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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-02

Line Road of South Carolina and to in
corporate said road in North Carolina.
70 amend the charter of Beaufort.
giving u mayor and eight commissioners.
10 amend the charter of Elizabeth
City.
10 repeal the charter of Newbern ap-
pointing five trustees, who will take
charge of all property, etc, which is held
Ivy said city, the trustees being VIM.
Dunn, G.. Ii. Roberts, l.. II. Cutler, Il.
X. Jones and L. A. Greene, the act to
take effect seven days after its ratiica-
ton.
OF the less than a dozen petitions pre-
scented, none were of more than local in
terest.
Among the twenty-nine new bills were
the following:
BY Hart, of Edgecombe: To make
$4,000 annual appropriation for the
State Guard, and making it of three
regiments of twelve companies each
Besides the Naval Reserves and Artil-
lery detachment)
BY Holman, of Iredell: To remedy the
conflict in dates of court in Iredell and
Randolph counties, so as to make Iredell
court fall ON the first Monday in De
cember.
BY Powell, of Wake: To protect hotels
and boarding houses by forbiddins
transient guests from taking away their
trunks or other baggage before they pay
their bills, or give proper security fol
payment.
BY Julian, of Rowan: To amend sec
tionh S72 of the Code relative to service
bOf in of
cess can be served through Il magistrate
in the creditors county, and debtor bt
| brought to tnal in such county If ht
resides in another.
BY Patterson, of Caldwell: TO pro
mote the dairy interests of the State
by appropriating $500 to pay the eX
penses of an annual meeting of the State
Dairy Association.
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II. b. 491. Act to prohibit hunting,
fishing. trapping, or netting game in
Alamance and Moore counties without
permission of landowner.
II. Il. 1913. Act to correct land grant
3.641. Henderson county.
II. b. BIB Act to ratify the c3nsoli-
dation of the Atlantic Coast Line
Company of South Carolina in North
Carolina.
PASSED SECOND READING.
II. B. 22t. Act to improve the roads
of New Hanover county, by issuing
$4,000 of per cent. bonds, the dues
ton of this issue of bonds to be voted
upon by the people next June.
H. b. 233. S. 3. 10. Act to amend
the charter of Elizabeth City.
FAILED TO PASS.
II. b. 745. S. 3. 1S4. Act to estab
lish the office of treasurer for Surry
county and appoint John \. Park treas
urer.
CALENDAR REFERRED.
II. b. 1872. Act TO prevent the man
ufacture or sale of liquor within three
miles of Hollis chapel in AIamdncC
county. Referred to Committee Oh
Propositions and Grievances.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-02
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES
The Stuff From Which Laws Are 10
Be Made.

Bills were reported from Standing
Committees as follows:
With recommendation chat hey do
pass
TO regulate the probate of deeds ana
other Instruments and relating 70 the
priyy examination of women.
To allow the county of Greene 10 levy
a special tax.
TO authorize tna commissioners Of
Moore county to fund the county iadebt-
edness.
To incorporate the Pee Dee News
Transit Company.
To change the name of Levy Bank
to Merchants and Planters Bank.
To compel timber getters in IyrrrlI
county to establish their lines before cut
ting timber.
To prevent obstruction of Ward 5
creek and its tributaries in Cleveland
county.
To repeal the charter or the city OF
Newbern and all amendments thereto
and vest all the property of the city IN
five trustees.
To establish the office of treasurer foI
Surry county.
To incorporate the Raleigh Storage
Warehouse Company. (Amended)
To regulate working of cOnvicts and
to establish county farms. (Subsri-
tute)
To incorporate the North Carolina and
South Carolina Railroad Company
(Amended)
To repeal chapter &C of the Code.
Substituted
To authorize the commissioners Cf
Clay county to borrow money, issue
bonds and levy a special tax.
TO incorporate the town of North Bre
ward.
With recommendation "that they do
pass
To exempt eX-Confederatc soldiers
from payment of the peddlers' tax.
TO relieve certain telephone compan-
les.
To pay States witnesses, sheriffs and
clerks in certain cases.
TO regulate fees of registers of dec Is,
10 make an appropriation for Pick
ford Sanitarum at Southern Pines.
To provide financial committee fot
Stokes county.
To relieve the tax collector of Bun
combe county.
To change the Incorporation of the
town of Elon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-02
THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The Smallest Number of New Bills 70
Many Days.

