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The commonwealth., 1897-02-04
Despite The adverse report, it passed its
second and third readings.

DSsk,lto :Ne ADVERSE report, IL f'aseeu its
second and third readings.
TWENTY. THIRD DAY-MoNDAY, FEB. l.
SENATE-The senate met at 4 O'Clock.
Senator Grant presented a petition
by citizens of Wayne county against
the dispensary.
The following bills we're introduced
By Senator Walker, for benefit of
public schools in the state. Itprovides
that all voters shall show tax receipts
before they can vote, and by this means
increase the school fund.
BY Senator Walker, bill for benefit
of aged and feeble voters.
By Senator Hardlson, prohibiting
sale or manufacture of liquor and sale
of cigarettes in the state.
By Senator Odom, to elect cotton
weighers in Anson by the people.
By Senator Hard1son, to regulate
hours of tabor in factories.
BY Senator Rollins, to regulate the
sale of concealed weapons, by requiring
license.
BY Senator Moye, to define public
schools and to increase their terms.
By Senator Hardison, to carry into
effect the educational provisions of the
constitution, by providing that the
commissioners of each county shall levy
sufficient tax on property and polls to
maintain the public schools in each
district four months.
The bill to prohibit the county COM
missloners of Bladen county from col
lecting the extra tax voted for in Holly
township was tabled.
| HousE.-The house met at 3 80
o'clock.
Among the many bills introduced
were the following:
By Mr.. Cox, to allow defendants in
actions to plead the statue OF llmita-
tlon to make it the duty OF superior
court clerks, upon petition OF 200 free
holders that the county commissioners
are Improperly managing county affairs
to appoint two others.
By Mr.. Ensley, to promote marriage
in the state, declaring all. unmarried
men aged "a bachelors, who shall be
taxed $40 for the first year of bachelor.
hood and the tax be doubled each sue
ceeding year, the tax to 20 to the school
fund.
BY Mr.. Cox, to give the governor and
not the legislature the appointment o.
state librarian to impose fine OF $50
on defeated candidates for Office who
fail to file statement of election expens
es; to fine cotton weighers IS who
make errors in weighing cotton.
By Mr.. Ensley, to give justices of th'
peace jurisdiction in cases where per
sons are charged with carrying conceal
ed weapons.
By Mr.. Roberts, to require licens,
:, for sale of and concealed weapon.
By Mr.. Alternately, to appropriate
500, 600 from public funds fer common
schools, to be divided pro rata among
counties SO as to equalize the schoo
terms of the respective counties.
By Mr.. Currle, to make the salary q
+ the state librarian $500 yearly.
By Mr.. Young, TO establish school fol
the training of colored teachers.
By Mr.. Currie, requiring county ex
aminers to indorse school certificate
of teachers who have passed IN othe
| counties.
, By Mr.. Hare, to so amend the di
vorce law that either husband or wifi
can remarry during the others lif
, time.
The commonwealth., 1897-02-04
HISrEE .y.S.i ES.
Tlere is considerable s.gi,:ss..,:. 'efure

There is ..s,l>i.issrs'.,e s.gi,:a:...:. |,ef,re
sac / ..:>::,t ;..;. - ta - i .,;s'-.s;N
-, .-:14 al t:e":i..A y iii. q :. t.qF:.l ,:Hes-
iioI. Tie se.,it, -; ,.;:ec county
seem very much beii .,i. having it and
the une,.io:. i,as caused 50 much agl-
tation that the following views have
been set forth in the Gold Leaf by some
of the leading lawyers of Henderson,
favoring the movement
"The undersigned haylng in hand
the preparation for a Bill to be sub
mitted to the General Assembly OF
North Carolina establishing 4 Liquor
Dispensary for the County OF Vance,
have been requested to give some ex-
plantations of what is proposed to be
accomplished, so as to correct certain
misunderstanding which seem to ex-
list.
at is proposed to do away with all
private sales OF spirituous liquors.
at is proposed to establish one Dis
pensary for the sale OF such liquors, all
the profits arising therefrom to so into
the town and county treasures to be
applied as the proceeds of liquor IL
censes are now.
at is proposed to sell only pure liq-
uors, and these in sealed packages OF
not less than half pint, none to be
drank on the premises.
"It Is proposed that no one shall
have "soft snap" that no county Or
town officer shall be eligible to the
position of dispensary commissioner OF
manager, and that no commissioner OF
manager shall be eligible to any town
or county office for one year after his
term expires, thus separating it entire
1y from politics.
"It is proposed that there shall be nc
individual financial interest in the Ell
terprise, that the compensation Of the
manager shall not be at all dependent
on the amount of sales, and that no at
tempt shall be made to build up the
| business.
"That provision shall be made for the
purchase of such pure liquors as are
now In the hands OF late Henderson
dealers for the use of the Dispensary
so as to save them from unnecessary
loss.
'.It Is proposed to accomplish by this
| legislation the removal OF the saloon
and all its demoJalizing ard vicious IN
huences, and to dc away largely with
promiscuous drinking and treating te
do away with places of drinking re5cr
where men are induced to drink an6
where the owner of the business, fol
bis own success. is compelled to en-
courage drinking, and substitute i'll
stead of the bar-room, place where
there shall be no drinking, TO selling
OF drinks, no encouragement nor luvi
tatlon to drink, where drinking me1
cannot gather in companies, and where
liquor can be bought only in sealee
bottles to be carried away.
at is in these things that the public
dlspensary will be an improvement
upon the private saloon.
cit will not accomplish all that is de
sired by prohibitionists, but it will 81
control and regulate the liquor traffi,
that the evils of the business will b,
very largely abated.
january 22nd, 1897.
| T. 7. HICKS,
| w. b. SHAW,
A. J. HARRIS,
| THOMAS NJ. PITTMAN,
| Attorneys.
The commonwealth., 1897-02-04

