton. He is said TO be the largest stoch-
holder on the paper. and yet II Is re-
norted that the stock has been Increased.
and that this additional stock was taken
so as 10 require Mr.. Daniels 10 conc
here As vas roted in your paper some
time ago Mr.. Daniels had illed ms res's-
nation with Secretary Hoke SINFUL
STATE pgoHIBIrI0s CONVENTION.
The state Prohibition Association met
here to-day al the CdptoI' nv; y ~ ~
futile of Raleigh, presided, ana y. -
Br0ugndOn OF Raleigh, was secIetd.
Most OF the legislators were present. Au-
dresses were made by Rev. j. w Cdftef'
Of Raleigh; Rev. DR.. Atkins, or AsheFli,e'
Thomas q. Long. of Buncompe' rev Hil
.Ioncs, pastor of the Friends church. al
Greensboro. and Rev. j. 4. Rice (co!ored),
az Greensboro 4 telegram from the
State Woman's Christian Tein1erdhcG
Union. and also kilograms from the locd4
unions were read, bidding the soOid'4O'
God-s9eed in It's WORK. , ~ .t..
President futile read bill Wn.ch i1e
LEGISLATURE will be urged 70 pass pi.i,
said Il was "a compromise Dill. Inc fIp-
btbittorists had for the tine laid ASIDE
Their demands in order to secure such
measure as this now PROPOSED ana az
the churches had united on IL. Inc bl'i
does not say anything as 10 the aIloult
of License II requires that a majority OF
no neople i'm the town or township must
sign the Application for the sale OF liquor
before the license can be Srahteu
Bill PASSED.
The following bills were passed In the
Senate to-day:
TO prevent any but chartered insurance
companies doing business In the state
10 incorporate the Bank OF Greensboro;
TO improve public. roads OF ths Sta,e py
convict LABOR; TO incorporate the town OF
Guildford College. Bills were passed re
Dealing the New Hanover stock law and
incorporating the Bank OF Edentoa:
In the house pet ton TOT state re-
formatory for youthful criminals was pre-
The Committee on Railways made an
unfavorable report on The Dill requiring
railways 10 honor at any time tue uhuseu
part of excursion tickets:
New bills: To extend the nuihper OF
counties in regard 10 the convict road
law; 10 equal.Ze taxation 10 hlaht school
tax twenty-five cents; 10 ehc9ui ase the
study OF civil government IN pubic
schools. TO abolish the days OF grace; to
Limit punishment OF larceny III Pe"y
cases. 80. - ~.
crat from Granville was unseated In
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