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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-15
NO ROOM FOR CELEsTIALs.

Honolulu, Jan. 14.-Via Steamer Nip
pom Maru to San Francisco, Cal, Jan.
IA decision fled by the Supreme
court yesterday in the last batch of
Chinese heabeas corpus cases disagrees
from the former opinions of Chief JUS
tice Judd and reyerses the situation COM
pletely.
In other words, the Chinese petition
ers, who claimed right to. land in Hawaii
by virtue of certain permits issued to
them prior to annexation, are remanded
back to the custody of the collector to
he reported and disposed of as Agent
Brown may elect.
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THEY COME FROM AGUINALDo.
Filipinos on a Secret Missions to Wash
ington..

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 14.-Among
the passengers who arrived here to-day
on the steamer Nippon Maru from Hong
Yong and Yokohama via Honolulu, are
three emissaries of Aguinaldo. They are
Senor Morto. Senor LOwde and Senior
Luid, three members of Aguinaldos
Cabinet. They are enroute to Washing
ton on a secret mission, the purpose of
which they refuse to divulge. The
FilipinOs are intelligent and speak Eng
lish fluently. They win probably stay in
this city for a day or two and then win
go ON to Washington direct.
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MooREs LAST HOPE GONE.

New York. Jan. 14.-Justice Nash, in
the Supreme Court to-day denied the
application for certificate of reasonable
doubt pending an appeal to the Appel
late Court, in the case of VIM. A. Il.
Moore, who was convicted of robbery,
extortion and assault on Marion Mahon.
Justice Nash finds that no error was
committed in allowing certain evidence
to go to the jury.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-15
EsTERHAzY SENDS A SYNOPSIS
An Epitome of the Evidence he Would
Have Given at the Dreyfus Revision.

Paris, Jan. 14.-Major Count Esterhazy
has sent to NJ. Mazeau, president of the
Court of Cessation, synopsis of the
evidence which he says he would have
given at the Dreyfus inquiry if safe
conduct had been granted him. He
admits his relations during 1S94-'95, at
the request of Colonel Sandherr chief
of the Information Bureau, with a
foreign agent, by which the Count
claims he supplied the Colonel with i'm
portant information, enabling him to
combat the intrigues of an individual
well known, but whose position made it
unsafe to act openly against him."
Esterhazy adds that he was warned
month ahead of Matthew Dreyfus' in
tention and denounced it at the instiga-
tion of Colonel Picquart Subsequent to
this he had the closest relations with his
superiors and acted throughout on their
instructions until January 7th. 1898,
when, he claims the War Ministry
suddenly assumed hostile attitude
toward him.
Fresh proceedings, the Count asserts.
were instituted at the instigation of his
cousin, with the view of getting him out
of the way, and preventing him from tes-
tying before the Court of Cessation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-15
ABOLISH CRIMINAL COURTS.
Resolutions Passed by Members of the
Asheville Bar.

Asheyille, n. c., Jan. 14.-(Special.) y
A large meeting of the members of the
Ashcville bar was held in the court
house this afternoon and strong resolu-
tions demanding the abolition Of the
criminal court were unanimously passed
and the Legislature was requested to
give Buncombe additional facilities by
increasing the number of Superior Court
districts. The people of Buncombe are
sick and tired of criminal courts. A
resolution disclaiming any intention to
reflect upon Judge Stevens was passed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-15
THE SITUATION IMPROVING.

Manila. Jan. 1.-THE situation here
is improving.
A native engineer at the water works,
six miles outside the lines, was murder
ed on Friday evening by an organized
gang of thieves armed with various wea-
pons. His wife barely escaped the same
fate. The place was ransackcd. The
native authorities are investigating the
affair, but the Filipinos disclaim ans
knowledge of the outrage.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-15
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

New York. Jan. 14.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Surplus reserve increased $4,73270O;
loans increased $3,042.200 specie in
81, 4,742. 500; legal tender increased
81, 221, 200; deposits increased So 924,-
900: circulation decreased $3.50, 100.
The banks now hold S2S,263, ,075 in
excess of the requirements of the %
per cent rule
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AND IT MAY BE MORE
THE COMMITTEES REPORTS ARE
NOT ALL IN.
DEFICIT WILL PROBABLY. REACH $4,000
A Big Difference in the Values of the Com
mitee Of Experts and Those Of the
Former Superintendent. Mr..
ArendeIl's Statement.

