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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01
BOND BILL INTRODUCED.
To Pay Pen. Debts and Buy the Pen.
Farms.

TO Pay Pen. Debts and Buy the ZEN
Farms.
The bill providing for an issue OF
bonds to pay the indebtedn, IS Of the
penitentiary and to purchase certain OF
the State farms was yesterday miro
duced in the House by Mr.. Foushee, OF
Durham.
TO pay off the debts of the institution
bonds to the amount of SlfO,OoO, pay
able in tsn years.
TO raise fund to purchase such Of
the pcnitentiary farms now leased by
the State with options to purchase as
the directors or the executive board
may decide to purchase, the said State
Treasurer is authorized 10 issue S9J,-
600, payable III ten years.
That all said bonds sh7,tl bear inter
est ut the rate of four per cent. per
annum from the first day of January,
1899. until paid. which said inter 81
shall be payable semi-annually, on the
first days Of January and July Of each
and every year ~ long as any portion
of the principal or interest shall remain
due and unpaid.
That the bonds authorized and direc-
ted to be issued by the preceding sections
shall be coupon bonds of The denomlna-
ton of 500. $500 and $1,000 each. as
may be determined by said State Treas
urer. and shall be signed by the Cover
nor and State Treasurer. and shall be
sealed with the Great Seal Of the State.
The State Treasurer must advertise
for thirty days for bids at IA price not
less than 104 cents on the dollar, and
Immediately upon the acceptance by
him of any bid, he shall issue the bond,
for which the bid may be accepted. to
the purchaser on payment of the pur-
chase money, and shall hold the funds
arising from the sale of the bond as n
separate and distinct fund for the pay
IN MT of the Indebtedness of the States
prison or for buying State farms. Said
fund shall be paid out by the said
State Treasurer only upon the warrant
of the executive board Of the State
Prison. who are to audit, and pass upon
all claims and accounts against it.
The executive board CT the State 5
Prison is authorized and empowered TO
buy such of the farms upon which the
State now holds options as
they may deem best, and so
soon as the board shall notify
the State Treasurer that it has decided
to purchase all or any of the State
farms, together with the amount ncces-
sary to pay for them, the 'easurer
shall Immediately advertise for bids for
"a sufficiency of the bonds to make the
intended purchase.
That the bonds, and coupons, may be
made payable TO bearer at the option OF
the purchaser, and they shall be eX-
empt from all taxation whatsoever,
State. county, and municipal, general
and special. and the same shall DC eX-
pressed on the face thereof.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01
A NEW ERA TO DAWN
OR WILMINGTON, ONE or NORTH CARO-
LlNRS GREAT CITIES.
The People See its Light. Patronzirg News &
Observer Great Edition. Whining
ton is Eager for il.
Ton is Eager for il.