The Smallest Number of New Bills fol
Many Days.
The House met at 10 o'clock. Speaker
Connor presiding.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Marshall. rector oil
Christ church.
Reading of Tuesdays Journal was dis
pensed with
Reports of Standing Committees wer,
made as follows:
Penal Institutions-By Davis, of Hay
wood.
Engrossed Bills-By Oliver, of Robe
son; Brown. of Stanly.
Corporations-By Gillian, of Edge
connie: Thompson, of Onslow; Foushee
Of Durham.
Counties. Cities and Towns-By Cat
tbs. of Orange; Gillian. of Edgecombe.
Proposition and Grieyances-By Ray
of Macon.
Salaries and Fees by Brown, of John
ston; Currie of Moore.
Banks-By Leak. of Arson.
Judiciary--By Carroll, of Alamance.
Public Healtf-By Reeves. of Ashe.
Finance-By Holman, of Iredell.
Among the fifteen bills passed or
second and third readings were:
To amend section 2.301 of the Code
by providing that the Legislature and
not the Board of Public Buildings anC
Grounds shall appoint the Keeper of the
Capitol.
To ratify the consolidation of the
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
and the Cheraw and Darlington and
other railways, as the Atlantic Coast
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SPECIAL RATES VIA S. A. L.

Meeting State Council Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
Asheville, \. c. Feb. 22-24th, 1899.
On account of the above occasion the
Seab0ard Air Line will sell round trip
tickets to AsheYille, n. c., and return
at rates based on tariff ,. circular ALL.
Rate from Raleigh for the round trip,
S11.00 Tickets to be sold February 10Th
to 22nd, inclusive, final limit February
9th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-02
MORTGAGE SALE.

Under the provision of deed of mort
gage. executed by Priscilla A. Bailey to
L. Woodief and registered in the office
of the Register of Deeds of Wake
county, Book 121. page 42l, the under
signed will expose to public sale at the
court house door, i'll the city of Raleigh
at u o'clock m, on Monday, March 9th,
1899, part of a certain tract of land
in New Light township, Wake county
adjoining the lands of J. Il. Mangum
l. Wo0dlief and others, and bounded as
follows. viz: On the east side by the
land of J. Il. Mangum; on the south
side by the land of Alex. Laffoon and
Emily Warren: on the west side by the
land Of Emily Warren, and on the north
side by the lands of w. ID. Ray, j, r.
Ray and L. Woodlief, containing one
hundred and fifty $50 acres, more OF
less. seventy-five t75) acres of which will
he sold on the day and date above nam
ed to satisfy above described mortgage.
Terms OF sale: Cash.
l.. WOODLIEF. Mortgage.
A. l.. DAVIS,
j. ID. DAVIS,
Trustees and Attorneys in fact of
l.. Woodlief, Mortgage,
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MORN NIGHT AID 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 - cents per box. Sold by all
Druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-02

The following licenses were issued:
Frank A. Sheron and Connie Allen:
Charles NJ. Hamilton and Nolia A.
Rideout Will &. Evans and Fasti
Smith. (coloredl: VIII McCullers and
Dora Rand. fcolored)
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Mardi Gras, Mobile. Ala, February 18th
to 14th inclusive, 1899.
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application
will be made to the General Assembly
of North Carolina now in session to in
corporate the town Of Manteo. Dare
county. This 18th day If January, 1899.
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FEBRUARY 20. TO 25, INCLUSIVE, 1899.

