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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-08
THE TAX IMPRISONMENT QUESTION.

Judge Starbuck, of tie Superior
Court, while holding court in
Wilkes county last week, by re-
quest gave bis opinion Of the reve-
hue law as passed by the.last Leg
islature. The opinion is an unbi-
ased one and can be regarded as
reliable. The following points
were given:
81. All taxes become due the
first Monday in September.
-. The sheriff is required to be
in his Office in Wilkesboro during
the month of September for. the
purpose of receiving taxes.
"3. During the month Of Octo.
Der the sheriff must spend one da,
at least at some stated place il
each township, after giving iifteeI
days notice, for the purpose Of re
ceiving taxes.
a. After THE first day Of No
vember the sheriff can levy upol
property for taxes.
IS. All persons who fail to pa
their taxes on or before the frs
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Commissioners Sale,
G.B. Mcleod and wife, Kate McLaod

G. B. Mcleod and wife, Kate McLaod
John B. Brigham and wife, Annie Jane Brig
man. James L. Brigham and wife Mary
NJ. Brigham, W. Riley Carter and wife,
Eliza Carter and Elizabeth Brigham.
BY virtue of a decree of the Superior Court
of Robson County in the above entitled cause
entered at May Term, 1897, will, on Monday.
October 4. 1897, sell for cash to the highest bid
der at public auction at the Courthouse in
Lumberton, \. c., the following described
lands i'll said State and county: In Burnt
Swamp Township adjoining the lands of John
Prevatt J. Henry Tyner, Riley Garter James
Smith and others, bounded and described as
follows: Beginning ut d cypre - stump hy four
| d r. Railroad about chains and NJ links from
| theisaid road and runs North 60 degrees East
| Il chains and ~ links to stake by four pines
| thence South 80 degrees East - chains and ,
| links 10 q stake by four pines; thence Soutl
Is degrees East. ~ chains and 20 links to ,
stake by four pines; thence South IS degree
East. q chains and 20 links 80 a axe by tn
| railroad; thence with the railroad North 6sl
degrees West, % chains anG e. links to a stake
| thence North !1la degrees East, s chains and 6
links to tie beginning, containing, g. acres jex
ceptiEg s.. acres sold to Andrew Mcneil ais
acres said To Richard smith,
This 18th day of August 1877
STEPHEN MCINTYRE,
sept1-lt Commissioner
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dav of November are liable to IN
dictment, and it is the duty CT
the sheriff to report all such de-
linquents to the judge at next
term of the court. The judge mast
report to the solicitor, the solicit
tor to the grand jury, and the
grand jury must present bills, and
if found guilty such delinquents
arc liable to fine of $500 and
imprisonment.
From this explanation it will
be seen, that if any one fails to
pay his or her taxes by the list OF
November, he or she will be H.
dictcd for misdemeanor under the
new law. 1t would he well to re-
member this
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Commissioners SaIe.

NJ Lin!haw. Guardian of Mrs. N E. Linkhaw,
Mrs. Ella J. Floyd, Lena Floyd, Jessie Bell
Floyd, Lucy i5evili Floyd.
BY virtue of Il decree OF the Superior Court of
RohesoT County in the above entitled cause.
entered at May Term. 1897. l will. on Monday
October tth. 1857. sell for cash to TIE highest
bidder al the J,,u ft.louse door in Lumberton
:. O.. the following lands in said state ana
county: First Tract-In Sterling TOWNSHIP on
the Southeast: side OF Indian Swamp. and on
both sides of the public road, laid of from the
West end of the plantation formerly owned by
samuel L. Floyd. and adjoins the lands of Z.
Il. Floyd and Frank 3. Floyd, on tie West end
of said Samuel L. Floyd's lands, and known as
Lot No. in the division Of The lands OF samuel
L. Floyd, the East line of said tract beginning
in ). L. FIayds outside line in the woods and
runs acf IS his plantation to Indian Swamp
and across said swamp to his other line and
runs far enough so as tn include l3a acres be.
ing same land conveyed 10y :. L. Floyd and
wife to T. E. Floyd Ivy deed dated January :
| 1884, recorded in Book F. F. F., page 49, Regis
| ters Office of Robeson County, y. c.
Second Tract: One town lot in the town O.
| Lum berton, n. c., being on the Eastern half O
! lot No. %, in the plan of said town. beginnin.
At stake in the West corner of Chestnut street
and runs thence with the line of said stree
about North 80 feet to the South East corner O
| the lot formerly conveyed by ]. T. Billiard an,
| wife to Nathaniel Mclean; then along the lin
of said lot about West loo feet to the East lin
| of the alley running midway through lots Nos
81 and SO, said alley running North and South
then along the line of said alley about Soutl
so feet TO a stake in the East line of said alley
thence about East with the line OF Mrs L. {
Carlyle's lot loo feet to the beginning rs vii
fully appear by reference to a deed bearin
even date herewith from W. l. Linknaw an
wife to F. e Floyd for said lot
This 18th day of August 1897.
! sept1-it G. B. SKIPPER, Commissioner
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Farming Is Not Glance Work.

