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The news & observer., 1897-03-13
ALL SPEED RECORDS BROKEN
A Coast Line Train Betters any Run
Ever Before Male in the South.

The Atlantic Coast Lines New York
and Florida special train has just made
the greatest record-breaking run ever
known in the South, ,overshadowing the Be-
cord for speed made by the famous Py-
THAN flyer over the same track
ON August Goth, 1894, says
the Columbia State. 1t will
be remembered that that train made the
worlds record distance run. The run
made ON the Coast Line, so far as speed
was concerned, beat that of the Pythian
train for the same distance and is better
than the record of the New York Journals
special, which recently went 22S miles
in 237 minutes.
The run was made by mogul engine
No. 153, big machine of the "traiNsg"
pattern, in charge of Engineer l.. Wack-
smith. and a train of six Pullman cars
in charge of Conductor G. d. Pugh. The
train was heavier than the Pythian train,
being composed of six 70-foot cars, while
the Pythian train had only four Pullman
coaches.
The record was made between Florence,
s. c., and South Rocky Mount, N. c., a
distance of 1928 miles. The record
books show these figures:
Actual time between the two points
1876 minutes Time lost by stops D mini
utes. Actual running time 174 minutes.
The average speed was therefore, 59.3
miles per hour.
The average speed of the Pythian flyer
between these points was 563 miles per
hour. The record of this trip was as fol-
lows:
Actual time between the two points
195 minutes Time lost by stops IL min
utes Actual running time 1S4 minutes.
This record was made by Engineer J. r.
Bissett and Conductor w. J. Hill the en-
CINE being of the same make and style
as that used Saturday.
The news & observer., 1897-03-13
PERSONALS.

Mr.. Walter r. Henry. of Charlotte, is
in the city.
Mr.. d. G. Pearson. of Morganton, is
at the Park.
Mrs. A. Q. Holiday is visiting
friends in Wilmington.
Mr.. Arnold Borden, of Goldsboro, was
in the city yesterday on business,
Representative Blackburn left for his
home in Ashe county yesterday.
Speaker Hileman left yesterday after
noon for his home in Cabarrus county.
Acknowledgement Walser has gone to
his home in Lexington for few days.
Mr.. Robert Simms, student at Wake
Forest, is in the city visiting his parents.
Senator Whedbee yesterday left for
his home in the Eastern part Of the
State.
Mr.. Joseph Il. Pogue yesterday went
down to Wilson's Mills on q business
mission.
Miss Margarite, youngest daughter OF
Maj. A. NJ. McPheeters, is quite i'll at her
home on Dawson street.
Mr. Henry Butler, brother of Senator
Butler, who is taking the law course at
the University, is in the city.
Mr.. j. T.. Ramsey. editor of the Pro
gressive Farmer, has returned from il
trip to the Western part of the State.
Mrs. Ida Sherwood Greer, Of Washing
ton, d. c., is visiting her sister, Mrs.
James A. Higgs, on North Blount street.
Mr. George Rountree, of Wilmington,
who has been here arguing some cases
in the Supreme court, went home yester-
day.
Judge w. r. Allen yesterday returned
to his home in Goldsboro. He has been
here this week attending the Supreme
court
Mr.. II. L. Stevens, who has been here
arguing some cases before the Supreme
court, returned to his home in Warsaw
yesterday.
Capt John r. Smith, superintendent
Of the penitentiary, has gone to Colds
boro to spend Saturday and Sunday with
home folks.
Mfs. S. p. Childs, of Chicago, is here
on visit to her mother, Mrs. Stith, and
her sisters, Mrs r. X Williams and Miss
Margaret Stith.
President Holiday, of the A. and NJ.
College, yesterday went down to Weldon
on business connected with the college.
He will return Monday.
Ar. Edwin Nichols, son Of Mr.. John
Nichols, is in the city visiting relatives
and friends Mr. Nichols is meeting
with success in Philadelphia
Mrs. Robert l.. Lindsey, of Durham,
who has been spending several days in
the city visiting relatives and friends,
returned home yesterday afternoon.
DIR. w r. Culiom, head of the school
Of the Bible at Wake Forest College,
was here yesterday on his way to Selma,
where he goes to preach to-day and to-
morrow.
Mr.. A. Leazar went TO Salisbury yester-
day afternoon for a few days visit. Mr..
Leazar's term as general manager of the
penitentiary does not expire until some
time in April.
Mr.. John b. Culpepper, sales agent for
the Remington typewriter for North
Carolina and Virginia, is in the city stop
ping at the Marlborough. Mr.. Culpepper's $
headquarters is at Richmond.
Mr.. T. 7. Sale, the city health inspec-
tor, has just returned from a trip to
Washington, New York, Philadelphia
and other northern cities. He went there
to inspect their health departments and
get all the suggestions possible from the
manner in which they are conducted.
The news & observer., 1897-03-13
SOLDIERS ALLOWANCE SAFE.