"Don't stop me; I am going to
h;tebead's Drug store for DR.. David s
Cough Syrup. My baby has the Group"
1t cures Coughs, Bronchites and all
Throat and Liver troubles.
The commonwealth., 1897-02-04

Rlce's famous Goose Grease Liniment
for the cure of all aches and pains,
Group, colds, &c. For sale by E. T.
Whitehead & Co., Wholesale Agents,
Scotland Neck, N. C. IL II 3m
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-06
CRUSHING THE REVOLT.
WeyIer Satisfied With the Progress
He Is Making.

MADRID, Jan. 5.-The correspondent at
Havana of the impartial, Of this city, cables
that he has had an interview with Capt. Gen.
Weyler, in which the general expressed sur
prise at the newspaper campaign in Spain
against him. Gen. Weyler did not deny the
existence Of abuses, but said that his con-
science clear, and that at the proper time
he would show what he had done. Gen. Wey-
Ter also expressed the greatest satisfaction
with the progress of the campaign in Pinar
del Rio province, which, he asserted was so
far pacified that he could withdraw the
greater part Of the troops from that part of
the island for use in the Imminent operations
in the provinces of Havana and Matanzas,
and as far as the military line of Puerto
Principe. Continuing, Capt. Gen. Weyler is
quoted as saying that he expects to finish
crushing the instruction in the province Of
Havana within a fortnight, and achieve a
total pacfcation of the island to Jucaro, the
southern extremity of the military line in the
province of Puerto Principe before the rainy
season. He further stated that he was in
clined to conduct ceaseless operations until
he had achieved his object, the conditions
prevailing were promising.
In conclusion, the captain general said that
his views the political aspect of affairs
were unchanged. He still believed that a
military action in Cuba ought to be allowed
to take a free course until the end. and he
did not consider that any reform movements
were at present necessary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-06
WHERE RUMORS THRIVE.
Heard In Plenty Around General
Railway Offices.

1t is mystery where rumors originate.
The general railroad Offices of the city prob
ably produce more rumOrs than any other
like number of places in the city. Perhaps
one-half of the rumors are absolutely without
foundation. The officials say a still larger
proportion are off in their reliability. The
majority of railroad officials, instead of feel
ing anger and resentment at the few incor-
rect rumors which now and then creep into
print, as a rule feel some sense of gratitude
to the papers for the great number which are
suppressed. railroad man as a general
thing feels that a railroad item Is interest
Ing only to a nan in the business, and many
are radical enough even to believe that not
more than twenty people in an entire COM
muntty would be interested in the announce
ment that John Smith had been appointed
general traffic manager of the Mud Lake &
Short Haul road, or any other old road
Probably the officials do not appreciate the
fact that the community at large looks upon
them as Quasi-pubNc men, or else they are
endowed with modesty in the superlative de-
gree.
An Illustration of the responsibility of cur
rent rumor came to light yesterday. An Of
hcial Of a certain road met a reporter for the
G o b e on Robert street and said:
Did you hear that E. H. Cooper a ticket
broker in the city, was appointed city ticket
agent of the Great Northern at Butte, and
that Warner Broberg, the steamship agent
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-06
TERMINAL CHARGES ABOLISHED.
Action of Trunk Lines PIeases the
Western Roads.