II is safe to assume that present
conditions will be reversed, Or al
least greatly changed III the fu-
turc, and possibly III the near
future. Farming at the present
time requires more than industry.
The future holds out but little Of
good prospect for the man who
depends on chance. Only few
years ago the West went wild over
horsc-raising, and now there Is a
surplus of horses, but we believe
with improving prospects, for the
depression has been so great and
has continued so long that the
change is liable to come soon, and
when it does come then many that
should be ready for it will have
something else; so the saying
with them all Will be true-"that
what they have to sell is always
low-priced and iii poor demand.
In the future, as in the past, say:
the Northwest Farmer, those wht
are ready to supply what the mar
kets demand will be in condition
: to reap a reward for labor, Will
. those who trust to chance vii
have to sell in competition wit
those who are supplying an over
= supplied market. The farme
needs to look to the future az,
4 prepare to supply what the MAJ
i kets will demand in the future, fo
: it is impossible to speedily chang
n and supply those things that al
Il in demand. Those who can fore
II see and be prepared to suppl
!" those things that will be sold at
l. profit will do we'll, while tho:
u who trust to chance may fail.
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In South Carolina last week
primary elections were held to Sc
lect United States Senator TO
FIJI out the unexpired term of the
late Senator Earle. There were
three candidates for the position,
Hon. J. l.. McLaurin, who was APP
pointed to fill the vacancy by Gov
ernor Ellerbee, ex-senator J. l..
NJ. Irby and Ex-Governor John G..
Evans. The canvass was q very
exciting one and of personal M
ture. Senator McLaurln gave way
under the strain and was confined
to his bed during the last weeks of
the caI1paign. There was no un-
usual excitement over the electio
and when tie votes were counted
McLaurin was found to have wol
bYa large majority over both hi.
opponents. The total vote Off
cially reported was 46,0S9, o.
which McLaurin received 20,250
Evans, 1880; Irby, CLIO. Nc
Laurin's majority was u, All. Hi
election is regarded as a triumph
of conservatism over the elemen
which has stirred up class preju
dices and injected much bitter
ness in South Carolina politics
1t is believed that this kind Of po1
itics has received blow fror
which it can not recover.
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farmers wife who tax

1.-THE farmers wife who takes
ten dozen eggs to market and gets
less s,gzf. for them than she got
for eight dozen three months ago,
saws the omaha Herald, "will not
study a long time before she I'M
derstands how tariff bill that in
eSooscs tic price Of sugar depreci-
rites the price of eggs"
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G. B. Mcleod and wife, Ka tie Mcleod,

q. b. Mcleod and wife, IA lie Mcleod,
vs..
William Lowry, Abner ChaEis and wife, Mary
Ann Chavis.
By virtue of a decree of the Superior Court
of Robson Comfy in the above entitled cause.
entered 1t january Term, 1857. will, ON Mon
day October !, 1877. sell Tor cash 10 the highest
bidder at public auction = the Courthouse door
in Lum berton. \. c., the following lands in
said State ard county: in Saddle Tree Town
ship adjoining The lands OF BeGie Jones, Al
ner Chavis, William Oxendine and Ed. Bass.
and is part of the lands conveyed TO AbneT
Ghayis by Samuel Revels which viii fully APP
pear by deed en- record and also fully described
by reference to Book Of Settlements, page 1872
in the Office Of the Clerk OF the Superior Couri
of Roheson County, \. c.
This z5th day of October. 1897.
STEPHtIN MCINTYRE,
sept14tf Commissioner.
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Be Good to Yourself.