That the people of Wilmington know Il
good thing when they see it is demon
strated by the immense patronage given
orr great edition. In fact it has reach
ed that point where it can properly be
called an ovation. The News and Oh
server expects to show the State ana the
people Of the North that Wilmington
is not the city that many of the out
side papers have painted her, but is one
Of the great and growing cities of a
reiuvennted South, dominated by a
class Of citizens who love their city ANA
who stand ready to push her onward.
We propose to tell of her many CONNER
cial advantages, of her vast houses that
do a wholesale business throughout
many Southern States; Of her vast new
manufacturing Industries that have
sprung MP under a new impetus; of the
great shipping facilities that center
here. and give an outlet to the products
of the CarOlinas-all this and much more
that will interest the capitalist, the home
seeker and those generally who seek
good Investments for their money 1t
is not generally known that Wilmington
presents every attraction that could in
ducc investment. hence we propose TO
produce facts apd figures 10 convince the
outside world. Every citizen Of Viii
mington. who loves the grand old town
should join us in this movement and
aid 20 successful completion of our
great effort. Citizens Of Wilmington.
we are ID your hands, we propose 10
treat Won justly and in doing so ask
that Mr.. Crawford. the gentleman who
is 20 successfully conducting our office
al Wilmington. may ha given ratiept
hearing while he explains the matter.
Rally around the standard. and with
one vigorous pun IN unison we will pre-
sent Wilmington to the world as one Of
the grandest cities of the South
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offered eXempts companies now doing
business in this State from the con,
ditions of foreign companies as ehi-
bodied in the bill.
The following amendment was added
to section 60. which governs the amount
OF license: crowded further that no
insurance company shall be required
to pay license fees amounting IN the az.
gregate to more than $3.50 per annum.
Section 30 was amended by adding after
"annuities" in line 8, ''or who SHAH en-
nloy agents to solicit business. The
Following amendment was also added to
line 10 of the same section after the
word companies, land shall in all re-
snects he subject to the laws herein
made and provided 70" the government
of life insurance companies.
Another amendment eXempts the
Peoples Mutual Benevolent Associa-
ton of North Carolina from the pro
visions of the act.
Section 81 was changed to read as fol-
lows: THAT every policy or certificate
or renewal receipt issued to resident
of the State of North Carolina by any
corporation, association or order trans
acting therein the business of insurance
upon the assessment plan, shall be III
record with the provisions of the char
ter and bylaws of said corporation, as
sociation or order, as filed with the In
surance Commissioner. And it shall be
unlawful for any domestic or policy in
surance company or fraternal order to
transact or offer TO transact any bust
ness not authorized by the provisions of
their charter and the terms of their by
laws or through an agent or otherwise
to offer or issue any policy renewal,
certificate or other contract whose terms
are not in clear accord with the powers,
terms and stipulations of their char
tiers and bylaws. That upon a proper
application by any citizen of this State
it shall be the duty of the Insurance
Commissioner to give IA statement or
SYNOPSIS Of the provisions of any in
surance contract offered or issued to
such citizen
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01
THE DAYS BUS NESS.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.

NEW blIl[FS IN lI.oDo1Gly.
II. Il. 1866. Act to provide for i'm
provement of roads by use of wide tires
on vehicles. BY Carraway, of Lenoir
On calendar.
H. B. 1867. Act to exempt certain
territory from the stock law i'll Hendel
son county. By Justus, of Henderson
Committee on Propositions and Griev
ances,
H. Il. 1,SGS. Act to increase the mum
Der of commissioners for Lincoln couL
ty. BY Reinhardt, of Lincoln. On cal
endar.
H. b. 1869. Act TO appoint additional
magistrates for :Lenoir county. BY Car
raway, Of Lenoir. On calendar.
II. b. 1870 Act for relief of Elmi?:
Jeffrey. BY Hauser, of CASTOR. Com
mittee on Education.
IA. b. 1871 Act TO sell the State,
stock i'll the Atlantic and North Care
lima Railroad. BY Currie, of Moore
Committee on Corporations
II. h. 1872. Act to amend section
2,S21 of the Code in regard to hunting
on the lands of another. BY Brown, ~
Stanly. Committee on judiciary.
II. Il. 1878. Act to abolish the coun
ty board of education, the supervise,
and the school committee for Buncombe
county. BY Craig, of Buncombe. On
calendar.
H. 3. 1871. Act to allow the commits
sioners at Orange county to issue bonds
to pay the floating debt of the county
BY Gattis, of Orange. Committee on
Counties, Cities and Towns.
Fl. B. 1875. Act to authorize the
issue of State bonds to pay the indebt-
edness of the penitentiary. BY Foushec,
of Durham On calendar.
II. Il. 1876. Act to authorize the
town of Tarboro to issue bonds for
electric lights. BY Gillian. of Edge
combe. On calendar.
II. i. 1877. Act to authorize the
town Of Tarboro to issue bonds for
water works. BY Gillian, of Edge
combe. On calendar
III. Il. ISIS. Act to repeal chanter
261, Laws of 1897, regulating the sale
of seed cotton in Montgomery county
By Cochran, of Montgomery. Commit
tee on Propositions and Grievances.
II. b, 1879. Act to amend section
LOOT of the Code. BY Rountree, of
New Hanover On calendar.
II. b. 1856. Act to include in one
bill names of all ex-Confederate soldiers
entitled to pensions as reported by com
mittee. BY Thompson, of Onslow On
calendar.
II. b. 1887. Act for the relief of GER
tain Confederate soldiers and widows.
BY Foushee. of Durham. On calendar.
ii. b. 1891. Act to authorize the
city of Wilmington and county of New
Hanover to purchase the New Bruins
wick Bridge and Ferry. BY Mcneil.
Of Brunswick. On calendar.
FL. B. 1850. Act for the appointment
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01

