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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

Mr. Greathead, the distinguished en-.
gineer, whose death is reported from
London, was the originator of q meth
cd of constructive deep tunnels which
was first successfully used under the
Thames River. This tunnel was built
five or six years ago, and has been in
profitable operation ever since. 1t real
ly consists of two separate tunnels,
trains moving one way using one, and
those in the opposite direction the
other. Such a tunnel can be construct
ed at any depth below the surface
so far below as to cause not the slight
est interference with structures at the
level Of the ground. Another tunnel
on the same system has been begun in
London, and, it is expected, will be
extended twenty miles. This system is
also being successfully employed in
| Berlin and Paris. When the question
! of underground roads for this city
was first under discussion, there were
| those who believed that the Great
| bead plan could be employed with ad-
vantage here, but, though strongly urg.
ed on the Rapid Transit Commission
it did not meet with acceptance.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

A serious wreck occurred one re-
cent Sunday at Windsor station, near
st. Louis, on the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad. AS is usual in such
cases, charges of specific carelessness
and blame attach to some one for the
accident, but the unusual feature OF
the case in question is that the railroad
onlcials freely acknowledge the blame
and allow the public to know where
the responsibility lies. If railroad ot1i-
Gals would always do this they would
receive much more sympathetic con-
sideration at the hands Of the public
when trouble occurs. 1t is extremely
irritating to feel that railroad COM
panies are trying to suppress facts con-
cerning accidents or endeavorinS to
evade responsibility for them. Those
who were to blame for the accident
should not escape punishment for
| their carelessness, but the public will
feel much more lenient toward them
| for the reason that there was no at
tempt made to suppress facts.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

The penitentiery farm at Castle Hayne
is to be abandoned, and Mr.. LeaZar,
Superintendent of the penitentiary, is
very much pleased with his Wadeshoro
farm and with this increase in force ex-
poets great things. lie expected last
year to lose &lo,OV0 on it, as it was his
first year there and the land had to be
opened up and prepared for cultivation;
but he only lost "a 700 and now has on
it ,000 OF improvements. When he
went there he found only 600 acres Of
cleared land; there are now 1,50O acres
prepared for cultivation Though a
plow was not put into the ground until
March, over go bales of cotton and
some 2,Sy0 bushels of corn, besides
other small crops, were raised This
year he thinks the yield will be at least
of corn. The entire farm compris es
2,3 jO acres Of very fertile soil, suitable
to both corn and cotton.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
GEN. NUNEZ GETS OFF.
No True Bill Against the Prime
Mover in Getting Out Cuban EXpe-

No True Bill Against the Prime
Mover in Getting Out Cuban Expe-
ditions.
Gen. Emilio Nunez, the prime mover
in getting out all expeditions from this
country to aid the Iubans in their
struggle for freedom, has no more to
fear from the grand jury of the United
States Court for the southern district
of FLORIDA, for the grand jury has re-
ported that it had falled to lind d true
bill against him. Gen. Nune1 had
been placed under bond i'll the sum Of
$l,uoo by Commissioner Eagan last
September on a charge of aiding in
setting on foot the expedition alleged
to have been carried out from the - ew
Jersey coast by the Steamer LaUrada
Several negro men employed on the
steamer were bought by the spanish
spies and testified against y Ell. = unez
at the hearing before the commissioner,
and it was on their testimony that he
was held for the grand jury. Ihe same
negroes, with five others, appeared be-
fore the grand jury last : aturday and
gave their testimony. The jury was
evidently not satisfied with t1is, fo1
"no true bill'' was the verdict.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