Only a Few Deserters and PoliticoS VIII
be Lett Out.
There is no trouble about the appro-
priation for the Soldiers Home Chap
ter 400, of the Laws OF 1895, with the
ratifying clause, says:
Section / That to aid in the main
tenance of the Soldiers Home and the
support. Of its inmates, the sum of IS, 800
per annum, shall be paid quarterly
out Of any money in the Treasury of
North Carolina not otherwise appropriate
ed. This appropriation shall be paid to
the treasurer of the Soldiers Home As
citation to be by him disbursed under
the order of its board of directors"
The Treasurer says that until repealed,
this act compels him to pay out the $S,-
500 annually, and that he will do so as
heretofore.
AS 10 the special cases, they all fail.
There will be little regret about that
Those in the list who are deserving can
go before the County Pension Boards and
get the pension to which they are legally
entitled. They lost nothing therefore
because the law was not ratified. In the
List published yesterday, there are some
deserters and some others who ought not
to have any pension. They were put in
the omnibus bin because of political SER
vice. Let the good people be glad that
the pensions of those deserving will not
be cut down to help political soldiers!
We happen to know that the County
Board of Pensions in Wake composed of
Messrs. A. B. Stronach, c. NJ Allen, p.
w. Dowd and two other equally as good
men, lis very careful to see that no
worthy and deserving pensioner is omit
ted from the roll when application is
made
The news & observer., 1897-03-13
SUPREME COURT.

Cases argued yesterday:
Nelson and Loftin VS.. Insurance Com
pany, by Rountree for plaintiff; Allen
and Dortch for defendant
Switzerland vs. Merritt, by John d.
Keer for plaintiff; III. r. Kornegay for
defendant.
The news & observer., 1897-03-13
REQUISITToN FOR HORSE THIEF
Now in Jail in South Carolina Commn-
tation of Sentence.

A requisition was yesterday made on
the Governor of South Carolina for John
Scales, who is now, and has been since
Christmas, in Jail at Yorkyille, s. G.
Scales is wanted in this State for steal
ing, on the night of Nov 26, 1896, horse
from j. 7. Davis and buggy from Nj.
G. Gettys, of Rutherford county. The
requisitiOn directs THAT he be deliy-
cred into the custody of r. s. Jones, town
marshal Of Shelby.
At the January term, 1893, Of Bun
combe Superior court, Charles GoodIake
was convicted OF assault and battery and
sentenced to pay a fine of S100 and the
costs. Yesterday Gov, Russell commut-
ted the sentence by ordering the clerk to
remit the fine. GOodlake IL only required
~ nay essts.
The news & observer., 1897-03-13
REMOVAL or DIRECTORS.
The Power Of the Governor Clear in the
Charter

Charter
The removal OF the North Carolina
Railway Directors by the Governor has
caused no little comment, and some have
gone so far as to question the power
OF the Governor. A lawyer speaking
yesterday touching the matter said there
should be no doubt as to that, and noted
that section 43 OF the charter gave the
Governor the power in a unmistakable
language.
The section referred TO reads as follows:
'@That the State shall appoint the num-
Der OF Directors in said company, in pro-
portion to the stock subscribed, who shall
be appointed 10y the Governor, by and
with advice and consent OF his council
and removed IN like manner"
This seemingly settles tks sssssiss Of
sewer
The news & observer., 1897-03-13
SPRING TERM A. & NJ. COLLEGE
The Most Satisfactory Year in The Hi
tory of The Institution.

