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The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
AMONG THE S0LONS.
SOME BILLS INTRODUCED In
LEGISLATURE SATUR-
DAY.
Bill to Reduce Salaries of Clerks
Lost-To Extend Onace of Regis
ter of Deeds to 4 Years-Rail-
road Bill Passed Senate

Special to the Sentinel
RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 23-The en-
tire session of the House today was
consumed in the discussion of a bill
to reduce the salaries Of clerks from
four to three dollars per day. An
amendment was adopted but the bill
was lost by vote OF SO to 80 Many
leading Democrats, as well as Repub-
licans, voted against the bill.
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
To protect mem hers of the General
Assembly against opportunities of
lobby wire-workers.
To incorporate town Of Yancey-
vile.
To extend the limits of Thomas
vile.
To make the terms of office of Regis
ter OF Deeds four years instead OF two,
after 1898.
To prohibit giving or selling minors
intoxicants.
The bill to provide public schools
with superintendents was introduced
In both the House and Senate and $50
copies ordered printed.
To require sberiffs to keep descrip-
tions OF all prisoners.
There was very short session OF
the Senate.
The Stone Mountain railroad bill
passed. Senators McNeill and Barker
were excused from voting on same.
This road is the one which our towns
man, G W. Hinshaw, is interested 10.
1t is quite probable that it will be
ilt.-SEENTINEL.l
The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
BetFteU Winston. Salem and NockSYiIIe
N S&zW hsffsk&Wests
p. &rhakukn in ERhef

Nov. 9Th, 1890.
WINSTON-SALEM DIVISION-Lesve Wins
ton-Salem 40 . m. for Roanoke and
Intermediate points.
Arrive Roanoke lis p.
$40 q. M (mixcd) daily except Sunday, for
Roanoke and intermediate points
Arrive Roanoke 700 D. m.
Leave Roanoke 500 q. m. (mixed) daily except
Sunday. Arrive Winston-Salem 6: 80 p m.
Leave Roanoke 200 p. m. Arrive winston.
Salem 6:45 p. N.
wAsTBoUND. LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
S:45 q. m. vestibuled Limited) for Bristol and
intermediate points, and Knoxville and
Chattanooga. all points South and West
Pullman Sleepers to Memphis and New
Orleans.
l:25 p. N. for Bluefeld Pocahontas Kenova
Columbus andChicago and all points west
umbus also for Radford, Bristol, Knox
vile. Chattanooga and intermediate
points.
HoRTH nAsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
i:se p. m. for Petersburg Richmond and Nor
folk.
t.45 p. M for Washington, Hagerstown Phtla-
delphia and New York.
II 30 p m. for Richmond and Norfolk. Pull
Sleeper Roanoke Norfolk and
Lynchburg to Richmond
n:S ,. m. ,9Vestibuled Limltedl for Hagers-
town, ashington and New York. Pull
man Sleepers to aShington, Ph1ladel-
phia and New York via Shenandoah
Junction and b. and Railroad.
DURHAM DIVISION-Leave Lynchburg daily
400 p. N. and (union station) for Durham
and all intermediate points.
Leave Durham daily at 700 a. m, for Lynch
burg and intermediate points.
For all additional Information apply at ticket
once, or to M. F. BRAGG,
W. B. BEVILL, Trav. Pass, Agent.
Gen. Pass, Agent Roanoke. Va.
The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
RUFF HENDERSON TALKS.
Says the Pops Can Get Almost Any.
thing Tney Ask For.

Ruff Henderson spent Thursday
night in the city on his return from
Raleigh.
Ruff was not in the bestof humoF,
but says he still has some hope OF
getting the Railroad Commissioner
ship. He claims to have the sup
port OF nearly all the Republican
members OF the Legislature, but says
there is no telling what the leaders
will do with him when they get to
trading with the Populists. Ruff says
the Pops can get almost any and
everything they ask for.
Ruff told party at the hotel that
he was offered position In theInsane
Asylum, but said ne wanted to keep
as far away from that institution as
possible. He was also promised rev.
enue Office, but nothing short OF the
Com mmissionersbip would be accepta
BILE.
Ruff was very complimentary In his
remarks about ex-CUngressman Brow
er for the part the latter PLAYED In
the Senatorial fight. He said Brewer
was looking for deadlock, thinking
that. at.lightning might strike him for
Senator. Henderson claims that
there was not a thunder cloud in sight
for Brewer who finally voted for
Pritchard.
The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
BOY LECTURER ON RELIGIONS.
A 10 Year-OId IlIiterate Discourses
LearnedIy in a Trance.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan ga
shock headed boy Of fifteen summers,
whose school days have been limited
to three short years, and whose life
has been passed chiefly in little
country town in Washington, deliver
ed lecture here last night upon the
different Religious Systems CT the
World Now and in the Past" Charles
Anderson is the boys name. He was
born In Cowlitz county in 1882, and
lived there until two months ago.
When lecturing the boys language
and manners seemed to belong to some
gray-haired old patriarch, and lots OF
his hearers pronounced the discourse a
deep and learned dissertation. And
yet his conversation reveals woeful
lack OF education and he can scarcely
read. His friends claim he is me-
dium. Charles says he has been able
to produce his condition at will, and
though unable to foretell his subject,
after the trance he is able to remem
Der little of his discourse, but noG
enough to render him any more intel
ligent in his every day life, and not
enough to do anybody else any good.
The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
THE ARMENIANS.
Rev. HI. f. Ronthaler's Address BE
fore Brotherhood OF st. Andrew

