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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-04-15
Amendments 70 the Mecklenburg Road
Law.
The General Assembly of
North Carolina do enact;

.NOILit tuTOlitld w cudCts
lst. Thats. 8 OF chap
ter 1874 Laws Of 1885 be a.
mended by adding to end OF
said section: Provided that
said road districts shall not
contain more than twenty
hands subject to road duty"
End. That Sec. 5 be amen
ded'by adding at the end OF
said section: provided that
hands subject 10 road duty
may be required to perform
four days additional vice
in the making new roads" ,
3rd. That Sec. 6be amend
ed by striking out in line 3
word February and insert
in lieu thereof THE word May
and in same line strike out
the word first as it occurs
after February and insert in
lieu thereof the wOrn last =,
and in fourth line strike out
thesword December, andfn-
sert itf lieuthereot the word
April.
4a That Sec. 8 be amended
by striking out in line five
the word seven and insert
in lieu thereof the wor d
eight, and add at the end Of
said section; "Frovided that
road hands be- required to per
form eight hours labor o h
roads per day"
5. That Sec 10 be amend
ed by striking out in inc
four the words one dollar
and insert in lien thereof the
words sixty cents.
6. That Sec. "a of said act
be stricken out and the fol-
lowing substituted in lieu
thereof: "That for superin-
tending labor in payment OF
taxes on labor otherwise en-
ployed, each supervisor shall
receive one dollar per day for
the time actually employed
under the direction of town
ship board of trustees. Pro-
vided that no supervisor
shall receive compensation
for more than four days SER
vice for any one year under
the provisions of this act"
Z. That it shall be the 'du'
ty OF the county commission
ers Of Watauga and Ashe
counties to furnish the super
visors of each township a Gel
tilted list Uf all insolvent tax
payers in said townships to.
gether with the amount due
from each, and when each su
pervisor shall have been fur
nished with a list of insOlv.
ent Taxpayers in his road
district, he shall proceed ts
warn said insolvent tax-pay
ers IN the IA me manner as tht
other hands are warned t
work on public roads. Sait
insolveDt tax payers to beer
titled to a credit uu their ta1
receipts at the rate of sixty
cents per day until the tax il
fully paid. 1t shall he the dr.
ty of the supervisor to receipt
each insolvent Taxpayer fol
every day he works until hil
entire tax is paid, and on prt
senli1g his receipts t O t h
sheriff or tax collector equa
in amount to the tax charg
ed against him saio lnsolv
ent taxpayer shall be enti
tied to his tax receipt"
8. Any person failing ORE
fusing to comply with th'
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-04-15