The only material change made by
this is to sever the connection between
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege and the Agricultural Department,
and to change the method of selecting
the trustees.
They have heretofore been appointed
by the Governor. Under the bill they
are elected by the General Assembly
and all vacancies on the board are filled
by the other members of the board.
The only trouble with the bill was that
it went further than the introduccr and
friends of it intended 1t repealed the
law giving the institution an annual ap-
preparation of $4,000. and now there
is some dagncr of not getting it back.
Though motion prevailed to recon
slider the vote by which the bill passed,
the House refused 10 pass the bill al
lowing the $4,000 to stand.
The matter went over for further
consideration.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01

Jackson, fixing the pay at cents a
name was adopted
Mr.. Winston, of BERTHE, offered the
following amendment to section To-
which was adopted:
THAT any person. corporation or hrm
who fails to list the pOh taxes or prop,
erty taxes required of them by law slali
be guilty of Il misdemeanor.
Mr. Holman offered an amendment to
section %. which was adopted, giving
the Railroad Commission power to list
taxes which have been unlisted-thus
comforting on the Commission the same
power as the State has to list unlisted
property.
The bill thus amended passed its sec
ond reading. notice being given, how
ever. that to-day on the third reading
certain amendments viii he offered TO
the sections relating to the sale of real
estate and other property for taxes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01

districts, -four years; from Third, Sixth
and Ninth districts, six years.
The board is to meet on March 9th
for the purpose Of organization, and
thereafter at least twice year, one
OF which meetings must be on the first
Monday in December. They shall be
paid "a day and mileage, but shall not
receive pay for more than sixteen days
in one year.
This board is to elect a Commissioner
of Agriculture and other employees of
the department. The commissioners is
to bold until his successor is elected at
the next general election in the State
by the people.
ANY section in this bill providing
that the directors meet at once and
clean out that crowd" asked Mr.. Win
sto1.
Mr.. Allen "There is not, but | have
no objection to such provision.
have doubts as to the ability of the new
board to put in new Commissioners
until the term of the old one expires,
June 10TH but if they can put him in
earlier ] have no objection"
Mr.. Winston: II want to send for.
ward an amendment to that effect"
The amendment offered by him and
adopted was as follows:
That it shall be the duty of the said
board on the 9th day of March of this
year to proceed to re-organize the said
department in the interest of the tax
payers of the State to the extent al
lowed by law"
Section ). setting out the duties OF
the Board of Agriculture, was amended
by Mr.. Winston as follows
THAT it shall be the duty of the said
board TO investigate and report upon the
feasibility of reclaiming the lowlands of
the Roanoke River. giving in detail the
probable cost thereof and the most prac-
ticable methods of accomplishing such
work.
This amendment was adopted, as was
also the following:
"1'hat the Board of Agriculture shall
investigate and report upon the condi-
ton Of the timber in North Carolina and
recommend such legislation as will pro
mote the growth thereof and preserve
the same"
AS thus amended, the bill passed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01
DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE

The Commissioner to be Chosen BY the
People at the Next Election.
The Department of Agriculture bill
begins by repeating chapter 314, Public
Laws Of 1S95-the Fusion law taking
charge OF the department and combin-
ing its management with that of the
Agriculture and Mechanical College.
A new board is then provided for as
follows: The present directors to hold
on until their terms expire. One new
director to be elected from each of the
nine Congressional districts and five
from the State at large, all to be chosen
by the General Assembly. The terms
of these directors shall be as follows:
State-at-large, two years; from First,
Fourth and Seventh districts. two
years; from Second, Fifth and Eighth
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01
THE INSURANCE BILL.
The Office of Insurance Commissioner
Created.

