The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-31
NORTH CAROLINA
BANK CLEARINGS.
Remarkable Increase in Resources
This Fall.
NEW PENITENTIARY MANAGER.
Nearly Two Hundred Thousand Dol
lars in State Lands Soid-Extensive
Street improvements in Raleigh.
Money for Pensioners.
NEW PENITENTIARY MANAGER.

RALEIGH. y. c., Dec. 3O.-Special.-
state Treasurer Worth to-day issued the
statement of the banks In North Carolina,
and il is a most remarkable one. 1t
shows that In seventy-one days there
has been an increase in their resources
OF nearly half "A million dollars. There
are forty-fOur State banks, twenty-five
private banks. and six savings banks,
making seventy-two in all. The total
resources are 81 ,02l. 29j.
Captain w. III. Day accepts the super
iuteudency OF the penitentiary. Mr. j.
r. Teelery, of Halifax. has agreed TO be
the manager of the State farms. Demo-
Gratis will be given places as rapidly as
possible Captain Day will take an in
ventory OF all the property Of the peni-
Tertiary. From the report of the retir-
ing superintendent. these are the follow
ing stores on hand:
Cotton. 1881 bales, estimated at 2l a
bale. $40, 551. This will be devoted to pay
ing the $4,000 borrowed from the State
Treasurer
Corn, 5000 barrels at 81 barrel.
$4,000. The corn crop will be 1900 bar
rels. but 1000 barrels will be consumed
and 5000 sold.
Wheat in mills Mt. Weldon, 1894 bush
els a 70 cents a bushel $.0i5
Peanuts. $500 bushels at 50 cents a
bushel. 1920.
Rice. $1,000 worth.
Making a total Of s6s. $50. Of which
s26,Oo0 is to be covered back into the
State Treasury for borrowed money.
LAND GRANTS.
The Secretary OF State shows in his re-
port that coo land grants have been is
sued during the last two years and that
the receipts in that Office during that
time have been SiS6 coo
During the year just ending. Raleigh
has gone forward and progressed rapid
~ towards becoming a live little city
Thirty miles of sidewalks have been
curbed, graded and paved For the first
time. holly and mistletoe were sold here
on the streets. As a person from the
North remarked. that showed that
Raleigh was coming TO the front
The Jail IS full Of prisoners and Sheriff
Page has had a night Waterman put on
duty 20 prevent any attempt az escape
Auditor Aver has been requested by
the chief of the War Record office at
Washington. to furnish him with a list
of the Confederate cemeteries. and tho
number of soldiers buried in them. II is
supposed to be the outcome bf Preside
McKinleys expressions while South.
THE GRIP.
Grip has made its appearance here,
but there are only few cases. and they
are not OF a severe type.
There has been pension money 10 the
amount Of $500 paid out so far for
pensions. over one-third Of the pensions
have already been paid The amount al
ready stated is $1,000
Superintendent Stronach. Of the Sol
diers Home will ask for an appropria-
ton Of S2000 for the home The present
Appropriation is $500.
GUARDING THE JAIL
There was a rumOr here yesterday af-
tsrnoon that a large number of men
from Johnson county were on their way
here TO take from the jail n negro muir
derer, Theo Smith. who had been put
here 70 prevent lynching
There are five murderers I'm Jail here
so last night extra police, heavily armed.
We're put on guard IN the iai yard.
There was no attempt 10 attack the
jail made.
The emancipation celebration will be
held here on Tuesday the 81.
State Auditor Aver Will recommend
that the Legislature so amend the reve-
nue. law that IL will declare no solvent
credit as lawful unless IL bears evidence
Of having paid the tax imposed. The law
is imposed here but # is not properly
enforced
The Baptist will again make a fight
before the Legislature against state
aid 20 the university and higher edu-
cation generally They have been beaten
az this twice