The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-29
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
THE CHAIR or PEDAGOGY At THE
UNIVERSITY FILLED.
The state Appropriations for Pensions and
How They are Discussed Tho Federal
Courts to Pass on Bond Cases.

| The Board Of University TruSees on yes
| terday elected Superintendent NJ. I. :.
Noble. of the city graded schools OF
Wilmington TO the Char OF Pedagogy 10
fiji the vacancy made by the resignation
Of Professor Toms.
DR.. T. S. SINNERS handsome residence
near the Capitol. was damaged by fire
Yesterday about $1,000 IL is fully COW
cred by insurance.
The Secretary Of State yesterday issued
incorporation papers to the c. II. Brooks
Lumber Company. OF Beaufort county
capital stock $500. for term of thirty
years.
The City Trust. Safe Deposit and surety
Company. Of Philadelphia. was licensed
to 90 business In This state. The license
IS 500.
PENSIONERS.
The following ngures as regards state
pens .oners VIII be OF interest. The AUDI
lor gives them out.
In 1870 the General Assembly enacted
law brOviu1ig Tor me payment OF soo Per
annum To such Confederate SOLDIERS as
had lost Their sight. or both hands, OF
both feet while engaged Ia me service
OF the Confederate army ne amman
average expenditures WAS $500, pau 10
an average OF twenty-five soldiers, WAC
received so each per annum.
In 1873 the act referred 10 above was
amended so as 10 make the annual appio-
priatlon to each totally disabled sosuier
$40 per annum. during the hfteen years
In winch this act has Decn In force the
annual average expenditure mas Deen
$40. paid 10 an annual average OF
thirty-hVe soldiers who received <l2O
each per annum.
In 1856 the General Assembly passed an
act apprOpriatng d sum not exceeding
$50 600. as "A pension fund TO be pa d to
soil Il - q
while in Confederate service, ana 10
widows Of soldiers. This act remained IN
force for five years. during which time
the average annual disbursement was
S2yhCc@ distributed among an annual
average Of 1888 pensioners. The aver
age amount received by each pcnsioner
was S9.sl per annum.
SPECIAL TAX.
In 1889 the existing general pension
law was repealed, and one substituted
creating n SPECIAL tax on general ana
personal property for the purpose of Gre
aung larger pension fund. This law
provided for The classification OF pensions,
rs follows
First Ciass-Such as received a wound
rendering them totally incompetent to
perform manual labor.
Second Class-Such as lost leg above
KNEE, or an arm above elbow.
Third Class-Such as lost limb below
knee or below elbow.
Fourth Ciass-Such as lost one eye, or
Were otherwise disabled.
Provision was made by this act for pen
sioning widows of Confederate soldiers
who DIED in consequence of wounds re-
coivcd while i'm Confederate service. or n
consequence Of disease contracted Whlle
In said service.
WIDOWS FOURTH CLASS
Widows are rated as fourtn-ciass pen
s.oners. The purpose of the act was 10 pay
the following rate Of pensions: FIRST
ole W
But II u provided that in case SUM-
cient sum is not realized TO pay the
amount specified 10 each class, sucn
amount as may be realized shall be paid
pro rata. No time has the fun amount
for each class been paid. The general
average has been about as follows: FIRST
class. $50: second class. SO; third class,
During the nine years during which this
act has been in force there has been an
aggregate expenditure under IT'S pro-
visions Of s7GG, 1895. The annual aver
age expenditure has been s9J. 139 IL. The
annual number Of pensioners has been
ASS. and the average annual amount re-
ceived by each pensioner has been $3.50
VACCINATION.
DR.. Richard II. Lewis. secretary OF the
State Board of Health. is out in an open
letter in which he urges all citizens 10 be
Vaccnated Attorney Walser
says he thinks compulsory vaccination
Sheriff Scott. OF Wayne to-day brought
twelve cCnyicts to the penitentiary, and
the sheriff of Edgecombe brought Ben
Fields. whose death sentence last week
Governor Russell committed 10 life inn
prisonment.
Many trees in and around the capitol
square, are being sacrificed TO make way
for grading and terracing the grounds.
There will be a transfer 10 the Federal
courts of the case involving the validity
Of the Buncombe county bonds These
bonds were issued for the Asheyille and
SDartanburg railroad. Judg. Norwooo
declared the bonds invalid. The United
States Supreme Court will pass upon the
case as upon the Stanley county cases.
The San Jose fruit scale has made its
appearance i'm Greensboro.
Crumpyler. the sanctiicatonist, has |
again popped up. He. II Is said. will go 20
the Winston circuit and preach in the |
foce of the fact that the presiding elder |
Of that circuit has written him not to do |
so
Yesterday at the City Graded Schools |
there were 97S white and $40 colOred chill |
dren i'm attendance.