Another important measure that be-
came law yesterday, so far rs the
House is concerned, was the Insurance
bill, which creates Il Department of
Insurance and provides for the election
of a Commissioner of Insurance. whose
salary is $1,000 per annum. The law
provides for the organization and man
ner of running life, fire, accident, sure
ty, steam boner, and in fact every kind
of insurance companies. Before any
foreign company can be admitted TO
do business in the State it must satisfy
the commissioner of its solvencv and
character and pay n license fee. Ii
must also comply with the laws govern
ing the practices of domestic corpora
tons. The bill is expected to raise q
considerable revenue for the State
\ number of amendments We're at
tached to the bill. The first amendment
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01
WORKING NIGHT AND DAY.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is Dr. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated
globule of health that changes weakness
into strength, listlessnesS into energy,
brain-fag into mental power. They're
wonderful in building up the health.
Only pc. per box Sold by all Drug
gistS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01
THE MACHINERY ACTS.
Corporations Must List Their Property
for Taxation.

The Machinery Act is for the most
part a copy of the act of 1893.
1t was taken up early in the session
yesterday morning and adopted by sec
tons. Mr.. Holman. of 1redell, wanted
to pay registers of deeds not more than
cents name for making out the tax
list for each township, as required in
section 80. This amendment was lost
and an amendment by Mr. Moore Of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01
Portsmouth. Va. February 9Th. 1890

For frost bites, burns, indolent sores,
eczema, skin disease, and especially
Piles. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
stands first and best. Look out for dis
honest people who try to initiate and
counterfeit it. It's their endorsement
of good article. Worthless goods are
not initiated. Get DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. For sale by j. Hal
Bobbitt and Henry r. Hicks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01
AS thus amended, the bill passed.
THE A. AND NJ. COLLEGE BILL
1t Abolished the Annual Appropriation
of $4,000.

The bill providing for the better gov
ernment of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College repeats a number of
acts relating to that institution and codi-
lies and amends those not repealed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01
DON'T DO ANY WHITEWASH.
ING TO-DAY.

Before the discovery of One Minute
Cough Cure, ministers were greatly dis
turbed by coughing congregations. No
excuse for it now. For sale by ]. Hal.
Bobbitt and Henry II. Hicks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01
SPECIAL MEETING.

BY resolution of the Board OF Direc
tors q special meeting of the stock
holders Of the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail
road Company will be held at the office
of the company in Raleigh, N c., o.
Wednesday the Sth day of March
1899, at 10 o'clock a. IN.
J. NJ. SHERWOOD,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01
All Work Guaranteed

have one Of the BEST PAINTERS
in the State, and don't you forget it.
My other workmen are up-to-date.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-06
A NECROS JAG"
Soldiers Find a Liquor
That Recalls "Swipes."
Secured at the Top Of a Tree
Amusing Account of the Drink
and Its Certain effect.
Manila Freedom

If Negros Island had an overland
freight train connection with the out
side world, the "brakebeam tourists
could find here that earthly paradise
of which they are wont TO dream. The
vast cocoanut groves are but one grand
beer garden; you act as your own bar
tender and nature pays the bill. Ger
VEGA de cocoa" or beer of cocoanut is
the popular drink among the natives
and doesn't taste at all bad to an Am
erican. 1t is called tuba by the ma
tives, but most commonly known
among the soldiers as "swipes."
diers in Honolulu, but the name is
probably applied here from the fact
that the soldiers are in the habit of
swiping a natives bucket containing a
nights dripping from the tree. II is
not obtained by tapping the trunk of
the tree as is the case with maple
sugar, but is caught in small bamboo
buckets from the bud at the top of
the tree. 1t looks and tastes like hard
cider, but has more of champagne
effect. This certainly is the place for
one with a champagne appetite and n
steam beer income" One cent buys a
cocoanut shell full and il is cheaper to
buy it than to swipe it. for the buckets
are hung at the top of the trees. which
are frequently one hundred feet high.
with nothing to assist ones ascent but
shallow inches hacked in regular in
tervals up the trunk.
\ beautiful Saturday night jag can
be had for three cents. and il is said
snakes, crocodiles. and other reptiles
ten cents would probably purchase a
state of total oblivion. Should one be-
come reckless and spend twenty-five
cents for tuba the result can scarcely
be imagined. member of one of the
California companies stationed at Ba-
colod hied himself to tuba land in
the grove near by one morning to- ge,
a bracer before breakfast. The bar
tender had gone to breakfast. so he
climbed a tree and connected himself
with natures own" brewery direct
Being in a social mood he set 'em NJ
again and then had one on the other
| fellow. He had evidently consumed
| five or six cents worth of swipes. reck-
oning at its market value, when dis
cerned by some passing natives, who
| lowered him to the ground by ropes
G.. NJ. :.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-06