Rev. HI. e. RonthaIer's Address Be
fore Brotherhood OF st. Andrew
The address on this subject deliver
ed by Rev. Fl. e Rondthaler Ia the
lecture room OF the Episcal church,
Thursday evening, WAS Of especial in
terest.
The subject because familiar Is like
ly to be regarded as exhausted, where
as In point Of fact, 1t was never more
pressing than at this day. Thousands
Of homeless and starving people, and
tens Of thousands of orphans are look
Ing to Christian lands for protection
and food. Mr. Rondthaler gave a
brief history OF this horrible Christian
nation, Of their country, the scene OF
the rainbow of peace" Immediately
upon the flood, now deluged with the
blood OF martyrs, Of their Industrious
character and OF their achievments
and of their long continuous oppression
from the Kurds and Turk. The three
massacres perpetrated, evidently by
order of the Sultan, were described.
The Immediate occasion Of these
massacres originated from the effort
Of few Armenians to redress their
wrongs which resulted in wholesale
slaughter of the unoffending as well,
while Christian nations were looking
on without lifting hand to stay the
assassins sword.
Armenia, like Niobe, surrounded by
her unprotected children, lifts up her
face in prayer to God and to humanity
to serve ana defend
There are three duties incumbent
upon philantropic people, said the
lecturer.
The nfst Is to awaken and engage
public opinion in the cause.
Second, to sustain the cause by
prayer.
Third, to give generously to the
maintainance OF people who might
have saved themselves by denying
their Christian faith.
The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
RUFF'S ULTIMATUM,
lie Appeals to His Party to Give Him
an Oflice.

an OtlIce.
John Ruffin Henderson, from the
State OF Wilkes, is still in Raleigh
looking for Office. He has issued an
ultimatum to the legislature, in
which he announces himself a candi-
date for Railroad Commissioner. Ruff
says:
Il was nominated by the Republi-
can party for State Auditor and my
election was certainty, but the
State Executive committee, through
their chairman, appealed to my pa
triotlSm to come off the ticket, by
That means, corporation d would be
more complete, and we would carry
the State for Mckinley. When this
appeal was made to me l first thought
Of my helpless condition, and mother
less children, and how much they
needed tue salary to educate them.
Then L thought Of the great Repub-
lican party, the party OF civil and hui
man liberty, the party that i have
have served for thirty years. l was
assured that | would be taken care OF,
IN the vent that the cooperation
pGryt In the State was successful MY
opponents after my declInation taunt-
ed me that | WAS bought off by Mark
Hanna money. This Executive COM
miJtee appealed TO my patriotism and
L succumbed. l now appeal to the pa.
Jriutism Of the General Assembly" "
Run goes on TO say that in reply to
a request from the State Committee
he III T. Hon. l. n Daughton and DR..
Tyre York in joint debate at several
places
Rulin concludes his appeal with
these words: Il am the only private
crippled Confederate soldier that was
ever placed un the State ticket inI
North Carolina, | am the only man
that was Gomlnabed upon tue State
ticket that suif red himself to be-
crucited 10 save the State Ticket"
The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
FOUR PLACES FILLED.
Maj. Mckinley Slowly Getting His
Cabinet Together.