irtcp WCCN III LILO Viva
tion OF such a commission,
but there is nothinrin sight
to Indicate that it will be act
ed upon, Notwithstanding
the implied support Mr.. Me-
Kinley gave the scheme just
after the Indianapolis con
yentiOn.
The selection OF ex-Repre.
sentative Benjamin Butter
worth. of Ohio, to be Com
missioner of Patents, a place
he filled once before TO the.sat
isfaction of all those having
dealiDgs;with the office, can
scarcely be.considered politi-
cab as Mr.. Butterworth has
expressed opinions upon the
tariff and silver questions
that were a long ways from
being in accord with those
held by Mr.. Mckinley and the
men who are dominatlhgsshis
administration and the re-
publican party at this time:
Mr.. Bntterworth's appoint
ment can be credited to the
friendship Of Mr.. Mckinley
for him, andSto his eminent
titnesstor tn, place. All OF
his experience andwide knowl
edge d patent law and pare
tice as we'll as the prestige
given 10y his Aame will be
needed by Mr.. Bntterworth
to put the business of the
Patent Office upon the high
profe ssional plane it should
occupy.
They are. telling a little
story about Gar Reed at the
expense OF a number of Sen
ators. According to t h e
story, the Gar just before
the meeting of the extra ses-
sion, attended a dinner par
ty where the guests were
nearly all senators, some at
WHOM. were expressing dire
full forebodings about wha
would happen to Senatorial
digrify when BILLY" Mason,
with bis free ard easy man
ners, entered.that body The
Czar;finally tired of that sort
of thing, and turning to the
Senators asked in that exas.
perating drawl which he
dosen't drop inte.so often in
the House as he used to: "DO
you think Mason will stay in
the Senate long enough to
become as dull as the rest
OF your"
The Office seekers have pro.
ven to be too much for Nc.
Kinley and the official an.
nouncement is made that he
will this week'run awaJ from
them by taking a little trip
of two or three days rest.
Not much surprise was
causedsby the announcement
that Ex-Secretary Carlisle
has been retained to look al
ter the legal interests in tht
South OF the s. Pierpont MOI
gan blishment.
AGENTS WANTED-For WARN
n Cuba by Senor Quesada, Cubal
representatives, Washington. Ell
dorsed by Cuban patriots. In tr'
mendous demand. A bonanza tol
agents. Only $1.50. Big book
big commissions. Every bod,
wants the only endorsed, reliable
book. Outfit free. Credit given
Freight paid. Drop all.trash anf
make $500 a month with War il
Cuba. Address today the NAT
IoNAL Book CONCERN, 352-356
pearborn st., ,hicago.
|
| The Democratic party in tn,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-04-15
|AsHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
Senator Jones, of Arkan.
80, Chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee.
has issued an address indors-
ing the appeal Clubs, for a
celebration of154th anniyer-
(kary of the birthday Of Thos.
! Jefferson, the auther Of the
declaration of independence
aad the founder Of American
democracy, ON the 18th day
of this month by all demo-
cratic organizations.
The tariff bill has been in
the hands OF the Senate Fl
nance committee longenough'
to make it certain that it is
going to be cut and slashed
WFy much by that commit
tee, not tn merton whatwill
be done to it after it gets re-
ported to the Senate. Repub
lican Senator's are very free
IN saying that the bill is not
what it ought to be, y
m That, of course, is not a
soe sign that it will be bet
tered in the Senate, merely a
sign that it will be very much
changed. clause making
the duties imposed by the bill
when it becomes a law col
le:table on ali importations
ordered after April lst, is
generally regarded as merely
Hfarcical scarecrow, set up
tp frighten the timid import
ers.
1t now locks as though
Speaker Reed intended to
carry out the announced pro
gramme OF only having the
House meet twice a week-op
Wednesdays and Saturdays
and adjourn. 1t may be
that he can keep this thing
up for two or three months
that the Senate will take
to pass the tariff bill, but
many ale predicting that he
will have to give the House
Achsnce to do something or
it will DO something IN spite
of him.
There is some very lively
kicking among the new com
ers at the working otMr. Nc
Kinley's rule against reap
pointing men who held office
under Harrison. When this
rule was first announced the
new cOmers were delighted,
but they look at it different
ly now, when they see the
ease with which the members
of the sex" brigade are quiet
ly gathered up the good
things. The re-appointment
ii Mr.. Palmer, to be public
printer was received with
vry faces by the newcomers,
but when Mr.. Palmer took
charge of the Government
Printing Office and reappoint
ed W. H. Collins, Chief Clerk
and Fl. P. Brian, foreman,
0ords were uttered that can
not be printed in a family
newspaper.
A majority of the Execn'
tive Committee of the India
napolis monetary Conven'
tion, more generally known
as the Bankers Convention
are in Washington trying tc
4alk Senator's and Represen
tatives into supporting a bill
nrOyidiuU for q Monetary
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20
TIPPED THE WINNER.
An Old Man Said Fitz Would Beat
Jim i'm the Fourteenth.