Transient advertisements to be pnb-
lished ono month aud under, must be
paid tor in advance. All advertising
for q shorter time than three rlonths
is considered transient ADVERTISING.
Accounts rendered quarterly for all
advertisements published for u longer
period of time.
Local advertisements appearing
among reading matter will be charged
10 cents per line for insertion.
Legal advertisements, such as ed-
ministrators' and executors notices.
commissioners and trustees sales,
summons to non residents, ctc., will
be charged for at legal rates, except
when they exceed certain limit OF
space, in which case we reserve the
right to fix our own price. All such
business must be PAID FOR IN ADVANCE
The charge is very small aud we cannot
afford to take risks or wait tue pleas
uro Of persons to pay.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

made by the executioner in the fleshy
part of his body and he is ultimately
decapitated. Offenders of high rank
are strangied. The victim is sent to
prison with silken cord, and is left to
execute himself. Decapitation has be-
come quite a fine art. The big block is
not used. The neck of the victim Is
simply stretched to its full length, and
by one blow. literally a short, sharp
shock, the head is soon rolling on the
ground. For minor offenses all sorts of
punishments are used, and the stocks,
as shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton. from a sketch, long since abolish
ed in this country, are in constant use.
The Chinese stocks are peculiarly dis
agreeable.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Vices and Virtues of Chinatown

If you made with me a complete
tour Of Chinatown, visiting every
place where a Chinaman dwells, when
you had returned you would sum up
what you had seen about as follows:
Places where opium was smoked by
Chinese in their own private apart
ments: about one-fourth of the whole.
Places where opium was sold to white
visitors who smoked and slept on the
premises, and which is commonly call
ed an "opium joint: possibly three
in your whole tour.
Places were gambling was in prog
ress: about one-twentieth of the whole.
Places where men were pursuing the
ordinary vocations Of life: nearly
tbree-tourths.-Oentury.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Cheered Cuba Libre.

At Charleston, S. G., Monday, an au-
dience of 2,o0O to $500 people filed the
Academy of Music to listen to the elo-
quent speeches expressing sympathy
for Cuba and demanding the recogni-
ton of the insurgents and to cheer
Cuban Libre The audience was a
most sympathetic and responsive one
and the pent-up enthusiasm frequently
burst forth in cheers which made the
rafters of the picturesque old building
yibrate.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Gave the Old Man Away.

A couple of revenue agents who were
in Charlotte last week from trip to
Stanly, went to a clothing store and
bought srit for boy six years old
This they had shipped to a lawyer at
Albemarle, who will see that the boy
gets it. The boys father runs a dis
tilleyy and the revenue agents were en-
gagged in stamping the barrels. After
they had finished the 10y who had
been an interested spectator, wanted to
know if they were going to put those
pretty things on the barrels in the
barn. The officers went to the barn
and uncovered four barrels of blockade
that had been hidden away there.
That's why they sent a suit of clothes
to the ov.-Observer.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Coast Fertilization.

Gen. Craighill, chief of engineers,
las just returned to Washington from
an extensive tour Of inspection Of for
tifcations and river and harbor works
on the South Atlantic coast The prin-
cipal points inspected were ST. Angus
tine, Miami, Key West, Tampa, aud
Pensacola in Florida; Savannah, Ga !;
Charleston, S. c., and Wilmington, N.
G. Work is going on vigorously at
each OF these places, either upon forti-
fications or rivers and harbors and sat
isfactory progress is noted generally.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Great Fire and Explosion,

At Mobile, Ala, the planning mill of
the Dixie Mill company was burned.
During the progress Of the fire sparks
from the mill set fire to the city maga-
zine, and a tremendous explosion,
which broke glass in many houses in
the northern part of the city and as far
out as the convent in Summerville,
about nine miles from the scene of the
explosion At the time of the explo-
sion there were 1000 pounds of powder
and 3oo pounds of dynamite stored in
the magazine. Two were killed.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Gcorgia judges Get Oft,

The committee which has been in
vestigating the conduct Of Judges Sea-
born Reese and Joel Sweat has made
its report. Judge Reese, who was
charged with being drunk on the bench,
was exonerated The committee re-
ported that there was no ground for the
Impeachment Of either Judge, but some
of the members will express censure of
Judge Sweat for conduct unbecoming a
judge in his course toward Mrs. Crosby
and Miss Bradley at Indian Springs.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

The Holy Book.-Our source Of iaith
Is the Book, the Word of God. The
.curce of our faith does not emanate
from an old man sitting on the banks of
the Tiber, nor in a company Of bishops
with a czar at its head, nor in com
pany of Protestant bishops and preach
ers, but in the Book.-Rev. 81. A. Buch-
tel. Methodist, Mount Vernon, n. Y. I.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

