The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-03
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS
A MAGNTFICENT COLLECTION OF
GEMS AND INDIAN RELICS.
Interesting facts Gathered In Regard TO
the Raising and Manufacture oil
Tobacco in the state

RALEIGH \. c., Dec. Especial
Mr. Br,mley. al the state Museum Is
making beautiful display OF the me
collections of gems and Indian renes pu'-
chased from the Stevenson estate livery
one who has seen 1t says 1t Is the hhes'
private collection they ever saw
The annual report of Labor Commits
sioner hamrick is now in the haHdS Oh
the printers. Much care was devoted 10
the securing OF facts relative to the to-
pacco industry in this state
The Manufacture OF CHEWING 'oodccu
in the Western District OF the state last
wear was li,gl3.56s pounds, WINE IN the
eastern District It was l2,Ol3.'9 pounds.
nm Eastern District turned out 53Oyss3c
nackaces OF cigarettes, and i,OZs,s-0 cigars.
IN. Western District manufactured
a7i 90 hounds Of smoking tobacco. The
hiehcsI average wages paid men IN the
tobacco factories IN the State are via per
dav: women, 81 cents, the lowest men, %
GEMS. women, 81 cents. and children, y
cents. In this report he says that In thir-
tv-nve counties IL is said the financial
condition OF the working people Is not
improying but In twenty-three counties
IL is. Tnirty-seven counties day laborers
can find work all the year round, while
in twenty-four they cannot. I'm forty-four
counties the educational condition OF the
laboring people is improving, but fifteen
counties say II is not.
THE PENIrENTrARY.
Superintendent Smith. at the peniten-
tiary, says that after this week the insti-
tuition will be out OF debt. They VIII lease
a farm Of 900 acres near the penitentiary
for three years at a cost OF $500 per an
mum. The prison laundry will do work
FOR residents In the city. and the shlrt
factory will be opened in January. rms
puts convict labor 20 compete with free
labor. and 10 should not be encouraged
On the state farms 1000 acres In wheat
and 900 in oats are being planted
Mr.. William II. Williamson ana MISS
Sadie s. Tucker were married last night
NJ Christ church. They LEFT for IohB
Western tour
The Daughters Of the Revolution met
this afternoon at the home OF Mrs. \. O.
Halliday. The subject for discussion was
1.-THE Battle Of Kings Mountain
II Is said that Solicitor Holton offered
bows 81 each to testify before the grand
Jury TO having purchased cigarettes. This
was i'm Salisbury. where nineteen mer-
chants were indicted for selling cigarettes
to minors.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
The political situation is thus summed
ND I'm "slx parties" "a follows: Gold
Democrats Silver Democrats. Republi-
cans. Russell Republicans. Butler Popu-
lists and skinner Populists.
Judge Starbuck made things lively for
delinquent taxpayers in Forsythe coun-
ty by making them pay tax. and. in adj
dition. costs. none less than $40
II Is the remark by members Of the
Democratic state Committee that next
year there will he q clean. open Demo-
cratic fight from beginning TO end. No
| compromise or no fusion with any party.
The anti-saloon movement seems 10 have
| fallen very nat here and its promoters
! are badly disappointed. Raleigh tried the
dry town" business once. and is not like
" 70 try II again