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-The report from New
York that the trunk lines have determined to
abolish the terminal charges in that city
is of great interest to the freight officials
in the West. There has for some time been
an application before the interstate COM
merce commission asking that the trunk
lines be compelled to do away with the ter
minal charge but now the roads have grant
ed the demand made upon them without wait
ing for the action of the commission. The
western roads are Of the opinion that this
action would never have been taken if the
Eastern lines had not found that the competi-
ton of the Southern roads was getting to be
SO heavy that they were compelled to take
the action in defense of their own interests.
The Western roads have felt the competition
or the Southern roads most keenly during
the last year and now think that the Eastern
connections will wake up to the fact that
they must fight hard to hold their traffic
against the Southern roads and ports and that
they Will not be so slow to help them
in the future when they ask for aid in the
meeting Of the rates made by the Southern
lines on both freight and passenger traffic
via New Orleans and other Gulf ports.
1t is reported that the Northwestern is
about to build a come ction between it's main
line and is Ashland division at Oshkosh Wis
The new lire will be about twenty mics in
length and the building will commence at
AllenvilIe, Wis, in the near future.
New York Jan. 81. F. Goddard, COM
missioner of the Trunk Line association to-
day denied that the trunk lines had decided
to take e hand in restoring to New York the
export grain trade, which in recent years has
been shipped via Baltimore and other South
ern DOrtS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-06
SNOW BLOCKADE GENERAL ALONG
NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD
LINES,
TRAINS STALLED In DRIFTS
BUT ONE TRAIN CLEARED FROM
THE CITY ON MON
DAY.
Storm Was General and Ragged for
Period of FOrty-Eight
Hours.

The snow blockade in the Northwest
occasioned by the blizzard of the past
few days succeeded in pretty thorough
ly tying up the railroad systems for
nearly two days. The Northern Pacific
and the Great Northern, running into
North Dakota, and the lines of the
Omaha and Milwaukee in South Da-
kota and Nebraska experienced great
difficulty, but the blockade is now prac-
tically raised.
General Manager Kendrick, of the
Northern Pacific was notified yester-
day that trains stalled at Detroit lake
would move by o'clock in the after
noon. The rotary and wedge plows
were worked to their utmost in order
to open the road. The Great Northern
reported that it's traffic was fully
opened at noon.
Pie storm ragged with considerable
severity up to o'clock yesterday morn
ing, covering a period of over forty
eight hours. The only portion of the
Northwest which escaped appeared to
be Southwestern Minnesota On Mon
day no trains were gotten through, and
the only train which cleared from the
city was the overland train, No. 1, and
the passengers on this train were
warned that they might not get
through. The rotary plows had a hard
time, and one Of them was itself en-
quilted in drift. On the Great North
ern, train No. 8 from Grand Forks and
Crookston was abandoned, and the
coast train was many hours late.
There have been no through trains
on the Aberdeen division Of the Mil
Waukee up to last night since Sunday
morning, but the company has two
steam plows hard at work.
On the Pacific division of the 500, the
road is buried under gigantic drifts
west of Glenwood, but it was reported
late yesterday afternoon that trains
would probably get through before
dark. The Chicago lines were not eff
fected by the storm.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-06
OFFICIALS ON TRIAL.
PROSECUTION OF SANTA FEE TRAF-
FIG MEN BEGUN BEFORE
JUDGE GROSSCUP.
COMMERCE LAW VIOLATIONS
CHARGED AGAINST EX-PRESIDENT
RETNHART AND EX-TRAFFIC
MANAGER HANLEY.
COMMERCE LAW VIOLATIONS
ONE WILL PROBABLY GO FREE
Attorney for the Government Hardly
Expects to Make Il Case Against
Mr.. Reinhart.