New York, March 20-In a little basement
saloon near the corner Of Twenty-secOnd
street and Broadway was enacted a strange
scene in conn ectlun with the returns OF the
| Corbett- FitZsimmons fight One of the
numerous tickers was placed therein that
the patrons Of the place might receive the
news without leaving. A motley crowd was
gathered around the instrument, some thee
score or more, at the far end OF the room,
while in the center, seated at a table, was
an old man, bent and bowed with weight
OF years and probably dissipation.
As the first news came giving advice of
the preliminary doings of the fighters, the
old man said in a voice loud enough to be
beard by nearly all in the room: Boys,
the fourteenth round is goin' to settle it,
sure"
That was all he said, but often repeated,
Wait till the fourteenth round" The
crowd asked him who would be beaten in
that round, and with almost childlike ca rn-
estness and simplicity he answered Cor
bett"
The drinks began to flow freely as the
returns of each round came in and were
read off, the old man became the object
of the jests and jeers of the crowd as
with almost an unnatural firmness he kept
reiterating, even when the tide of battle
was all Corbett's way, You wait till the
fourteenth round" In the CHASTITY sixth,
when the ticker gave out the news "FitZ-
simmons is beaten man." the old man
SIMPLY shook his head and without a
smile answered, Wait till the four
tenth
A close look at his eyes was sufficient to
show that he was not under the influence
OF liquor, and his quiet earnestness and
simplicity was, to say the least, impressive.
At the end of the thirteenth round he got
up from the table and began buttoning his
coat and said: Boys, this will end it,
and all the time with wonderful indiffer-
ence to the laughter OF the crowd Only
a brief description of the beginning of the
fourteenth round was read, when the shrill
mons WINS
There was avid cheer, and pandemonium
for a moment, then every eye in the room
turned toward the table occupied by the
old man who had so truthfully predicted
the end of the battle, but he had gone. 1t
may have been surprise at the result that
caused that crowd to slowly file out almost
without exchanging word, but one could
not but ascribe a part of the serious,
thoughtful look which their faces assumed
to the remarkable old man who had with
such wonderful seriousness truthfully an
nounced before Q word had been read from
the ticker who would win and what round
would finish the hattie.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20

| nish it with scores and reports of contests.
| The organization of teams and names OF
| players is also requested, and due consid-
Grafton will be paid to every club furnishing
news to the office The Times easily dis
tanced all Washington papers n detailing
amateur field sports, especially baseball,
, last season, and will maintain the reputation
it won as the best local paper for such in
formation. In sending reports OF games
or other communications use clean, white
paper, write names plainly, and use only
one side of the sheet PLAY ballr' Time
Is near at hand, and now is the time to
organize clubs and prepare for the cam
paign.
Tim Hurst was in attendance at the
Eastern League meeting al New York, and
when asked about the new rules, he said:
1T doesn't make any difference about the
rules. No umpire can enforce the rules 70
the letter, because there are many trivial
points over which it would be foolish TO
argue, and merely a waste of time. III an
umpire can keep the upper hand on vital
questions, he will get along al right.
While ] do Dot object To occasional argu-
ment, from players. as it tends To enliven
the game, yet l will not permit players
to do anything to set the crowd against NE
or delay the game When players attempt
unjustly TO excite the crowd L usually
call attention to the fact that few people
on the bleachers have not yet started TO
yell, and that they should be stirred up.
IL that hint is not sufficient, then / try
something that is quickly effective In
the matter of q player walking in from
the field, | let IL pass the first time,
simply calling the player attention To the
fact that it is unnecessary on his part TO
wear path from the field to the home
plate, and that the next time he comes in
he can go right on to the bench. However,
that's all in the game. The main trouble
that uInpires have comes from the mag
mates, who like home umpires at home.
but object to them abroad. An umpire
should be scheduled for six games, and
should umpire those games. If an umpire
will only decide plays according 10 his
honest Judgment he will have little trou-
lie"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20
JOE CORBETT MAY RETIRE.
Says He VIII Never Again Pitch
Professional Ball for Any Team.

Saws He VIII Never Again Pitch
Professional Ball for Any Team.
Manager Hanlon is In a fair way to
have trouble with Joe Corbett. Joe is
without doubt the most brilliant OF the
younger pitchers, and Mr.. Hanlon believes
that he viii make a wonder. Joe was
completely immersed in the belief that his
big brother Jim would defeat Fitz. He
had made his arrangements to leave Car
son the night after the fight for Macon
to join the Baltimore team. The defeat of
his brother has completely crushed the
spirit of Joe. Instead of coming East
TO join the Orioles, he went to San Fran
cisco to help comfort his brother.
Now advices come that he has about de-
cided to retire from the diamond, as he has
no heart left for excitement. Those who
know the temperament of Joe Corbett
will believe that this is simply the effect
the defeat is having, and that in time 1T
will wear off. The interesting question
then comes as to how much time the wear
ing off process will take. A good slice of
the hopes of the Baltimore team center in
the development of Joe Corbett, and his
absence from the team will weaken it.
Although Joe has signed Baltimore con-
tract and was delighted with his ex-
perience as a member of the champion
team, heisin a humor to playing base
ball and to settle to a quiet life in Cali
fornia His friends tell him that he is
foolish, but he argues, 1.-The b1eachers
won't do a thing to me because I'm Jim's
BROTHER
This matter will cause Mr.. Hanlon much
worry, and will doubtless lead to much
letter writing unless Joe speedily comes
70 his senses Baltimore American.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20
STANDING OF TEAMS.
DIAMOND DUST

