The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-22
| NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
JUDGE RUSSELL WILL TRY 70 UPSET
THE NiNETF-yINE YEAR LEASE.
The boards of Public Institutions Make.
Interesting Reports-s. w. Cramer
Candidate for Attorney General

RALEIGH n. c.. Dec. I.-Special-
Judge Russell will be here tomorrow to
see about the bill to be introduced IN
the legislature. regarding his Inaugural
ton, but his chief object in coming Is
to consult lawyers regarding the up
setting the ninety-nine years lease oil the
North Carolina railroad 10 the South
EN-. IL is we'll known that Judge Russell
has always been bitterly opposed TO the
lease. and should he succeed in breaking
II he will receive the thanks OF the
peorIe Its regality is now questioned. u
is claimed that by the Constitution the
charter of the North Carolina railroad
expires by statutory limitation IN lw'
The charter of the road has no limitary
clause, but the Legislature OF $50 pass
ed the following act, concerning pouies
corporate in the State:
THAT no body corporate, hereafter TO
be established in this State, shall exist
for n longer term than sixty years, unless
Otherwise provided in the act creating
the same"
This was copied verbatim into the Re
vised Code $50. chapter %. section y,
and again in 1883 it was brought forward
into the Code.
Tais is row the law. and has been ever
since before the North Carolina railroad
was chartered.
TIL. SOLDIERS HOME.
The reuort IF the Soldiers Home has
been scnt in. and IT shows a good con-
dition. There are now seventy veterans
at the Home During the year there nave
been thirty-two new inmates brought TO
The Home. End eleven have died there.
The Board of Public Charities has also
sent i'm it's report There has been dou-
bling of capacity of the insane asylums
since 1859. The other institutions, rs well
as the insane asylums. are i'm good con-
dition. The need for a State reform
school was shown The LEGISLATURE this
winter will be almost certain TO make
an appropriation for one.
The uenitentiary will make a splendid
report. showing that i'm spite of the severe
loss by the freshet last spring, there
will be n balance after paying removing
expenses Of the institute $4,000 OF created
surplus. without having touched dollar
of the s25.0O0 appropriation per year made
by the last Legislature. This rcvert5
back TO The treasurer.
NEW REPUBLICAN PAPER
Final arrangements are being made for
the starting OF the new Republican daily.
the Tribune II will appear January 9Th
without fail. It IS said.
IN an editorial written by Senator But
Ter himself. which will appear to-mor-
row. he will deny that there was any
arrangement whatever with the Populists
as to pledging 10 vote for Pritchard I'm
1897. He says he himselfi I'm his speech
two years ago said he hoped cooperation
on tho same basis between the two par
ties would be carried ont I'm 1897, but that
Il did not pledge his party.
Stewart W. Cramer of Charlotte. who
at one time was in command OF the North
Carolina Naval Reserves. is said TO be
an applicant Tor the Adjutant-General.
ship.
The new military instructor for the A.
and NJ. College here has arrived.
Farmers Institutes TO- the year have
closed. Twenty-four have been held and
the next will be held at Goldsboro Jan
u7ry ith and 9Th.
Tho report OF the State Guard shows
the force in excellent condition. Every
thing is ready for field service