The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-02
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
cor. RUSSELL TALKS ABOUT COST
OF M1IATAINING CONVICTS.
The Question Of titles to Lands Sold for
TaNes-New Machinery for Cotton
Miils-The Woman's Exchange.

RALEIGH, y. c.. May Especial
Governor Russell was yesterday speak
ing about the maintenance Of the con
victs and their earning capacity. lie
remarked that the real trouble was IN
the penitentlary proper. While the
convicts on the farms earn. those In the
penitentiary do not. They are nearly
all life-term prisoners, old or inhrm
The manufacture OF jail cells, shoes and
plug tobacco has at various times been
tried and there was always failure
Brlck-making is the only industry which
has been maintained.
The city election here next week
promises 10 be quiet. There Is perfect
confidence in Democratic success.
Fine rains which appear 10 be gene
raj fell last night and to-day, at exactly
the right time Tor all crops. The drought
was beginning 10 be felt
FRAUDULENT ENROLMENT CASE
The Supreme Court has let another
term pass yithout deciding the case OF
s. T. satterheld, the principal clerk OF the
lower House of the Legislature or 1895.
who was convicted Of fraud In the enroll
ment Of the notorious assignment act
One of the justices said last week Doe
felt sure this case would be disposed Of
The secretary of the State Press Asso-
citation to-day gave notice 10 DIR. g. W.
Blackwell that IL would hold its annual
convention at Morehcad City. June $40.
About one hundred members Will attend
and many Of them will be accompanied
by some lady relative.
TAX TITLES.
There IS a good deal Of talk al the
movement about the titles 10 land sold
for taxes. Under the act Of 1895, title is
now absolute in the buyer OF land 30
sold There was an effort 10 alter this
at the last legislative session, but tho
state Treasurer declared that If a change
were made the whole fabric Of the col
lection of real estate taxes would fail
10 the ground. Representative Lusk, VINO,
il is said. lost several thousand dollars
by tax titles. was also deeply Interested.
1t is claimed that syndicates are buying
up such lands. Attorneys certainly repre-
scented the State Treasurer in the opposi-
ton TO any change Of the law. Under
the old system. under which such tiile5
were worthless. it IS claimed that me
State was cheated out Of great sums.
Much new machinery is being put in
the Pilot Cotton Mills here and the weaf-
ing room IS 10 be enlarged.
The Secretary Of state reports one hum
dred insurance companies as licensed up
10 to-day.
II is stated that Governor and Mr..
Russell will give monthly receptions at
tho Fvocufira Mansion
NEW WOMAN'S EXCHANGE.
4 "Woman's Exchange was opened
here to-day. IL is for the sale Of articles
made by women. and makes good be-
! ginning.
one Of the queer things IN this state
Is the extreme Jealousy which some
places feel toward Raleigh. a lecturer
.. who was making tour of the state in
aid OF a monument here 10 Senator Vance.
said he was told people did not caro-
about the matter n the monument was
! 10 be az Raleigh But this Jealousy can
not be greater than that between Norfolk
and Portsmouth. When the Portsmouth
amateurs were here Wednesday night a
Norfolk man. who WAS with them. said
that they were not from Norfolk but were
all. save himself from Portsmouth, and
| that he was very sorry DE was from
Norfolk. At this the audience reared
with laughter
For some reason very little tax ABOUT
the "dispensaries" IS now heard. The
matter appears 10 have dropped out OF
sight.