Examinations began at the A. and NJ
College yesterday, and viii be concluded
next week The spring term begins Tues
day week.
The past session has been the most
successful and most satisfactory in every
respect in the history of the institution
Never has there been so large a number OF
students or the interest manifested by
them in their work been 50 great The
faculty is a strong and enthusiastic one.
The enrolment for this year has been
247. The graduating class this year will
number 10 splendidly equipped young
men.
1t is to be hoped that the new board of
trustees will do nothing to in any way
cripple this growing institution or to inn
pair it's great usefulness
The news & observer., 1897-03-13
Was the Legislature Worth
$75, 900 to the State?
THAT'S JUST WHAT 1T COST
ANOTHER TERRIBLE BLUNDER
HAS BEEN DISCOVERED.
THE REVENUE ACT is NO GOOD
The Constitutional Equation in the
Matter of Taxation was Not OBJ
served--New System of
Enrolment.

1he late unlanenLeu Legislature
cost the State about the same as did the
General Assembly of 1898.
That body of lawmakers cost the tax
payers, in cool cash, just S72, ,266.74, be-
sides several thousand dollars worth of
printing, &c.
Up to date the Legislature of 1897 has
cost $40, ,4S3.03. But there are still a
bout $4,000 of unpaid bills Many of the
clerks have not yet drawn their pay and
stationery bills have not been settled.
Nor is the printing included in the above
figures.
- 1t is claimed by Lieut-Gov, Reynolds
and Speaker Hileman that the new sys-
TEN of enrolling bills saved the State
much money and if used by future Leg
islatures will save much more. Under
the new system, Gov. Reynolds says, only
two men can be put in the enrolling clerk 5
ofiice-one by the Speaker of the House
and one by the President of the Senate
until others are absolutely needed. And
even then they must be put in with the
full knowledge and consent of these two
officers. The cannot be employed sur
reptitiously. Under the old system a
force of six or seven men and women
often more-were employed from the
very beginning of the session. The first
half of the session they had little or
nothing to do.
Lieutenant G Goyernor Reynolds has a
letter from Mr. W. z. Batchelor, clerk in
the Secretary of States office, congratu-
lating him on the manner in which the
bills of the recent Legislature have been
enrolled. He says that the work has
been done with less confusion, has been
kept more closely up to date and shows
fewer mistakes than has ever been the
case Within his recollection. Mr. Batch
elor adds that he has studied the problem
of enrolment with great care and he
really believes the system established
under the law of 1897 is the best that
can be devised.
4 fatal defect has been discovered in
the Revenue Act The constitutional equa-
ton between property and poll taxes is
not observed.
The Constitution of North Carolina,
Article v, Section /, provides that the
General Assembly shall levy a capita
tion tax on every male inha bItant of the
State over twenty-one and under fifty
years of age, which shall be equal on
each to- the tax on property valued at
$500 in cash And the State
and county capitation tax combined shall
never exceed two dollars on the head"
Now the Finance committee observed
this proportion and the bill 50 passed the
House, but when it went to the Senate
that body tampered with it and the act
now, as enrolled, names 46 cents as the
tax on property and only $1.29 on the
poll. The poll should be $1.3S.
The Supreme court will be called upon
to pass upon the matter. If the new act
is unconstitutional the act Of two years
ago may be effective 1t win, however,
be wholly inadequate for meeting the
general running expenses of the govern
ment and paying the increased appro-
priations made by the Legislature
The news & observer., 1897-03-13
MARLBOROUGH ARRIVALS,

J. B: Dawson, N. O.; w. ]. Weather.
ly, n. Y; II. p. Norris, Apex; N. e
Woodell, Danville; II. e. Joyner Louis
burg; ID. w. 0Verbaugh, ~ Y; J. B. Cul
peper, Richmond; Charles r. Miller, Jr,
N. y; Fred. A. Green, Durham; J. A.
Hollowell, Pa; p. B. Wilkes, N. O.; q. r.
lHulick, Cincinnati, o.. A. II. Goode, N
T.; James o. Stevenson, Philadelphia.
Pa; john e. McCraw, n c.; VIM. NJ
Biggs, Richmond, Va; @. Wainwright,
Philadelphia, Pa; O. B. Sommrille, Bos.
ton; II. w. Butler, Chapel Hill
The news & observer., 1897-03-13
no CURE A COLD IN oNE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Cuiniue Tablets.
All druggists refun9 tbs monsy IL Il
fails to cure. 1ba.
The news & observer., 1897-03-13

Lumberton will vote on issuing bonds
for water works and sewerage, April
18th.
The news & observer., 1897-03-13
BIG RAILROAD DEAL
Means Much. For the Raleigh
and CASTOR.
HALF MILLION BETTER OFF
WILL TAKE UP ALL IT'S s PER
CENT BONDS.
AND ISSUE PER CENT BONDS

The Old Bonds Amount to ST. 100000
and the New Ones to $i,5OO,OOO
The Mortgage One of the Larg
est Ever Recorded Here.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-07
COFFEE DRYING HOUSES.
Are Being Rapidly Put Up in the Olaa
District.