The affairs of the penitentiary ar
more rotten than was at first supposed
The committee appointed by the present
superintendent finds that there is a
deficit of about 100000 and that there
was general looseness about the busl-
ness of the institution.
Just how much more this deficit will
reach cannot be told until all of the re-
ports are in, but enough has been learn
ed to believe that it will reach $4,000.
The following is the report of the ex-
perts to Superintendent Day:
Raleigh, n c.. Jan. II, 1899.
Capt. w. II. Day-Dear Sir:
Dear sir: At your request, we. the
undersigned, have made the most critical
examina ton possible of the books and
accounts kept in the Central prison of
the North Carolina State penl-
Tertiary; and we beg leave to hand you
herewith the most accurate report that
it was possible to formulate, as to the
liabilities and assets shown by the books
and accounts of this institution:
'sWe find that the method of book
keeping and record-making in vogue now,
and heretofore, in so crude and incom-
plete that q perfectly accurate balance
sheet is an impossibility, until such time
as the creditors of the institution. one and
all. have filed duly approved accounts.
'sThere seems to have been no such
thing as individual ledger balances kept
in the office, between the institution and
its creditors. The only method adopted
being system of monthly calculations,
and the issuance OF vouchers for such
accounts as may have been rendered and
approved.
''We have. in this examination, taken
cognizance only of these duly approved
debts. for which vouchers have been
issued. and either turned over to the
creditors, or filed in the office of the in
stitution.
'sOf course, it is impossible to ascer-
tain, or even estimate, the amount of
debts that may be due by the institu
ton. in the shape of open accounts; the
only evidence of such indebtedness be-
ing in the shape Of bills rem
dered, and not approved, and
these are not so preserved or classified as
to enable US to form any such estimate.
",rhe assets noted and amounting in
all to S13,S24.35 are in the shape of open
accounts due the institution by sundry
persons; except the cash item Of $35.06.
and the amount due from the United
States Government for the maintenance
of Federal prisoners, amounting to S3,-
63S00; and also the bank item of ST.
167.19, which belongs to the Commuta
tion account; explanation of which will
be found in our report.
Eve find an account on the Ledger
known as suspense account" carried
heretofore, it seems, as an asset The
apparent balance due is $107, ,934.25,
which is valueless. represents nothing,
and, in our opinion. should have been
charged to the account of profit and loss
years ago."
Statement of Liabilities and Assets of
the North Carolina State Penitentiary
to December 81, 1S9S as taken from
Their Books, at Central Prison, at
Raleigh, N c..
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NAVAL GOVERNOR OF GUAM.
Captain Leary, of the San Francisco,
Ordered to That Island.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Secretary Long
today ordered Captain Leary at present
commanding the San francisco to pro-
ceed to the Island of Guam and assume
the duties of naval goyernor of the new
acquisition. He will carry with him a
proclamation to the natives informing
them of the designs of the Un;+AI States
Government toward them in precisely the
terms employed in the case of the acqui-
sitioD of Porto Rico.
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BILL FOR FREE DELIVERY.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Representa-
tive Stokes, of South Carolina has in
troduced bill extending free delivery
to Star routes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-15
LEADS ALL m0RTH GAR0MA DAES I'M NEWS AND CIRCULATION

ney, Evans, Hilborn, Clark On. H.,
Bailey. Dockery, Bell and Mcclellan.
A 1920 p. ~. as a further mark of
respect the House adjourned till Mon
day, when the funeral services will oc-
cur.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-15
A SUMMONS FROM THE KAISER.

Paris, Jan. 14.-The Dir announces
that Count Won Munster, the German
Ambassador to France, has started for
Berlin in response to Il sudden sum-
mons from Emperor William.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-15
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED.

Midtown, n. y, Jan. 14.-An un-
known man bearing a ticket from Lynch
burg, Va, to Ellenville, n. Y, jumped
from an Ontario and Western train near
Peekskill to-day and was instantly
killed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-15
AsHEvILLE PUBLIC BUILDING
Bill for its Enlargement Favorably Re
ported.