Manager Stallings says the Philadelphia
club will finish fourth or better"
The Senators will get down to hard
practice work Monday at National Park.
Jimmy Ryan has signed his thirteenth
annual contract with Chicago. Somebody
had better send Jimmy rabbit foot to
queer the hoodoos.
The st. Louis cranks are getting nerv-
Gus about Berbauer's slowness in signing.
A good many players seem to have pen
paralysis this season.
The Princetonclubhas dates with George
town April II and Is. Manager Schmelz
is trying TO get one of the games trans
ferred to National Park for the Senators.
Bert Meyers is visiting friends in Fred
erick, Md, and will be absent from the
city until Monday. He will not sign with
Milwaukee unless his demand for salary
is acceded to.
1t is reported that President Young has
decided to increase by $3.50 each, the
salaries of umpires Hurst, Emslie, and
Lynch. 1t is is also said that Sheridan
will get raise over last season.
Nops, Klobedanz. Hill, Tannehill, and
Friend, all juniors in the major league, are
regarded as the fastest twirlers that ever
entered it within the brief space of two
years. Exchange. Jimmy McJames and
Joe Corbett should not have been omitted
from the above list.
For tail-enders, Louisville officials are
going to do things handsomely on the
opening day. There will be a big parade,
with carriages for everybody who wants to
ride, and Mayor Todd in the van. Gov.
Bradley and the whole legislative body
of the State will grace the opening game.
Mayor Todd will pitch the first ball.
When Second Baseman Reitz and Back
stop Clarke, of the Orioles, were playing
on an obscure team in California their
promising work attracted the attention
of Tom Brown, of Washington, who was
then captain of the Louisvilles. Brown
recommended Reitz and the wiilowy back
stop to the directors Of the Louisville Club,
but they decided that they did not care
about making any more investments in
minor-league experiments 1t is doubt
full If SIC, OOo would buy the release OF this
pair from Baltimore today GETTYSBURG
News.
The Times, as has been its custom, will
give full space to all local ball games the
coming season, and cordially invites man
ayers and captains Of amateur clubs TO fur
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20
WAR on THE GOVERNOR.
Arizona Legislature AdtOurns After
Censuring the Executive.

Phoenix, Ariz, March 20. The final adj
1ounment OftheleeisIat yesterday came
at the end Of one of the warmest sessions
ever held in A rizOna- The LAST official act
of the assembly was vote of censure on
Gov. Franklin and expressing it's belief
that the best int erests of the Territory
would be secured by speedy change in
executives
The immediate cause of this was the
governors refusal to return several biIla
the legislature wanted TO Pass over his
veto. Concerning the salary reinstatement
bill, which was passed over his veto, the
governor said: "A member Of my admins
tTation received word from one of the
Pima country assemhIymen that my sigma
ture TO the bill would be worth $500 to
ne"
Early in the session a bill to tax the
net proceeds of mines was killed by both
houses. Concerning this Gov Franklin
openly charged that a representative OF
the Congress Gold Mining CONF any had
been sent down from Prescott with $4,000
with which to defeat the measure
Gov. Franklin characterized this as the
worst legislature that had ever met in
Arizona On the other hand, the MEM
beers of the legislature still in town score
the executive roundly for pocketing eleven
bills.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20
CoRBETT's HANDS SWOLLEN.
He Says That Is why He Had No
ssSteam."