The proof that there is coffee crop
somewhere on the way in the Olaa
woods is evidenced by the consider
able number of drying houses now
projected or in course of construc-
ton, says the Hawaii. 1t is. of course
quite impossible to think of drying
coffee in Olaa except by artificial heat
though if the house is properly ar
ranged the sun can be utilized to some
extent i'm the drying and many au-
thorites claim that the rays of the
sun improve the quality of the coffee.
Mr. Zimmerman, at the sixteenth
mile, has his new drying house well
under way. 1t is a large building
with a concrete foundation, composed
of cement and broken and mixed in
the proportion of ten parts to one.
The floor will be of the same mate
rial as of stone. and beneath is the
furnace, from which hot air will be
conveyed in pipes laid in the floor.
During the first two days of drying
the coffee will be placed on a tray,
which will run on wheels directly ov-
err the furnace itself, and in bright
weather can be run out of doors. AZ
ter the second day the coffee will be
placed upon the pine shelves, which
will fill all the space from floor to cell
ing, intervals of about nine inches be-
ing left between the shelves and pas
sage way for walking between the
rows.
Other drying houses of different
construction will be erected in the
district and the planters not yet in
need of anything of the sort will all
carefully watch the various results
and be guided thereby when the time
comes for constructing their own.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-07

speaks of having contracted for the
successful landing of thirty Chinese
rs merchants rs long ago as last De-
ccmbcr. For these he was To receive
$50 each, according to the letter, or
Sl,uvy in all
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-07
QUAKER BREAD.

S33 Fort st. Tel. CIT.
G., B. q
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-07
TO RENT.

The Al freproof two story
brick building IN lower Fort street
known as the Union Ice Company's
Building. Apply to
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-07
THE SECOND BEST.

Benny" said Mr.. Bloonumper, "if
George Washington is the first in the
hearts of his countrymen, who comes
second?"
Charlie Mccarthy" replied Benny,
"because he keeps the Seattle Beer you
like so much. Telephone 1888.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-07
WAIKIKI LOTS
FOR SALE


There are 10Y Choice Lots
for sale at Waikiki, right
mauka of the end of the
tramway line. Several lots
are facing the Makee Island
band stand.
This is one of the best
locations nea~ the Sea Beach.
The ground is as level as a
billiard table.
For prices and terms apply
to
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-17

THE city council is publishing some
improvements notices which distinctly
REQUIRE them to be published in the
" official papers" Of the city. Now, this
council, contrary to all precedent, has
never acknowledged any paper IN this
city as an official paper. It has never
asked for bids to do the city printing,
although it has been in control about
two months. In publishing the pro-
eeedings and new ordinances this may
make no difference, but the question is
will it make any difference in the case
Of the city improvement bonds, notice
Of which are distinctly ordered pub
ished in the official papers" We
respectfully call the attention Of the
members of the council to this matter,
SO that if anything is wrong it can be
remedie while there is yet time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-17
d Labor Saver

Did you ever stop to think what a
great labor-saver the home paper is
as a means of communication with alb
sent friends? z Write to me Otter" is
the last command the one breaking
away from home ties so often gives to
those left behind. In the rush and
hurry of every day very few people
days have time to devote to cor
respondence of the leisurely kind the
people of other days kept up with such
unvarying punctuality. And here is
where the home paper saves you a
world of trouble. It is better than a
letter too, for it contains much that q
letter would not. Items of interest are
in it that the writer of a letter might
not know or might overlook. 1t is
wonderful how eagerly one devours a
home paper when q stranger in a
strange land, even the people you did
not know intimately while at home be-
coming of absorbing interest to you
when you read that they have died
or married or figured otherwise prom
inently in home affairs. If there is
some one Of your family away from
home, try sending him home paper
regularly and a letter occasionally
and see if he does not appreciate the
favor of a home paper.-W aukegan
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-17