The Medical and Surgical Re-
porter gives the following practi-
cal advice: "Think deliberately
of the house you live in-your
body. Make up your mind firmly
not to abuse'it. Eat nothing that
will hurt it. Wear, nothing that
distorts or pains it. Do not over
load it with victuals, or drink or
work. Give yourself regular and
abundant sleep. Keep your body
warmly clad. Do not take cold +;
guard yourself against it. If you
feel the first symptoms, give your
self heroic treatment. Get into q
fine glow of heat by exercise
This is the only body you will
have in this world. Study deepl,
and diligently the structure of it
the laws that govern it, the pain
and penalty that will surely follow
y violation Of every law of lif
and health =
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railroad commission re-

Tho railroad commission re-
duces rates on messages of the Wes-
tern Union, Telegraph Company.
The company nppenls. The Gov
ernor fergets that the State has 6
general counsel in the person Of
the Attorney General and employs
four lawyers to represent it, tho
the case does not appear 10 be a
very complicated one. The rail
road commission calls in the SER
vices of the Attorney General and
here are five lawyers to keep watch
and ward over one case to which
one good lawyer ought to be equal
But who cares for expenses
North Carolinians are rich enc
have no poor kin.-Charlotte Oh
server.
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There are, it is said, in all the
world but two battle monuments
erected over women. One Is over
the grave Of Joan of Arc and tho
other over hucinda Horn, of South
Carolina, who went through the
late civil war with her husband.
The monument has recently been
erected.
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Commissioner Sale.
R. R. Barnes, Administrator of Thomas Evans,
deceased,


Davidson Evans, Michael Evans, Needham
Evans, Cullen VI. Evans, Abiah Rogers
and husband, - Rogers, Catherine
Hodge, Eady Adams, Mary Gray and hus-
band, Peter Gray.
By virtue of a decree rendered August %
1897. before s. 4. Edmund, Clerk of the supe-
rior Court of Rohescn County. in the above en-
titled proceeding, will, on October 4th- 1871
sell to the highest bidder for cash at the Court
house door in Lltm berton, \. c. the following
described land in said State and county: In
White House Township. on the North siGe ol
Alligator swamp, containing 40 acres, adJG1E
ing the lands of Peter Arnctt. Isaac Spivey
Bright Grantham, the lands formerly owned
by John D. Rogers.
This August 25th, 1897.
sepl1-4t +. u. BARNES, Commissioners
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-Whilethe followers of Thomas
jefferson are having q walkover IN
the Old Dominion, there is Kill
kenny cat fight geingson in the
ranks Of the Republican party
that promises to leave nothing but
the unpleasant odor to tell the
tale of their, woes.
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AL the information from
Maryland concurs in the oppinion
that the State will be triumph
antly brought back into the line
of lis ancient and time-honored
faith of sound Democracy as soon
as the will of the people can be
expressed at the ballot-box.
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+, Diseased hides. imported from
China, are said tohave been found
at tannery in Pennsylvania.
They poisoned the water of a
creek, and two men who drank the
water died.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-08

The Greensboro Telegram gives
q poser when it asks: eff the Re-
publican party is responsible for
the high price Of wheat, who is re-
sponsible for that recent funk of
ten cents. =
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"A conservative estimate of tie
number of persons that have gone
to Alaska since the gold fever, IS
22,oOo, of which IS per cent. have
struck finds.
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Commissioners Sale,
en-. Mel. Cd AMI nife, Kate Mcleod,

VS..
William lowry and wife. Lucinda Lowry.
BY virtue OF decree of The superior Court Of
Roheson County in the above entitled cause.
entered at January Torn, 1897, l will sell FOR
cash TO the highest bidder 1t pnhlic auction on
Noadfy, October 4. 1897. at the Courthouse
door in Lam3crIon. \. G., The following isy,,,l,;
III said stat andcounty: In saddle Tree Town
snip adjoining tie lands Of ainscn Reyvls,
Daniel L9cklear ard william Prcva:t le..ds.
end i" the ssGie land conveyed 10 y. K. Proc
tor. lr. and wife ard otl,ers to William Low r,
fuli description q which can Ike had l,y ref
9fence t. his deed for the same
This .a,;ast 2a.h. 1877
STEPHEN MCINTYRE.
. aehI Commissioner
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R. WHICHARD, Editor and Manager.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $500 A YEAR.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1897.

Neither "Blucher or night
came to Wellington, of Maryland,
10 save. his Waterloo from disaf-
trous defeat.
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Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hollis Fanily Pills are the best.


is called to the fact that we have on
hand for sale at close prices aud eacy
terms, one Twenty-Horse Power
Boiler and one Twelve-Horse Power
Boiler. Also five Engines - one
Eighteen, one Seven, Gre Sixteen
and two Fifteen-Horse Power. All
i'll good condition. We are also sell
ing Boilers, Engines and Saw Mills
fer A. B. Farquihar & Co. We are
Also doing General Foundry and
Machine Shop business. Call and
see us. Yours for Business,
Mof1itttt Bros.
ept Saw Sanford, n. c.
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"A daily paper has been started
at Dawson City, in the gold fields,
with subscription at T8, 0O0a year;
single copies, So 80.
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500 Raward! $500.