Secretary White, of the Baptist State
Mission Board, has completed a can
vass of the Legislators giving their re-
ligious belief In the Senate there are
15 Baptists, 12 Methodists, 2 Luther
ans, Presbyterians, 2 Catholics, 2 Dis
ciples, no belief. In the House there
are 80 Baptists, 80 Methodists, l3 Epis-
copalians, IL Presbyterians, Catholic,
/ disciple, i Reformed Church, Is no
belief
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

A special from Athens, Ga, to the
Evening Constitution says that six
prisoners broke jail and have not been
recaptured. One of the escaped men
was charged with criminal assault and
three others were charged with murder
The fifth was indicted for bigamy and
the sixth for burglary A special from
Milledgeville says that six prisoners es-
capped from Jail there, too. They were
all under sentences ranging from three
to ten wears.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
THE ROBESONIAN

-, Published every Wednesday In Lumberton,
y, e., by w. w. McDIARMID, at s2 90 d
year and Sl.OO tor six months, and is read
every week oynearly every Intelligent citizen
vi ls'neson Coz has general circulation IN
al the surrounding counties. inclndinp Eiorl
Nnce, Marion, Marlboro and DarIInrton
~ South Carolina. The paper is now in the
tWenty-eighth ycsr oil a prosperous and viz
pfous existence and is so firmly established
IN the hearts Of its patrons. as well no n
frrpH'ary enterprise, that business men can
yS'hate us to iIs value to them. As a local
newspaper IL has no superior anvwhar" ho,' ~
tng local rerorter in every community and
!" Fayetteville, MaNtou and other towns.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

Mr.. VIM. Smithdeal, of Salisbury,
was loser to the amount of S38, 600 by
the recent failure of the Yadkin Falls
Manufacturing Company, and a few
DAYS ago he confessed judgment for a
number of personal debts.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Taxable Values.

All abstract of the listed taxables for
1896 has been furnished by Auditor Fur
man to State Treasurer Worth for the
use of the [ Legislative Finance Commit
tee. On this the tS97-gS will be based
The valuation of real estate and per
sonal property in 1885 was $3.50, 861, isl,
and for 1886, S239, A3344 1885, a shortage
of S1,12i, 1876. The railway taxes of
1886 are se26, 576, 096 One cent on the
elO0 valuation would raise s25, 631. SO
less the cost of collection, and 1925, Geo
yearly may be expected from schedule
b and c taxes, and other privilege
taxes, leaving SG25, 900 to be raised.
The Auditor says that levy of % cents
on the $10O will raise this amount.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Visible Supply of Cotton,

The total visible supply of cotton for
the world is 4, 165, ,0S7 bales of which
$3.50, 1877 bales are American, against
4,o55, OO2 and 3, ,627, ,S02 bales respective
ly last year. Receipts at all interior
towns, 80, 342 bales. Reseipts from the
plantations III, ,179 bales. Crop in
sight 6, ,661 1893 bales.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

Mohammedanism.- Ii + / l t y
would make much more rapid progress
If it's followers were as devout and loyal
to their faith as are the Mohammedans
to theirs. Only death or sickness pre-
vents the latter from attending the
ceremonies at the temple five times in
each day.-Antranig Azhderian, Arme-
MON Scranton Pa
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Appeal to the Railroad Commission.

1APP OteH 20 t110 1t'e-11 VStst
The recommendation Of the reduction
of rates on fertilizers in Georgia is
viewed with alarm by railroad en-
ployes. It means reduction in rail
road earnings, and they fear as result
reduction in working time and wages.
To avoid such an unfortunate condi-
ton, the employees of the different lines
of railroads in that State have prepared
an address to the railroad commission,
which will be accompanied by peti-
tons
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Kentucky Bank Failures,

The First National bank, of Newport,
KY, has gone lnder. The bank is in
the hands of an examiner, and will be
re-organized The capital stock was
$500, Vu0. The German National Bank,
at Louisville, with capital stock Of
S251, 500, has also closed it's doors.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
MAKING Silver Dollars.