San Francisco, March 2O.-Jim CoIbett
was asked today by Porter Ashe how be
felt
''As well as any of the CorbetJs,' the
ex- champion replied. "A few of my
joints are twisted, but that doesn' tam0Cnt
Go anything Ny people take it harder than
do"
jimmy wakeley came in just then and
Corbett introduced him.
wakeley wanted to know what Jim's
plans were, if he had any.
81 went make any move until Brady
arrives" said he. Il see he is trying to
get another match with Julian, but
hardly think they win give me another
chance 1 don't care a snap about the
championship. FitZSimmons can cali HIM
self champion, and L suppose he is But
this does not annoy me. What am after
is another battle"
Other friends came IN and extended their
eynlpathies. He showed them his disabled
hands. which were swollen twice their
normal size.''
THAT was all done in the sixth round"
said he III they had not sone back on me
i would have finished him in the seventh
That is why / had no steam"
The management of the Cmtes signed
o contract yesterday with Champion Fitz-
simmons to appear there tomorrow after
noon and evening.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20

called at 1890 and it lasted Just two
rounds. 1t was between Tommy Ryan, the
welterweight champion of the world, and
Pat Ready, the champion OF the Southern
States. From the time when the men
first entered the ring the chances for the
gritty Southern man We're held In high
estimation by the crowd
At times it seemed as if he had Ryan
going But he was large and heavy, and
the repeated jabs which Ryan kept max
ing at the stomach som told on his
wind The result was that he did not
have the power to follow up the adj
vantages which he seemed TO have at
times and could only guard the vicious
alternating face and body straight punches
which Ryan kept dealing out.
Once in a while Ready countered, and
then it was that Ryan would ostensibly
show Signs of giving out. Yet he was as
fresh at the termination of the fight as
when he went in. In the seventeenth
round Ready was groggy, and in the
eighteenth he tumbled, face forward, on
the mat. He arose inside the time limit,
but Chief of Detectives Hayden deter
mined that Ready was near enough out
to settle the dispute as To who was the
better man, and he yanked gong in the
corner where he sat.
That called the fight off, amid the loud
protestations of Ready, who declared his
ability to last the entire twenty rounds
Referee Jem Mace, the veteran English
boxer, then awarded the fight to Ryan.
One reason why Ready felt so badly
over the decision was that If he lasted
the full twenty rounds the bout would have
been draw, according To the articles of
agreement. Ryan says that Ready could
never have stood up before him for another
round.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20
KAISER KILLED HIS WIFE.
Verdict of the Jury in the Noted
NOrristOwn Case.

Norristown, Pa, March 20. Charles o.
Kaiser, jr., aged twenty-fOur years, was
last night convicted of murder in the first
degree for killing his wife On October %
last.
The woman was shot through the head
and instantly killed while riding with her
husband in their carriage on a lonely read
near here. Kaiser said the murder had
been done by hwaymen. but many flaws
were found in bis story. JeweIry, which he
said the robbers had taken from his wife,
was found hidden near the road
Suspicion was directed TO him by the
discovery that his wife's life had been
shortly before insured in his favor for
about $4,000.
The theory of n conspiracy between
Kaiser, James A. CemmeT and a woman
names Lizzie De Kalb to commit the crime
to ntheinsurance money was advanced
by the common wealth, but inability to find
either Clemmer or the woman since the
day of the shooting necessitated he aban-
donmeLt of this part of the case
Kaiser received the verdict calmly. The
usual motion in arrest Of judgn ent wag
made.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20

Round wasted costumes are generally
worn. A IS the warm weather advances
many mothers prefer to make shirt waists
(Which can be laUndried each week., for
the older girls, letting them wear PLAN
skirt and jacket with the waists
Smaller girls wear more fanciful dresses.
Many have tiny ruffle, perhaps of satin,
around the bottom of the skirt. 1t gives a
pretty finish, and is not extravagant, since
a haIf-yard of satin, cut on the bias, will
be sufficient.
If the satin flounce is used, the blouse
waist may be closed in a surplice, finished
with similar flounce. The yoke and collar
should have the same trimming
Boleros will be worn this spring by chill
dren to a great extent. They are more
for dress up, however, and so are the lace
trimmed gowns.
Skirts are now very fun and quite short.
The circular skirt finds much favor, but for
general wear the best skirt for girl who
is not overstout is the old-fashioned round
shape, gathered to the waistband.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20
GOWNS FOR LITTLE
MAIDS AT SCHOOL

The little maids at school need looking
after once more. In a few weeks fresh
spring weather will be here, and in the
close schoolrOoms winter gowns will feel
hot and uncomfortable.
This spring there are many novelty goods
which can be made into dainty gowns for
little ones. A material that is particularly
good is of mixed mohair and cotton. It's
very light In weight, and comes in soft
greens and browns that are just the thing
for the children This material also wears
we'll 1t is forty inches wide, and can be
bought for 80 or 40 cents a yard.