The announcement made in The
Washington Post some two weeks ago
that Judge Joseph McKenna, of Cali
fornia, would be member OF Presi
dent McKinley's Cabinet can now be
positively confirmed. Ex-Gov. and
ex-Congressman Long, of Massachu-
setts, having yesterday accepted the
portfolio OF the Navy, there are at
least four places in the Cabinet abso-
lutely filed, as follows:
Secretary OF State-John Sherman,
Ohio.
Secretary Of the Navy-John d
Long, of Massachusetts.
Secretary OF the lnterior-Joseph
McKenna, Of California.
Secretary of Agriculture-James Ii.
Wilson, OF Iowa.
1t is said to be almost certainty
that Gen. Alger, Of Michigan, will 60
In as Secretary of War, but even his
closest friends will not admit that
Mr.. Mckinley has done anything more
thanrtO listen to their praises Of the
Michigan man. No promises seem to
have been made. Circumstances, how
ever, point strongly toward Alger. He
is known to be personal friend OF
Mckinley; no other name has been
suggested for the War Department.
The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
A DISHONEST FARMER.
Had a Load of Hay Weighed with a
Big Man In 1t.

Had Load Of Hay Weighed with a
Big Man In 1t.
Market Clerk Benton, in Weighing q
load of hay on Saturday for . coun-
tryman, noticed large bulk on top
of the load, which looked very much
like man covered up
To satisfy his suspicion, Mr.. Benton
told the colored boy, who assists him
around the market, to follow the
wagon and see II man did not come
out. 1t was not long before the boy
returned with . message to the effect
that IS great big man crawled out
from under the hay" Upon investi-
cation, the market clerk learned that
the fellow weighed about 180 pounds
Mr.. Benton said he expected to
tackle the owner Of the hay when he
returned to weigh his wagon and
make him give the weight Of the fel-
low who was hid when the hay was
weighed.
The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
POPS. RESOLVE AGAIN.
THEY SEND A PROPOSITION
TO THE REPUBLICANS.
The Butler Faction Draw Another
Batch of Resolutions Relative to
Fusfon-Republfcan to Con-
slider Them In Caucus.

The Populists held another caucus
in Raleigh Thursday night and adopt
ed the following which was sent by the
chair man to the Republican caucus
Whereas, Terms of cooper .sicn
were last summer agreed upon by the
organization OF the Peoples party and
the organization OF the Republican
covered everything in the S ate cleo
tion, also all matters arising to be
dealt with and disposed of by the
Governorship, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ship, Sanatorship and authorship,
which were expressly left out OF the
terms OF the cooperation, with each
OF cooperation, with each Of said or
Ranization left free to pursue It's re-
specJive course with reference to the
same:
And, Whereas, The fret three
places referred to above, as expressly
left out Of the terms of CO operation
have been respectively deter mined and
settled In favor OF the Republican
party and the authorship In favor Of
the Populist party, each organ z.tion
pursuing separate aud opposite cours-
es with reference to first three as the
terms OF cooperation gave them the
right to do with reference to all four
And, Whereas, each party to the
said contract has faithfully carried
out TO the letter every term and con-
dition.. included in the said contract
that has arisen up TO the present time:
Therefore, Resolved, That the Peo-
pies party caucus hereby communi-
Gates to the Republican caucus 1t. de-
sire and readiness to proceed to carry
out In good faith all matters yet uD-
determined, that were contemplated
and included 10 the said compact
which finds two organizations in pres
ent cooperation.
Resolved, further, That we are
enting our organization to meet
similar committee representing your
organization;tTo committees to confer
on all matters yet undetermined and
to report their recommendations to
their respective organization for their
approval and execution Is they may
determine"
When this was received by the Re-
publican cacucus cnyl the House
branch Of the latter was in session.
So the resolutions were not read, but q
special Republican caucus was
called for tonight to consider the
matter The resolution1ons are In
few words, being an Inquiry by the
Populists as to whether Republicans
intend TO carry out pledges. II &C
ceted by the Republicans they put
the boilers 10 hole.
Lieutenant Governor Reynolds said
all Republicans in the caucus were
greatly pleased with the letter and
spirit Of the resolutions, and be ex-
pressed to the Populis5 caucus his re-
gret that they were not received ear
lier in the evening.
The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
. A WHACK AT TRUSTS.
A Bill to Prevent Combinations IN
Restraint of Trade.