Washington, Jan. 14-The Senate
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds today authorized favorable re-
ports on the following bills:
For the erection of a building for the
Department of Justice; for the enlarge
ment of the public building at Ashe
vile. n G.
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253.75 $9,769.91
$96,429.26

The item C. and +. Bank, 81, 1919,
was originally charged to the National
Bank of Raleigh, and afterwards trans
ferred to the G. and +. Bank and should
always remain the same amount as an
asset for the reason that whatever
checks are issued against it, are subse-
quently to be replaced by vouchers
therefor. We find in the bank, to the
credit of this fund, $177.S9, and in ad-
dition, commutation vouchers to the
amount of $4,000. as above, which,
when placed in bank to the credit of this
account, will increase the same to
$7T2.S2 There appears to be checks
given for January discharges for $4,000,
When the vouchers for this amount are
returned and placed in bank, the total
amount to the credit of this fund will be
1.S9, difference of S161.30, which we
are unable to discover.
GEO. w. THOMPSON,
C.. Il. BARBEE,
DnCITNTUNII
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-15

Mrs Strahon Moore's mother has
gone from Atlanta to New York to get
bail for her daughter.
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GEO. W. THOMPSON,
G.. Il. BARBEE,
G.. ROSENTHAL,
MIR. ARENDELL INTERVIEWED.

MIR. ARENDELL INTERVIEWED
In an interview with Mr.. f. b.
Arendell, who is in charge of the Central
Prison here, with reference to this re-
port, he says:
''Of the $4,000 of individual accounts
included in the assets, hardly more than
% or 80 per cent can be collected. |
estimate the total Indebtedness at $110,
600 or $4,000, over and above the as
sets included in the committees report.
''The committees appointed to take in
ventories on the State farms and the
Central Prison have about completed
their work. and the reports are being ta-
bulated and viii be ready for publica-
ton in few days.
These committees appointed by Capt
Day are made up of competent men,
who are carefully recording and valuing
every single item belonging TO the State
connected with the penitentiary from a
tin cup to bale of cotton. When these
reports are completed the people Of the
State will know Just what they have
so far as the belongings of the peni-
tent.ary are concerned.
THE reports of the farms have al
ready gone far enough to show that there
is a large discrepancy between tie valua-
tion Of the committees appointed by Capt.
Day and the estimates placed upon them
by the former superintendent The differ
ence in the valuation of stock-horses,
mules, cows, etc. will fall under the
former valuation more than $4,000.
These inventories are being taken by
Capt. J. II. McIver, Capt. j. Il. Tllery,
Capt. Bradshaw. Mr.. W. V. Clifton, Mr.
William Ledbetter. Mr.. w. ii. Shearin
and Others"
VALUE OF CROP PRODUCTS.
Capt. Day and Mr. Arendell estimate
the marketable assets from crop pro-
docts, cotton, peanuts, rice and cotton
seed, and of corn and forage over and
above what will be required on the farms
during the present year. at about S40,-
600. These are advance figures taken
from partial reports of inventory COM
mittee.
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Legal technicality is no excuse for
dishonesty in dealing with legitimate
creditors.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-15

Every game of chance is a sure thing.
but man usually bets the wrong way.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-15
LIABILITIES.

Vouchers turned over to owners
(creditors 500 557.52
Vouchers unpaid in drawer. 39.26S.6 90
Vouchers paid by Treasurer. lS,94l.02
Communication vouchers unpaid, $4,000
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Credit Treas. (See Ledger. =
Communication vouchers, Decem-
ber account ..............
Other vouchers for December
account ...........
Personal account, taken from
Ledger
Rents due for 1S9S-
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-05
Real Estate
To-day Is Your Chance. To- morrow
Nav be too Late.

| Give me a chance to show YOU, free Of
charge, some Of the best improved, high
rolling and light SUGAR, COTTON and
CORN plantations and farms in this State.
near rehneries and railroads. Cheap and
! easy terms. Also improved and unm-
proved property in the four additions to this
rapidly improving and aourishine town, as
s'ons to sell, also lots and improved prop
erty in town. Cheap and easy TERMS
High rich. ligh, and rolling land, 10. u
feet higher than Bayou Teche. La
Bargains in secondhand boilers. engines,
sugar and syrup mills.
All property listed and advertised free of
carhge.
Recently Listed.
Forty arpentS of woodland.
Six lots in Mouton's addition, on Grant
other improvements. Two of the lots are
on corners.
Sixty four acres of woodland on BAYOU
Vermilion.
A large lot, improvements and fine shade
trees.
A tannery complete in corporation.
A large residence, ? rooms I square from
depot, lot 7sxI2s.
plantation of 400 avpents, we'll situated.
improved and in cultivation, having IS
large pecan trees; also other fruits and
shade trees, miles of town.
large and complete residence on
acres OF land in the corporation. 1t is
most desirable locality for a home and bust
ness place.
, farm of IS acres with fine. large res-
fence, tenent houses, a barn, ETC.; ais, a
arge pecan grove, two miles from town.
Cali for What you need Or
want to know.
AMBROSE MOUTON,
Box ~, r. O. Building.
Lafayette, IA.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-05
Wheeln,an's Request,