The issue of standard silver dollars
from the mints and treasury Offices for
the week ended Jan. 10th was $247, 749
and for the corresponding period last
wear was 1888, 4U0. The shipment of
fractional silver coin from January Cd
to 10th aggregated 1912, ,O00
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
To Answer Within a Month.

Hon. VIM. J. Bryan has been in
vited to deliver the final address before
the Washington and the Jefferson Lit
erary Society of the University Of Vir-
ginia, He says he will give definite
answer within a month
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Brief News Notes.

The largest soap factory in the South
is located at Attulia, ala.
The anniversary of the birth of the
reat soldier, Eobert E. Lee, was OBJ
erved last Tuesday with appropriate
memorial services, etc
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Precautions Taken.

The great epidemic of the bubonic
plague in Bombay has impelled the
authorizes of the marine hospital service
Ut Washington to take steps to secure
the utmost possible vigilance by all
officials of the United States to prevert
lis introduction into this country.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Collector of Customs.

The President Monday sent to the
Senate the nomination of Thomas D.
Bynum, of North Carolina, to be col
lector of customs for the District of AL
bermarle, n. G..
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court of the United
States has decided that that part of the
South Carolina dispensary law provid-
ing for the inspection of liquors
imported into the state is unconstitu-
tional.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
NewPopulist State Chairman.

The Populist State committee met In
Raleigh and accepted the resignation OF
Hal Aver as State chairman, 1t was
rendered, to take effect the day before
he became Auditor. w. E. Fountain,
of Tarboro, was elected to succeed him.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
HOUSE,

THURsnAY.-A number Of private and
other bills were passed. 1 he bill
to make oleomargarine and all other
imitation dairy products subject to the
laws of the : tate OF territory into which
they are transported was called up.
after considerable discussion over
the bill vote was taken, which result
ed in 1875 years and 50 nays. The Pres
ident's message vetoing the bill to
create q new judicial district in Texas
was referred to the committee ON the
judiciary.
FRIDAY.-The House spent the main
part of the day on private bills, and the
night session was devoted to pension
bills. At this session about dozen
bills were passed.
SATURDAY. House in accord
ance with an order entered some weeks
ago, turned aside from the considera-
ton OF public business and listened to
eulogies upon the life and services of
the late ex-epeaker Crisp, of Georgia.
The occasion was marked by an unus-
ually large attendance of members,
while the galleries were filed by audi
tors who listened with interest to the
obituary eloquence.
MONDAY The House spent the day
in consideration of miscellaneous mat
ters, business Of the District of Colum-
bia occupying the greater portion OF
the session. The bill amending the
patent laws along the lines proposed by
the American Bar Association to give to
the United States the benefit of devices
patented by naval officers was passed.
TUESDAY. = The House spent the
whole of the days session in committee
of the whole considering private pen
sion bills. Favorable action was taken
upon ffty-two of them, one being the
| Senate bill to increase to S1OO month
| tahl.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

One of Governor Carr's last acts was
the pardon of John Osborne. OF Ashe,
who, about year ago, killed James
Noorefeld and was sent up for fifteen
years.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

The Governor has accepted the resig-
nation of Adjutant General Cameron
Mai Fdwa1d M. Hayes, Seventh Cav
airy, U. S. A., is designed to act as
Adiutant General therein.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

Stikker-I dreamed last night thar
you gave me ten dollars. Stryker-
Good! that makes us square. owed
you a tenner, you know.-Boston
Transcript.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

$4,000 Stolen From Express Car.
An express package containing 81, 900
was stolen on Saturday from Southern
Express car on branch Of the Georgia
Railroad between Winder and Social
Circle. The route agent has been ar
rectaI
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

At North Wilkesboro large steam
tannery is being built by Smoot & Sons:
The plant will cover several acres OF
ground.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

Kenston, having issued and placed
SS. 600 of bonds for the purpose, expects
to have an electric light plant in opera
ton in sixty days.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

A joint stock company has been
formed at Asheville to build hotel
there for the colored race.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

10 advertise iudiciously," use the
columns of THE RoBEsoNIAN. 1t is pub.
lished In one of tho live and growing
towns OF North Caroliua and circulates
extensively among an intelligent and
prosperous people, whose trade is we'll
worth seeking and having.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
The Proceedings Briefly Told From
Day to Day.
GENATII