Representative Ray, OF Macon coun-
ty, has introduced bill in the House
OF the North Carolina Legislature
which is said to be along the line OF
the Georgia law against trusts The
purpose OF the bill appears in the first
and second sections, which are as fol-
lows:
"Section 1. The General Assembly
Of North Carolina do enact: That
from and after the passage of this
act, all arrangements, contracts,
agreements, trusts or combinations
between persons or corporations, made
with view to lessen, or which tend
to lessen, full and free competition In
the Importation or sale OF articles I'M
ported into this State, or in the man
ufacture or sale of articles of domestic
growth or OF domestic raw material,
and all arrangements, contracts,
agreements, trusts, or combinations
between persons or corporations de-
signed to or which tend to advance,
reduce or control the price or the cost
to the producer or to the consumer Of
any such product or article, are here
by declared to be against the public
policy, unlawful and void.
Section That any corporation
cndrtered unQef the avs or this State
which shall violate any OF the pro-
visions of this act shall thereby for
felt its charter and its franchise, and
its corporate existence shall thereup-
on cease and determine. Every for
eign corporation which shall violate
any OF the provisions of this act is
hereby denied the right to do and is
prohibited from doing business in this
State. 1t is hereby made the duty of
the Attorney General of the State to
enforce this provision by due process
OF law"
Other sections make it a misde-
meanor, punishable by fines ranging
from 800 to $5, 900 or Imprisonment
from one TO ten years, or both, In the
discretion OF the court; authorize per-
sons who may nave suffered injury to
their business by trusts or combina-
tions to sue and recover damages; re-
Qnire judges to specially charge grand
juries TO make presentments Of viola
tions OF the provisions OF the act.
The bill will be printed and will re-
cetVe careful consideration In commit
tee, and when 1t gets back to the Sen
ate will attract a great deal OF atten-
tiOn.
The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
BRANDY CHERRIES DID 1T.
Two Geese Became Intoxicated and
Were Thought to be Dead.

Two Geese Became Intoxicated and
were Thought to be Dead.
Sallie Johnson, . colored woman
living near the Lutheran graveyard,
in Salisbury, had rather novel ex-
perience with two geese Tuesday, says
the World.
She had bottle Of brandy cherries.
which, on Investigating, she believed
to be spoiled. She threw the cherries
In the yard and two geese belonging
to Sallle came along and devoured
them What was her amazement then
to 60 into the yard Wednesday and
ind the geese breathless, Quackless-
stone dead she supposed. She picked
the feathers from the tnanimate
geese and threw them into ditch
near by.
II she was surprised Wednesday
morning, she was struck dumb with
amazement when the two geeses with
out feather to speak for their gen.
uineness, walked to her back door and
began to chatter for food.
They had eaten the entire bottle of
brandy cherries, became drunk and
only sobered up after being stripped
of their plumage. This is an actual
event and just one Of the many stT ange
things that are happening daily.
The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
A BLOW AT THE TRUST
AMERICAN TOBACCO CO S DE
MURRER OVERRULED,
individuals Cannot Shield Them
selves From Consequences of Wrong
Doing by Pleading That Their
Acts Were CORPORATE Ones.

serves from consequences of Wrong
Doing by Pleading That Their
Acts Were Corporate Ones.
In New York Friday Judge Fitz
gerald, in general sessions, handed
down decision overruling the de-
murrer to the indictment of the con-
spiracy against the American Tobacco
Company. The opinion discussed gen.
orally the law touching upon conspi-
racy by corporation. The defendants
In the indictments are officers OF the
Company. They are: James B
Duke, VIM. 81. Butler, VIM. A. Mar
burg, Lewis Ginter, George Arents,
George w. Gail, Benjamin n. Duke,
George w. Watts, Josiah Brown and
Charles G. Emery. The co-indict-
ments were filed on the complaint of
the officers of the National Tobacco
Company, who are the makers OF a
rival brand OF cigarettes, and were
found under the antitrust law Of 1895.
BY the decision Of Judge Fitzgerald
the directors and officers must stand
trial.
In overruling the demurrers, Judge
Fitzgerald says that, in the opinion
OF the court, 'individuals cannot
shield themselves from the conse-
quence OF wrongdoing by pleading that
their wrongfal acts were corporate
ones. The criminal liability Of a
corporation must be considered in a
different manner from the civil liabili-
ty. Criminal intent was OF the es-
sential elements in conspiracy.
This association being lawful no
presumption can arise against any Of
them from the fact OF such associa-
tion. But If two or more or all Of
them enter into an unlawful agree
ment they canuot be allowed to plead
their lawful association for certain
purposes In bar OF prosecution for un-
lawful com moination.
In conclusion, the decision says: "If
the proof in this case at bar should
establish the allegations OF the indict-
ment, might not the refusal to sell to
jobbers and dealers except upon the
required conditions, be properly found
to constitute, menace, coercion and
intimidation And If such methods
or devices are retorted TO by the de
PENDANTS to restrain lawful trade and
commerce and create monopoly are
they not guilty OF conspiracy ?"
The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
JUSTICE CLARK'S BILL.
Regarding Railroad and Telephone
Rates-The Election Law