The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there IS at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages and that IS Catarrh. Hall s
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
now known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being constitutional disease,
requires constitutional treatment Hall S
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and fnucuous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have SO much
| faith in its curative powers, that they Offer
| One Hundred Dollars for any case that il
| fails to cure Send for list of 'Fetiino
malls.
Address, FL. CHENEY s. CO.,
| Toledo, o
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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Valuable Land for Sale,

I'M MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th,
~ 1897, will offer sale at the Courthouse
door in Lunlberton. n. c., the tract OF land
bounded and described as follows:
On the west side OF Shoe Heel Swamp and on
the North side of Mill Branch, beginning at
the run of said branch marked by stake and
two pines. on Fl. NJ. McGrcggors line and runs
east 81 chains to a stake by 7 mes; thence
south 81 degrees east. - chains to a lightwood
stump; thence east2 chains to a stake by
oaks; thence South with the edge of Shoe Heel
swamp II chains 10 pine, where Mill Branch
enters said Shoe Heel Swamp, then up the run
of said branch to the beginning, containing
116 acres, adjoining the lands of Hugh No
Greggor. \. L. Mcqueen and others, known a.
the N w. Gaddy land.
Terms of sale CASH.
| A. G. RICACD,
Receiver First Natl Bank, Wilmington, \. c
| PROCTOR 4 MCINTYRE, Attorneys. auglS-3v
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ay.
A. J. Steed, of Randolph, IS to
.isit his brother, C. S. Steed, this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Burke re-
,urned from New York Thursday
evening.
Miss May Woolard feft Friday
morning to visit friends at Cronly
and Wilmington.
We are glad to report Mrs. W.
G. Hall as much better. She has
been quite sick.
Mckay McKinnon, Jr., has ac-
cepted a position with j. 5. Nc
Rae as salesman.
r. D. Groom and J. D. Black
attended musical at Mccall, S.
c., Friday night.
J. G. Mccormick, who is teach
ing at Antioch, was home satur-
day and Sunday.
Miss Eula May Mcdonald, of
Fayetteville, is visiting relatives
and friends here.
Widen Swaringden of Lancas-
ter S. c., is now foreman Of the
Scottish Chief Office.
A. W. Mclean, Esq, of Lum-
berton, spent Sunday with his
fathers family here.
The town Saturday had the ap'
pearunce Of its old time activity
after d summers rest.
Miss Ethel Strickland, Of Cum
berland county, is visiting tn,
family Of w. II. Bishop.
J. S. Mcneil, of Old Hundred
entered Prof. Johnson's school, d
this place, last week.
J. l.. Hines, left Thursday 70
Selma where he will buy cotto:
for J. II. Sloan this season.
Mrs. Mckinney returned Tues
day from an extended visit to re.
atives in Randolph county.
W. B. Love has already gimme
and packed eight bales of cotto
from his model farm near town.
:, J. C. Larkins, the hustling rel
! resentative of Royal & Borden,
. Goldsboro, was here Wednesda
r. We are sorry to learn of the il
% ness of Mrs. Luther Cottingha
q at her fathers near Branchvill
= n. A. Carter has returned fro
y the northern markets where
a purchased u fine line of new gooc
Sc Mrs. J. F. L. Armfeld return
from Mt. Airy Friday evenir
She has spent the summer the:
Miss Meddie Stewards schc
!. resumed for the fall session Il
J. Monday under favorable auspic
~ Miss Mamie Bizzell, of Eli
w BEETHOVEN, is spending few ds
Of with the Misses McArnn, M
ut town.
er- E. L. McCormac returned fir
or an extended trip to Virginia
nd business and pleasure Thurst
DIV morning.
d; EditorJ. H. Walsh, Of the Ro
'ou ingham Rocket was here Tt
lr- day on his way 10 Red Springs
0 a Fayetteville
Sc. w. A. Lowe, Esq, has bou
III the lot between himself and e
ply McCormac' residence from
IL McNair, Esq.
i"' Mrs. B. D, Mclean, of Antic
NV passed through town Friday e,
-i0 ing on her way to visit relat
at Wadesboro.
.oo, Many inquiries after bull,
"a lots and locations are being n
-. by parties who desire to L
6 here this fall.
the DR.. J. /. Mcmillan, of
Springs, passed through Ma:
Tuesday morning on his way
ives from Baltimore.
Re- Quite a pleasans soc;al was
for joyed by large number Of y,
5 re- people at the residence Of c
k of 'stalnaker last Wednesday {
ling.
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". ]. PREVATT
ESCAPED THE FIRE!