CONSTITUTIONAL amendments nave
been lost in other states as well as in
Wisconsin, when they were sadly
needed, and it behooves us to look for
the cause. In the first place the law
requires a majority Of all the votes
cast. This can be remedied by requir-
ing but a majority Of the votes cast on
the amendment. Again, thousands of
voters with the best Of intentions
altogether fail to vote upon constitu-
tional amendments at all In the
excitement of a holly contested cam
paign, and the fact that the proposed
amendment or amendments are also
placed at the bottom of the blanket
sheet ballot, and requires separate
cross mark, people are most apt to
forget all about it. The people do not
take enough interest in constitutional
amendments. In some instances it
would be policy to call a special cleo
ton regardless of expense, as that is
the only way to get a reasonable num-
Der to vote on any question relating to
constitutional amendments. The Ra-
cine Journal says: " Perhaps the ex-
pense of constitutional convention to
give the people of Wisconsin the latest
improved modernized state constitu-
ton might not be thrown away. There
are number of matters that need
revising and improving. The question
Of taxation is one, and the methods of
collecting taxes. The question of edu
cation is another most important
matter, and in any new constitution
many matters could be arranged much
more satisfactory than is now the case.
The relations OF cities and towns to
state has not been definitely deter
mined and the proper manner of
treating the railroads, express, insur-
anee companies, and street railroads,
and perhaps other public corpora
tions could be determined That in
any new constitution number of
highly important reforms might be
brought about is not to be doCbted.p
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-17
SUMMER TOURS.
Rivers, Mountains and seashore-Grand
Trunk Railway system.

Rivers, Mountains and seashore-Grard
Trunk Railway System.
The sale of summer tourist tickets
from Chicago to Eastern Tourist Re-
sorts reached by the lines of the Grand
Trunk Railway System, embracing
Niagara Falls, Muskoka Lakes, st,
Lawrence River, White Mountains,
Portland and Seacoast Resorts, com
mences June LIST, continuing to Septem-
Der 30th inclusive.
Seaside and White Mountains Spe-
cial, "the finest train in the world"
making weekly trips between Chicago,
Portland and Old Orchard Beach.
First trip ea8tbound from Chicago
June oath.
The elegance and comfort of this
train, combined with the ever chang
ing panorama of Natures grand and
beautiful scenery through which it
passes, makes it the most desirable
train between Chicago and the Sea
Shore and Mountain Resorts of the
east.
For further particulars, excursion
folders, time tables, berths in sleepers,
or tickets, apply to
L. r. MORROW, q. P. & T. A,
103 Clark street, Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-17

MRS. PLEvA confessed to District
Attorney Buckmaster and others that
she had poisoned her husband, and
when she was taken before the justice
Of the peace she pleaded guilty and re-
quested to be taken before the higher
court to receive her sentence. There
is no question whatever, but that she
is guilty. Now comes D, G. Lloyd.
Just before she appears before Judge
Fish he has a private conversation
with her and she appears and pleads
not guilty. This, of course, means $15
day for the county to pay said D. G.
J.. and whatever other court expenses
there may be, which may easily be
made to reach 81 900 before the case
can be settled. There ought to be
some way to prevent such business.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-17

H. S. VAN INGEN, in an address to
the pupils Of Miss Weeks school and
their parents Friday spoke Of the need
of public play ground for the chill
dren after they were old enough to
play outside the home grass plot"
He pointed out the fact that Kenosha
had no place where the children,
young or old, could enjoy healthful
sport of any kind outside Of bicycling.
If we wish to keep up and raise the
moral standard of our youth we must
have some place where they can enjoy
their games. The boys must have their
sport. Shall they have it on the street
corners and ia the saloons, or shall we
give them free public play ground
where they can have their ball games,
tennis courts, foot ball grounds and
many other games that youth delights
in? Let the people get together and
buy few acres of ground at the end of
one of the paved streets, and if nothing
more can be done this year the boys
will lay it out for the different games,
but let US get a start. The NEWS
man will pledge himself to give his
share in cash and donate the space
necessary in the NEWS column to push
the enterprise. Let US hear from some
one else
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-17
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