Regarding Railroad and Telephone
Rates-The Election Law.
The Senate committee on railroads
and railroad commission last week
took up Justice Clark's bill to make
the railroad rate two cents per mile,
frst-class, and one and one-half can't
second-class; to make the telegraph
rate fifteen cents for ten worus and
one cent for each additional word, and
making the yearly rental OF telephones
Sl2 for residences and el8 for business
houses The American Telegraph
and Telephone Company asked that
action be postponed so as to give 1t
hearing. The bill comes up Feb
ruary 9th.
Mr.. Grant, by unanimous consent.
introduced resolutions that the presi-
dent OF the Senate appoint five sena-
tors and the speaker Of the House ac
point eight representatives to con-
slider the election law and the subject
OF county government. The bill pass
ed 2ud and 3fd readings.
The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
TICKLES DESERTERS.
PRITCHARD SAYS BOLTERS
AREIN TIE SADDLE.
Puts Skinner Down as q Leader of
the Populist Forces-Butler and
His Followers Hold Caucus
And Issue an Address.

And Issue an Address.
Senator Pritchard M tde he follow
ing statement shortly after his elec-
tion:
This victory means that the mid
dle-of- -the-road PopuIists are in the
saddle. 1t means that Col Skinner is
not only leader OF the Poruist party
in North Carolina but by his able
management Of this Contest he has
demonstrated tn fact that he Will
rank in the future as \ leader uf the
Pnpulist cause He has observed ev
cry pledge made to the Il. publican
party two years ego aud IN DUNG so he
has not required single pledge from
me or any other Republican and with
out any sacrifice OF the silver, for he
knows l occupy the same position now
l did when first elected"
PoPULIsT CAUCUS.
A tele. ram from Raleigh says that
Senator Butler attended POpulist
caucus, which met for map
plug out legislation. It is thought
ed during the whole contest will re-
suit In the cessation of further coop.
Grafton, both during the session Of
the legislature and afterwards be
tween the regular Populists and the
supporters of Pritchard. 1t looks as
If entirely new lines may be drawn as
one Of the results Of Buffers defeat.
The caucus expelled the boilers and
cast them out Of the party.
The first real business done was the
passing of the following rather ceus-
tic resolutions: Resolved 1st, That
no one will be allowed to sit with this
caucus OF the Peoples party members
Of the Legislature Who did not vote
for our nominee for q S Senator, DR..
Cyrus Thompson.
RESOLVED 2nd, That no person be
allowed to attend the MEETINGS of this
caucus who did not favor ana support
said nominee.
Resolved 3rd, That we will be gov
erned by the majority rule Of this eau
Gus, and that we will vote in the open
ance with the decision Of said caucus.
on all matters coming before the
same"
After the resolutions h,d been
passed there was general exchange
Of opinion as to the course the Peo-
ple's party should pursue. 1t was
finally decided to issue an address TO
tile voters Of the Peoples party in
North Carolina, and 9 committee, OF
which Senator Butler WAS . member,
was appointed to prepare the address.
The addess was prepared, type writ
ten, reported and adopted. 1t is
lengthy but caustic document and
strikes the boilers some pretty heavy
blows.
The western sentinel., 1897-01-28
THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
Report for the Year 1S96-Omcer
Elected for 1897.

Mrs. G. Fl. Wiley, Secretary, fur
nishes THE SENTINEL with the follow
ing report OF the Benevolent Society
for the year 1896:
The ladies OF the Benevolent Socie-
ty met regularly every month at the
Presbyterian church.
We mad only 81 members during the
past year. Fifty families were assist
ed by our Society. Beside our yearly
dues, we received s3872 from the
churches Of our city; $50 from un-
known gentlemen: SIS from one lady,
and s5 from another; 81 81 from the
graded school children, besides the
other Thanksgiving offerings; 20
bushels Of potatoes from Mr.. j. B.
Mosely; Mrs Stanton hats and caps;
Mr.. osenbacher, 8 jersey waists.
This has been q year of great sick
ness; measles was epidemic during the
winter and followed by great deal of
fever. We were hampered by want
of means and could only help the sick
and feeble to small amount.
MRS. WILEY, Sec
The officers for the year 1897 are as
follows:
President-Mrs c Fl Wiley.
ce-President Mrs. Fl. w. Foltz
Secretary-Miss Anna Moseley.
Treasurer-M G. L. Miller.