THURSDAY. In the Senate today
new phase of the Pacific Railroad prob
lem was in the form of a resolution Of
fered by Mr. Morgan, instructing the
Judiciary committee to inquire whether
by the very fact that certain of the
bonds OF the Union Pacific and Central
Eacific failroad Companies had fallen
due and were not paid, the property of
those companies had not become and
was not now the property of the United
States. The resolution went over with
ont action.
The House bill for the homesteads on
the public lands in Oklahoma Territory,
which has been the .:unotiis;s1. ie.s. i1e.si.ss.
ness since the t1rs.t week of the pres
~ ns.sssssfon, ssfon came to vote and after
three hours debate was passed-yeas
30; nays II.
The bill for an examination of the i'm
provements at the Pass Of Arkansas,
Texas, was taken from the calendar
! and passed.
| The Senate then adjourned until
Monday.
MoHDAY.-The Nicaraguan canal bill
was taken up and is now the order of
business. The army appropriation bill,
appropriating over S23,U0O, 900, was
passed without question or remark The
House bill to establish railroad bridges
across the Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers iii Kentucky was passed The
nomination of David Il. Francis, OF
Missouri, to be Secretary of the In
terror, was confirmed
Peffer, Populist, Of Kansas, pre-
sented memorial from his State pro
posing that the power of the Supreme
Court shall be so limited as to refuir,
the court, in case of an intended decis
ion against the constitutionality of ~ ]
act of Congress, to furnish Cons rs
with an advance copy Of its decision a
in the case of Presidential veto, S
that Congress may have the right, by
two-thirds vote, to affirm the constitu
tionality of the act
The bill to provide for represents
ton of the United States by commits
sioneIs at any international monetar
| Conference was introduced.
Mr Ie:tierew, Silverite, of Sout
Dakota, offered resolution calling @
Q the Secretary of State for informatic
, as to the doings Of the Venezuela
s boundary commission.
o TUEsDAY-Ihe Nicaragua bill W
: undar considerations in the senate tods
It for two hours. Turpie, (Hem J of !!
S diana, denounced the bill. Mr.. Hi
e Dem J Of New York, spoke for an no
|; and a half on Joint resolution relatil
n to the electric sub-ways in the Dist
ee of Columbia The matter went 0,
of without action Monday next was fix
IS upon as the day for the delivery
a eulogies upon the late Speaker Crisp
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20

The Wide World.-The field Is the
world. The place where religion Is to
live and grow is not some cioister nor
some walled-in church. separated from
ordinary life. The field for religion Is
the big outside, everyday world--key-
G. R. Brown, Congregationalist, Oak
land, Cal ~ =
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
Nothing Succeeds Llkt SlCC3yS.
JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING

CREATES many q new business;
ENLARGEs many an old business;
- fREsLtNEs many large business;
hEvivEs many dull business;
HEse'Es "!ah.- :. los. 55d.i1esF;
SAVES many falling business;
SECURES success in any business
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
THE STOCKS IN VOGUE.

Cruel and BsrbarouS Methods OF
Punishment in China.
In China, parracides are cut to pieces,
the murderer being fastened to cross.
and while thus suspended, cuts are
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
". FOSTER FRENCH. W. S. NoRSIEET.
French e. NosYnent.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,

Lumberton, n. G.
Practice in the counties OF Robason,
Richmond, Bladen, Columbus, Cum
berlaud, New Hanover, and in State
and Federal Courts.
Prompt attention to all professional
business. If
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-20
4 MAJORITY Of ONE.
Pritchard Gets Eighty-Six Votes on
First Ballot.
HE'S THE DADDY OF FUSION."
Democrats Voted for Daughton and
the PopuIists for Cy Thompson:-.
Pritchard Received II Pop. Votes.

At Raleigh, N. c., Tuesday prompt
ly at 10 o'clock Lieutenant Governor
Reynolds raped on his desk and an
nounced the hour had arrived for the
election of a Senator. The galleriss
and lobbies were filled, the excitement