Mr.. Editor:-I feel constr aimed to ask for
space in the columns of your valuable paper,
IN which to say word in behalf of the
wheelmen, who alternately ride and walk
the streets and sidewalks of the city of La
fayette. There are many persons, whom we
frequently meet, who seem to feel that we
are intruders: and il their fiery steeds
would permit, would force us into the ditch.
or cause US to dismount-not once thinking
OF, or respecting our legal rights. These
persons are not wheelmen. The difference
between them and those who are the ma
chine horse-as manifested in meetings. 50
marked, that one can readily decide whom
he IS aPProsching-"a friend or a foe"
The wheel can be used only in dry weather.
When there is the least mud, wheel-riding
is both unpleasant and very fatiguing.
Hence, we would respectfully ask those,
who SO frequently use the ''mostening ele-
ment,' that they would leave narrow
path-say II or 10 inches in width, on each
side OF the street, SO that we would not be
compelled to submit to the modification of
in the center of our fair city,
md to ascend the banquet, rolling our |
wheels for the distance of one two blocks. |
Persons frequently leave unsprinkled, a |
passage to their homes, when they happen
0 be across the street. Why not be as con-
iderate in reference to.our comfort? Not
'nly is it unpleasant to ride a watered street,
tut it is also quite dangerous. We have
asked a small favor. May we
ot hope that it will be granted?
wHEELMAN.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-05
Notice Of Election.

BY virtue of the powers in US vested bv
law, and by virtue of the adoption of an or.
dinance by the City Council of the town of
Lafayette for that purpose according to law
and the proclamation of the mayor of said
town, notice is hereby given that an election
will be held in the town of Lafayette, par
isl of Lafayette, La, on Saturday, August
26, A. ID. 1899. submitting to the property
taxpayers of said town, entitled 20 vote
under the general election laws of this
State. the proposition t. levy special tax of
two mills on every dollar of the assessed
value of the property situated in said town
and subject to taxation therein, in excess of
the limit allowed by law. for a period and
'erm Of ten years, beginning January I,
A. ID. 1900, for the pun pose Of securing the
location of the State Industrial Institute
provided for by Act No. I62 of the General
Assembly. approved July ID, A. d. 1903.
in the parish of Lafayette, La, the title
thereof to be IN the public, in conformity to
article No. aga of the Constitution of 1905
and act No. 1871 of the General Assembly
of 1898.
The election shall be held at the court
house of this parish located in said town.
being the poll or precinct therein established
according TO law before the last election;
the polls shall be opened from six O'Clock
.. M, to seven O'Clock p. M, that the bal
lots to he used at said election shall be
printed n follows:
FOR the special tag Of two mills for ten
pears to be devoted for the purpose Of Sc
'aring the location # the State 1gdusfyial |
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-05

