The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-27
THE SPREAD
OF SMALLPOX.
Cotton Receipts Smaller Than the
Same Time Last Year.
NEW STATE ENT0M0L0GIST.
No Exception SO Far Filed TO the Re
duction In Passenger Rates-Batch
of Military Officers Commissions
ed-The Pay OF Teachers.
NEW STATE ENTOMOLOGIST.

RALEIGH, n. c., Fed. 26.-Special.-
The continued gain OF small pox in the
state has grown more and more serious,
and while II does not become epidemic
at any one place. still it crops up all
through the country
The Smltherman Cotton MIL, of Troy
Montgomery county, and the Smithheld
Tobacco Warehouse Company. Of smith
field. Johnston county, were Incorporated
yesterday by Secretary of State Thomp-
son.
sheriff Jones, Of Wake county. paid TO
the state Treasurer yesterday 5000.
Total receipts Of cotton TO date, =. $50
bales. against p 1876 FOR same time last
year on local market.
DR.. w. +. Wehe Of Scranton. Pa
who is the newly-appointed entomolosist
for North Carolina, has reached Ealeish.
lie will make a thorough investigation ol
all the fruit nurseries in the state ana
try to rid them Of the crop pests
MONEY FOR INSTITUTIONS.
State Auditor Aver yesterday issued the
warrant for $4,000. the special approprla-
fion for the deaf. dumb and blind in
blind got so $50: the colOred deaf, DUMB
and blind got $3.50. and the White Deaf
Mute school at Morganton got sl1vvo.
No exceptions 10 the passenger rates
as reduced by the commission, have Deen
filed Is yet They have until Tho 81 or
March TO file these exceptions. Lhleaa
the order for the reduction Is repealed
the rates 20 into effect March 25d.
Il is stated to-day that John X smith
Commissioner Of Agriculture, is shorty
10 be removed from that position. IL VIII
be remembered that John X. Smllh was
removed as Superintendent OF the fehileh-
tiarv about the first of the year, GOV
ernor Russell saying il took but niue
brains ia be Agricultural Commissioner.
Now Il seems that ne IS TO be removed
from that position Tor incompetency.
Jobn W. Graham. the president or the
Stata Alliance. is slated as Smiths sue
oscar Spears is appointed Assistant
limited states District Attorney Tor last
ern North Carolina, 20 succeed MI
Sprunl. t..i,,,
will not meet IN North Carolina mex,
year. but goes TO Columbus, ONO. IL WI"
meet here in 1900.
OFFICERS COMMISSIONED
The following olmccrs were comm ss'ol'.
cd To-day. w. a. Atkinson. adJutah'
naval reserves. wilmington; {. w. NE
lick ensign. naval reserve division EAza-
beth CITY: +. &. Madison. captain ahu
n. NJ. Potts. second lieutenant company
q First Regiment. Washington.
The equipment Of the State Guard no"
is 19lo rifles. calibre .i5; 25s Lee mage
zine rifles. one Gatling. caiihre 10. Two
rapid firing Hotchkiss rifles, three 3-ihch
breech-loading naval guns. two 5-inch
breech-loading Howitzers, one 5-inch lnuz-
zle-loading Howitzer 10 rcvolvers There
are on hand $500 rounds Of 10 calpIe
bah cartridges.
In the annual report Of the State Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction II VIII
be shown that teachers IN the white pun
Hc schools were paid last year S'i'i'4.
and the negro teachers $-2-S-l Inc 'ol"'
disbursements for the public schools were
sS3l $50 The state and county paid taxes
aggreeating 1905 641: special TAX on genera
proportv. Sll6iS3: special tax under me
local get for school funds Sl3.l6l; fnes ana
penalties. s13167. liquor licenses. $50 BY
There are l67477 white polls 6toA color
ed The assessed value OF white pro-
pertv is S2li .S0i S36; coiored. $3.50 DOL