Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-13
in NORTH CAROLINA
THE ANIMAL REPORT OF THn
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Life-Insurance Eisures-rubereuIo~
sis mt the State Experiment Farms
butler and the Asylum Csses-Psr-
sonnI and General Notes.

RALEIGH, N. c., May l2.-(Speciai)--
The annual report by the Secretary OF
state IL out. containing the circumstances
business done in 1896 In North Carolina
The risks written were si7,2j5.2ss; pre-
MUM receipts. ST. s.2s1; losses, $s7l,o7S
At the State Experiment farm eight
cows have been killed out OF the herd
of twenty. Dr. Melvin. of Washington
Is the government expert. who made the
examination for tuberculosis. He made
post-mortems also. In two cases the
cows were found not TO be affected No
milk was sold from this herd save Pas
teurized cream. Four OF the cows were
gested that they be kept a month. and
a second test made before they were
condemned. All the animals killed save
the two found uninfected were disin-
fected and deeply buried In lime. THE
superintendent OF the farm says there
Is probably not a herd OF cattle in the
State without tuberculosis. and he adus
that it IS important for hcrd-owners TO
make voluntary tests.
Il
met I'm Odd-Fellows' Hall here this morn-
ing. Augustus Bradley. of Burlington.
presiding, and II. r. Horne. of Fayette-
Vile. being secretary. OF It's ,l5O MEM
bers. about sixty are In attendance. Rev.
w. c. Norman offered the opening
prayer; Mayor Russ made speech or
welcome. and John p. Stedman, OF Ok
ford. made the response President
Bradley delivered the annual address.
FINE RAINS.
Fine rains fell last evening, and shere
is marked benefit to crops.
Tne negroes al New Berne are raising
quite a row because Governor Russell
appointed five white councilman Tor that
city. to represent big negro majority.
rhere isSin quiet way goon uea' OK
feeling among the negroes against Cover
nor Russell.
Senator Butler. IN his paper to-day,
has a signed editorial, In which he says
the unanimous decision of the Supreme
Court that the present officials OF the
insane asylums could not be ousted -
very gratifying. is devoid or party piss'
and must be accepted without caV'l.
Then he saws Governor Russell made the
most serious mistake Of his aaministra-
| ton when he gave way to the clamor
| OF those who would make political loot
| bali of the educational and charitable
| institutions of the State-a mistake NOT
only against political policy, but also
| against the best interests OF his party.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
The decision Of the Supreme Court reia-
| tive to the taxation 10 meet interest ON
city and town bonds Is OF nucn import
once II is that no municipal corporation
a. otFx "a
interest on bonds regularly issued, un-
Less authority TO levy the tax has been
conferred by a vote OF the people
DIR NcGrachey. assistant physician OK
tho insane ASYLUM here. will remain untit
June. by request of the directors. ~.
EaIson who is succeeded by Dr. DAVIS
az first assistant, will locate at Benefits"
VILE, S. c.
To-day an order was received from
fudge Simonton OF the Circuit court
| allowing w. II. Tucker, OF this city, 10
| amend his bill of complaint against GOV
ernor Russell In the matter OF the AZ
| Iartic and North Carolina railway. so
,bat the bill will set forth that President
| Hancock. OF the road. Obtained IN IN
sanction in the Superior Court Of craven
| cnnnt, 10 permit a. me- ting az ;ho gfi'
vate stockholders I'm April. ana ihat TINS
Injunction Is now operative
There was also received AT ina once
| ~ the Clerk of the Federal Court herd
| today a prayer for a removal to that
| court of the case now in Bladen Sunerior
| Court. in which the grand jury indicted
]. C. Parrish, deputy marshal. for Kill
| ing Barnum L. Jones. the notorious moon
sinner and outlaw. while Jones was at
| terpting to kill the deputy and others
| Of his posse. 1t seems strange that any
| indictment should have been made In q
| case I'm which killing was so entirely JUS
Unable. The prayer Is else for habeas
corpus. for cause.
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
The Episcopal Convention Of the Do
cese of North Carolina met at O'Clock
| this morning In the Church or the Cool
! shepherd. here. At 10 o'clock II was
| regularly called 10 order, after morning
prayer. Rev. DIR. Marshall, OF Raleigh.
| will be the president. Rev. J. y. NC
| Cormlck. OF Atlanta, breaches me an
mai sermon at Christ church Sunday
morning. A..
There are to-day 2i2 convicts In ths
penitentiary walls. ~
The state granted charters to-day 10
| the Turkey Knob COIundum Company,
| OF Jackson county. and the Moron Bro'
| theirs & Heath Company. of Stanley.
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