Your Quincy" Cleanable Refrigerator
is now Indispensable and your ice
bill is moderate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-06
DEAD FOR \ TIME.
Crepe on the Door But 1t Only
Indicated a Bit of Social Trip.

III SoSldh
',Barbering in this town isn't what il
was a few years ago. sadly remarked
ID. w. Roach, of the Pantheon tonso-
rial establishment as he resumed a
conversation that had been interrupted
by his strong arm feat of getting a
weeks beard off the face of an army
officer up town from one OF the trans
ports. THE work is harder and there
is more of it," continued Roach almost
tearfully. The barber felt downright
mean, almost. but not quite too mean
to lecture, but he braced up as he
thought of an every day shaver who
was due and went on: These officers
are mighty nice fellows and appreci-
ate careful work, but their seabreeZe
boards would take the edge off lawn
mower and they are always in hur-
ry." The regular" every day man
arrived at this juncture and with his
usual remark that he was feeling 80
lusty that he would forego ether or
laughing gas. settled in the chair to
listen to some of Roach's delightful
condolences. Jimmie Quinlan, the
steamboat engineer, .anced up from
stock list and Truth. which strange
| ~ assorted publications he had been
reading together and took the bit of
the conversation in his mouth and
started off. I'VE played it rather low
down on Roach once" said Quinlan,
but he deserved it. Why. eight or
| nine years ago a man had to- get
around mighty early to get n shave II
he was going to the same dance or luau
or wedding that Roach had underlined
in his engagement book. One day an
other fellow and | wanted TO witness
the yoking of a friend and we came
direct from the Hamakua coast 10
Roach's place. only to find that the
barber had gone off TO the same affair
very early. The door was closed and
locked and to make il look rs though
there was some excuse for suspension
of business we bought a piece of crep,
and hung il from the knob and put NJ
a little notice 10 the effect that RoaCi
was dead and that the funeral wuUit
be held i'm due time. Roach found IN.
crepe and the notice there about 81
O'clock the next morning In the mean
time a whole lot OF people had sale
they were sorry and that they didu'
know he was sick NJ all. Roach ha,
been good natured ever since ON Jh.
head of the nice things that ue1pi.
said about him when they thought b,
had gone where there was no more
cold steel" Roach said s1meth.u.
about this being a long time ago auI
went on with an exclusive narrative
about closing the shop at in the
evening and catching the 80 traiI
the same evening for n dance at Re
mond Grove.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-06
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Northwest Pine and Spruce.
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PACIFIC ROOFING AND REFINING
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Roof Paint, Wood Personalities and
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Cut Handled
Jelly Dishes
Is cts Each.
See Them in Our Corner window
is cts Each.

You bought freely of our Fine Blown
Tumblers at 80 cents a dozen and
found them excellent value.
The Set of Crockery, 90 pieces for
$3.50 pleased you.
The Fine Plated Teaspoons at s2.S5
were a surprise and the Nickel
Reading Lamp at $500 is giving
perfect satisfaction.
The" Jewel Stove is saving on your
fuel bill and keeps the cook good
natured
Your Quincy" Cleanable Refrigerator
is now indispensable and your ice
bill is moderate.
Our shipment of Wickless Blue
Flame Oil Stoves by the last Austria
liza" was sold in three days. There
are more on the way much to the de-
light of the light housekeeper.
We invite you to inspect the goods
iii our various departments. You will
be attended by competent and courte-
Gus sales people, and your goods will
be delivered free of charge.