l wish to inform my custom
toners and friends generally
that I escaped from the last
disastrous fire with small dam
age to stock, and can be found
at the N. H. Jones Store with a
Full and Complete Line of
Goods at Lowest Prices.
You will also find Our Mr..
Lon Prevatt located in our
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Our E1iiliner, MISS AMELIA
LINKHAw. is now in the North
ern markets, selecting our stock
of Millinery Goods. She will
have the assistance of an Ex-
pert Trimmer this Fall, and the
ladies of Robson, Bladcn and
Columbus Counties will be
shown the very latest styles and
designs i'll this department.
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] Our stock was selected with
! a view of having the Latest
!: Styles, and we feel that we have
: as Nice, Neat and Fresh Stock
! as will be shown in Lunberton
F: this Fall.
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We ask an inspection Of our Stock
dad Prices.
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THE UNDERSIGNED HAS JUST RETURNED
from the Northern markets, where he
has been the past four weeks making his
selections fer tie Fall Trade. He prom
iscd to I'LL his store from floor TO garnet
wien
, 1897-03-11
A RECEPTION.

Washington. D. c., March 1O.-The
presidents reception to ministers and
ambassadors was one OF the notable
events Of the day. Foreign representa-
tives, who had mel by appointment AT
the state department at II o'clock, and
had been introduced to Secretary Sher-
man. arrived at the White House in a
body shortly before noon and were
shown to the blue room. They were in
morning dress and accompanied by the
ladies OF the diplomatic circle. Secre-
tary Rockhill came with them to make
the presentation. There were no for
malities. Ambassadors and ministers
grouped themselves in a circle about the
room. To the right stood Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British ambassador
and dean OF the corps, and the ambassa-
doris Of France, Germany and Italy with
their numerous suites. The Turkish
minister and his secretaries wore fez
caps and the Chinese and Corean min
listers were in robes Of brilliant color.
The president advanced within the cir
Gle and greeted each foreign represen-
tative in turn with a cordial grasp Of
the hand.
Mr.. Rockhill presented the most of
them, but on several occasions the pres
ident recalled old friends and needed no
Introduction. When the reception clos
ed the president returned to his desk
and the members Of the corps separated.
While the president was at lunch word
, 1897-03-11
PERSONAL

Mrs. J. p. Wunch has gone to Omaha.
J.. J. M~cCutcheon left for Golden last
night.
J. A. Winkler is in from the River
side ranch.
train No. T..
Howard Ingham went out to Wyo-
ming station this morning.
Chief Dispatcher E. T. Dufrey is home
from a brief visit TO the capital.
Mrs. Casteel and Mr.. Harry Hunter
letf Cor North park this morning.
Superintendent Larry Malloy passed
west in his special car on train No. 3
F. b. Cramer, the Union Pacific dis.
patcher, has returned from a trip tc
Denver.
Mrs. Nyrop. wife Of the section fore
man at Howell, returned home on tbs
morning train.
\. Russell Of the Transcontinenta
Oil company came over from the capita
this morning.
a. d. Kelley. the Cheyenne merchan'
and late speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentalives. went west on train No. ;
today.
W. G. Thee5, a former well-knowr
Laramie boy now located at Park City
Utah. arrived in the city last night an,
is busy shaking hands with old &C
quaintances today.
f. p. Snow. The mining engineer
passed west to Rawlins this morning
Mr.. Snow is now connected with tn
Miners National Bureau Of Informa
ton. which has it's headquarters il Den
YER, Colo.
, 1897-03-11
THREE THOUSAND PAGES.

Frankfort, KY, March 1O.-GOvernor
Bradley this morning began reading a
10000 page record in Scott Jackson's
case. Jackson's attorney, l.. J. Craw-
ford, came into town last night and saw
the governor about filing a brief to-
day. and requested him to read the
whole record in tire Jackson case. This
will require several days. No paper in
Alamo Walling's case have yet arriv-
ed. There is an intimation that Jack
sons brief contains something that will
result in a respite for Walling.