CHICAGO, Jan. Sin the United
States court today Judge Grosscup took
up the trial of Joseph W. Reinhart, eX-
president, and John A Hanley, eX-
traffic manager Of the Santa Fe rail-
road, for alleged deviation from the es-
tabhshed freight rates of the road. The
indictments against the men We're
found over three years ago. They were
based upon shipping transactions dur
ing the summer and fall of 1892.
A jury was secured early in the after
noon, and the trial begun by the state
ment of the attorneys for the inter-
state commerce commission. The gov
eminent indicated that it was not sure
of its ground against Reinhart In his
opening statement to the jury, Attor-
ney Shields, for the prosecution, said
he would prove the two deViatiOns from
the rate as set forth in the Indictment.
He coupled the name of Hanley with
the proof that would be submitted but
said nothing as to Remnants part, eX-
cept that the latter was at the time of
the commission of the two alleged Of
lenses auditor of the road.
Senator Duncan, representing the de-
Tense, waving an opening address to
the jury, moved that Reinhart be dis
charged from the indictment on the
ground that the government failed to
connect his name with its statement of
what it intended to prove. Judge Gross
cup asked Attorney Shields if he could
prove that Reinhart had anything to
do with the deViatiOns of the rate. The
attorney for the government replied
that he knew Of no particular cOnnec-
ton to which he might refer, but he
did expect to show, during the taking
of the evidence, that Reinhart was a
party to the transactions
do you expect to prove that Rein
hart was in Illinois at any time during
the history of these transactions?" in
quired Senator Duncan of Attorney
Shields. I'VE can show that he was
not"
Before Attorney Shields could reply,
Judge GrosscUp said:
THE government will certainly have
to prove that. If Reinhart was not in
the state of Illinois at the time, he
could not be guilty. I will let the mat
ter stand, however, until after the gov
eminent has in its proof"
The first witness was H G. Taylor,
q former live stock agent of the Santa
Fe railroad, and the witness upon
whose evidence the indictments were
found in October, 1898. He proved
good man for the sustaining of the
charges of the Indictment He was di-
rect and positive in his evidence against
Hanley, but admitted that he knew
nothing against Reinhart. He claimed
to have been under Hanley's direction
and was subjected to a long crOSS-ex-
animation by the defense His testi-
mony was not shaken in the least. Tie
cross-eXamination of Taylor took all
the afternoon and will be resumed in
the morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-06
TWO NOTABLE WEDDINGS,
Miss Florence Fisk and Miss BIanch
StetsOn Take Husbands

In the marriage of Miss Florence Wood
bury Fisk to Houghton Gordon Thomas, SOL
emnized yesterday afternoon at the residence
of the brides mother, Mrs. Mary Fisk, 424
Fifth street southeast, two young people wide
ly known in social circles were Joined IN
matrimony. Rev. H. M. Simmons, Of the
First Unitarian church, officiated in the in
teresting ceremony. The bride is the daughter
Of the late Woodbury. Fisk, whose name was
long associated with the prosperity Of the
East SIDE The bridegroom has wide fam
lily connection through Mrs. W. L. Bassett,
Mrs. Ira Murphy, Mrs. Dwight Higbee and
others. The wedding was attended by 100
relatives and friends. The decorations were
profuse, and many artistic effects were pro-
duced with palms, smilax and ferns, while
Easter lilies furnished a seasonable note in
the harmonious arrangement
The wedding of Miss Blanch Mae Stetson,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Stetson, and
Walter KilgOre Macfarlane was quietly cele-
brated last evening at the brides home, 412
Second avenue southeast, in the presence Of
twenty-five relatives and friends. The par
lors were simply decorated and the appoint
ments throughout were in tasteful keeping.
In the absence from town of the brides father,
she was given away in marriage by her
uncle, F. l.. Stetson. Her gown was soft
India linen and she carried white roses.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-06

of Minneapolis was to be the agent for the
same road at Spokane?'
The reporter had not heard it, and asked
General Passenger Agent F. l. Whitney, of
the Great Northern, for a confirmation. The
latter denied the statement in toto, and said
his road was not hiring scalpers to conduct
its business. And while we are talking
about rumors, l want to gay that Mr. Jones
will not be assistant general passenger agent
at Buffalo, as has been claimed around town.
This is another sample" said Mr.. Whitney,
of what rumor will do. Such move was
never contemplated. 1t probably originated
IN a joke, as did the stories about Cooper
and Broberg. Some wag told a friend, who
told it to another friend and the latter took
it seriously. Within hour probably Ill
people were telling it as a serious fact and
the press heard it from one of the Ill we'll
meaning but misguided people,"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-06
DODGE FOR RECEIVER
DepOsftOrs of the Columbia Want
Him to Act.