| J. A NJ. Martip, asScssor of the ,,-,.t !,
| lafayette. STATE of louisiana, after n ca4a.
inl examination of the assessment rolls o,
tNe town of Lafayette. La, do hereby c..
| uiy that the property taxpayers. v,.,,,.
names are afixed and signed to the fo.e no. no
petition, constitute over one third OF ne
number OF property Taxpayers of the corlor.
atom OF Lafayette, La.
Witness my Official signature this ID inv
OF July. a. D., 1900
(SignedD A. NJ. MArr,s
Assessor Lafayette Parish.
Section 2. Be i, further ordainci h~
sad City Council of Lafayette, la rh.,
sa'd election shall be held under the peper-
al election laws of the State Of La, ami A.
the polling place established in said town.
and the ballots to he used at said .Iac,;o,,
Sna'i DE printed or written according 10 law
oectoh ). Be il further ordained etc
haI me BOARD of supervisors of cleo tiou for
the parish OF Lafayette, La, are hereby au-
. ). 10 appoint commissioners and clerks
10 serve at said polling place, to- give due
notice OF said appointment and the time
ana place OF the holding of said election.
to the City Council according to law.
oecton 4. be II further ordained, ETC..
mat the assessor of the parish of I.afave,t.
La, shall furnish to the commis.one,s -
e,ecton as hereinbefore authorized, a COM
Piete list OF the taxpayers with the amour,
,,aa,s ass.ssment respectively, in the cor
porate limits of said town, duly certified |
and shall also furnish a duly certified list of
the electors of said town to the Commission
ers of election
Section 5. Be it further ordained etc !
l nat the co mmissioners of election shall re- |
ce've the ballots of all property TAXPAYERS
Of the town of L..fayctte. entitled To vote AZ
said election under the laws of the State Of |
.ouis' ana. and before deposi,ipg the same in
me ballot box shall endorse thereon in The
presence or efector, unless the balio. shall
nave been 50 endorsed, the name of the
'oter ana the amount of his assessed prom |
:rty' and the commissioner shall! make re- |
urns OF the number of votes and the
mounts OF the assessed value of the prop
rty voted for against the levy of said
pecial tax. "
Section 6. be it further ordained bv the
aid City Council of the town IF Lafave.te.
a. That this ordinance and the said peti.
IONS OF taxpayers be published in the Iafa-
cite Advertiser and the Lafayette Gazette
ff'cial newspapers of the said town of Ia.
ayette, La: for thirty days prior to said
lection, IN the same manner as provided bv
Nv Tor Judicial advertisements, and that this !
rdnance shall take effect from and after i,s |
assage.
Section ?. Be it further enacted tina, in | \
EDITION to the announcement of said cleo
on to he made by the board of surpervisors ,
election OF said parish, and the publica-
on OF this ordinance. the mayor of said
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-05

1t is now quite evident that those
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic and number of pension
sharks who banded together for the
purpose of forcing the removal of
Commissioner of Pensions Evans
have played = losing game. A
short time ago it was stated that
the President, in obedience to the
demand of the Grand Army men,
would transfer Mr.. Evans to another
Office and put at the head Of the
Pc nsion Bureau man more to the
liking of the pension graboers, but
the report was promptly denied by
the r President. The Boston Herald
ssys:
! s.SNe see 10 reaacp 70 believe thst he
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-05

has any disposition to do this, and, Il he
had i woald be mech too hazardous q step
to take il the present state OF public feeling.
The pee1 y nearly unanimovs in sustaining
the faithful and excelleat officer. The pen
sion attorneys Whose schemes against the
treasury he has thwarted are his most active
opponents. But it strikes US that the Grand
Army of the Republic posts are the organi-
The pension attorneys have undertaken 10
use these and have had success in some in
stances though none. we think, in this re-
gion Of county. Their order, however,
should be more than passive on the subject.
In justice to itself. and the soldiery it rep
resents. it should declare positively its con-
den,natioa Of this attempt to work injury to
its reputatioo.-Daily States.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-05
Demand of Administration.
of Rosemond Landry

Whereas, Albert Landry, residing in the
parish of Lafayette, has made application te
be appointed administrator of the estate OF
Rosemond Landry.
Now, therefore. all persons are hereby
warned and notified to file their opposition
to the application in writing with the clerk
of court of Lafayette parish, at his Office in
the town Of Lafayette, ten days after the
first notice hereof. otherwise the said ap-
piicant Will be named and appointed as such
administrator, as required by law and in
accordance with law.
Witness my hand this 4th day of August,
1899. E.G. VOORHEES,, Clerk.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-05

Bismarck's Iron Nerve
was the result of his splendid
health. Indomitable will and ire
mendous energy are not found where
Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and
Bowels are out of order If you
want these qualities and the success
they bring, use DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. They. develop every power
OF brain and body. Only z5c. at
VIM. Clegg's drug store.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-05

town Of Lafayette, La, is hereby authoria ed
20 issue his proclamation calling said special
election and stating the rate of the proposed
increased taxation and the purpose for
which 1t 10 intended according to the ter ms
Ut this ordinance. Votes. Yes: DR.. r.
z. Girard. J. f. Martin, Geo. A. DeBlanc,
Chas. -. Mouton, II. II. Hohorst and John
%. Mou'on: Nays: None. Absent. Fe-
lix Demanade.