Depositors Of the defunct Columbia Ma
tlonal bank gathered at one of the reception
rooms of the West hotel last night to con-
slder several names which had been men
the bank.
Marcus Hayne, representing certain depos-
ltors, was appointed chairman, and briefly
stated the object Of the meeting Col Rob
Letter cashier of the Columbia National VINO
was present at the meeting, was asked to
give as nearly possible statement Of the
condition Of the bank. Mr.. Bobleter had with
MIN a detailed statement Of the affairs of the
bank as they existed at the time the doors
were closed. The bank had assets to the
amount Of $42O 600, $500, 900 Of which Col
ance being doubtful. With liabilities of $245-
600 he thought that with judicious manage
ment no depositor Of the bank should lose
anything.
Col Bobleter then withdrew and the chair
man asked that the depositors proceed to place
before the meeting the names Of those who
sition CT receiver. John Caldwell men
toned the name of Col Bobleter which ap--
peared to meet with some favor The name
OF D. G. Bell was also mentioned. At this
point County Attorney Peterson informed
the meeting that it an 1nvariable rule
with National Comptroller Eckels to appoint
no one who had been connected with a bank
prior to its assignment to the receivership
of said bank or to appoint one connected with
any other bank. In view of this the names of
Coz. Bobleter and Mr.. Bell were withdrawn.
MALI NdlsH tneI suggested Che name OF
Henry Gjertsen. Fred B. Dodge and Wash
ington Smith were also mentioned by other
depositors After some discussion relative
to the merits Of the several persons men
toned a vote was taken, and it was found
that Fred B. Dodge was a choice Of the ma
jority of the depositors present. Matt Walsh
who had suggested the name Of Henry Cert
sen, withdrew it, and a motion to make Mr.
Dodge the unanimous choice Of the meeting
prevailed. This was thought advisable, as
it was the desire of all the depOsitors that
there should be unanimity in the action Of the
letting.
In accordance with the expressed wish Of
the meeting a telegram was therefore sent
to National Comptroller Eckels asking for
the appointment Of Fred B. Dodge as receiver
of the Columbia National bank
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-06
EARNINGS OF THE 500.
For the Year They Show FIatter-
ing Increase

The 500 road reports decrease of 500 in
its earnings for the third week in December
over the corresponding week last year. but
It's statement from Jan. l, 1886, to Dec. 81
develops O. very fattering increase taking
ing the period named the 500 earned So. :
OOO against SO, 068, 900 for the same period last
year, which indicates an increase of $554, O09
The earnings of Chicago & Northwestern also
show an increase. The Northern Pacific and
the Great Northern statements have already
been given. The increase in the earnings Of
the Great Northern 81, 700, 900 from JAN 1
to Nov. 80. The statement of the Great
Northern for the full year will show a ma
ter.al reduction, for the road lost heavily
through the two billiards., and so did the
Northern Pacific.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-06
DAVIS CASE ECHO
Order for the Sale of Mining StocLs
Confirmed.

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 5-The order
Of the probate court in the Davis will
case, directing the sale of 10000 shares
of Butte & Boston mining stock at 81 a.
share, from which an appeal was taken
by the heirs, has been affirmed bv
Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes, Of the
supreme court. Judge Holmes states
that the court finds that, unless such
sale be Immediately made, the said
10000 shares of stock VIII be deprived
Of all value, and that the rights Of
parties cannot be otherwise protected
1t is, therefore, further ordered that
this decision shall be executed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-06
2 JUDGMENT ON PLEADINGs.

Judge Lochren, in the United States dis
trict court has ordered judgment on the
pleadings in favor Of the receivers of the
Northern Pacific railroad in the personal in
Jury action brought against them by William
H. Westcott. 1t seems that the plaintiff al
lowed more than two years TO elapse before
bringing his action. whereas an amendment
to the state law, chapter 3O1, General Laws
OF 1895, limits the time within which such
actions can be brought to two years The
question involved was the constitutionality of
the amendment. Judge Lochren held the law
valid and granted the motion for judgment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-06
GRAND JURY AGAIN.
Ex-City Clerk Haney Expected to
Appear This Week.

The grand jury went into active session
yesterday without reporting to the court in
charge of Assistant County Attorney Purdy.
The jury began at once an investigation of the
jail cases. a very large number OF suspects
having been rounded up by the police. accused
berry.
1t is expected that Charles F. Haney will
be in the city this week He is reported
greatly improved in health, and upon reliable
information it was given out that he would re-
turn Of his own accord to the city.
Attorney Childs was busy going through
the criminal records, looking up the alleged
straw bonds which have been in use for
some time in the courts. 1t is his intention
to obtain evidence in a number Of cases
where parties have been in the habit Of
giving straw bonds. and push the cases be-
fore the grand Jury.