There will be .rany special attractions intro
duced at this Fair never seen b3to at this
Faic or any other Fair m Moth arolina. A
study and insight to the Fish, Oyster and Game
Industry ia EAST I'm North Carolina Will amply
nav any person attending this Fair
From all stations vest of New Bern tickets
will be sold over this road on the mail train
from February 18TH. to February 18th inclusive
good to return until February 2Sth inclusive.
All stations east of New Bern Will sell tickets up
to and including February 2t by the mail train
The Special Fair Train will 1un on February
81 o., % and "a from Goldsboro and intermediate
stations to New Bern and return same day.
Fair Tor Round Trim, Including one Admission
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-02

Labor occasionally takes a day off.
but the rent keeps right on pursuing thu
even tenor Of its way.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-02
Mardi Gras, New Orleans. La, Febru
airy 18th, to 18th, 1890.

Mardi Gras, New Orleans. La, Febru
airy 18th, to 18th, 1890.
On account of the above occasion the
Seaboard Air Line will sell round trip
tickets from all stations Oh its line to
New Orleans and return for one first
class fare for the round trip. Rate
from Raleigh for the round trip $50, 80
Tickets to he sold February 18th to 18th
inclusive, with final limit February 2Sth
1899.
Mardi Gras, Mobile. Ala, February 18th
to 14th inclusive, 1899.
On account of the above occasion the
Seaboard Air Line will sell round trip
tickets to Mobile and return from all
stations on its line. From Raleigh the
fare is $3.50, Tickets to be sold Feb
ruary 7th to 18th, inclusive; final re-
turn limit, February 2Sth.
For further information in regard to
schedule and rates, write or call on
Fl. s. LEARD,
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Raleigh, \. c.
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Schedule of Special Train, for information O f
the public, and not for train men, as this ira Il
win run by telegraph orders and will have no
rights over regular trains unless so ordered b y
the train dispatcher:
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
"Why Four Hearts
 Failed to Beat as One"

The inability of party of young people to find Judge Stiles residence Saturday night prevented the happy ending of a double romance; prevented four hearts from beat ing as two. The facts are that two loving young couples got in a hack last night fully determined to have a double wedding be- fore daylight, and they set out to find the judge of probate in order to get their li- censes. They hunted high and low, but the more they looked, the farther they seemed to get away from Judge Stiles residence. The hackman didn't know, and nobody abouts of the judge. Finally, it is said, their ardor cooled and the four disap- pointed hearts came on back to the city.
 Exactly how the story got out Is not known, but soon after the affair was over, a number of the friends of the two couples caught on to the story, which they seemed to enjoy hugely.
 Both of the wou1d-be husbands are old Birmingham boys, but are now living in other cities. The young ladies are two of Birmingham's most attractive women. Both of the couples have long been re- ported as engaged, but they never married. The two young men happened to visit Bir- mingham yesterday, and they agreed to rest of the little comedy is told above.
 It is not known whether they will try again tomorrow to find Judge Stiles
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
EARLY CLOSING
Nearly All of the Stores Shut Their
 Doors at p. m. Yesterday

With very few exceptions the stores closed at o'clock yesterday evening, and the clerks enjoyed a well earned rest.
 The o'clock closing rule is the result of a very successful effort of the Womans club of Birmingham. The women first pro- posed the plan and a party of them took written agreement to all the merchants with the request that they sign it. If all did not sign none were bound It,was there fore necessary that every one of the mer- chants be seen. Loveman, Joseph & Loeb headed the list and the others rapidly fol- lowed until nearly every merchant in Bir- mingham had agreed to close doors at 6 o'clock and let the clerks take rest.
 The movement was taken up by the Trades Council and heartily endorsed
 Following is a list of the names of mer- chants who signed the agreement:
 Loveman, Joseph 6, Loeb Loveman. Ja- ros & Co.,; Estes Stove company; Burger Dry Goods company; Thornton Grocery company; Brophy Brothers; Prowell Hard ware company; Jesse French Piano and Organ company; Birmingham Arms and Cycle company; Ferd Marx; Caheen Bros. :: Southern Music company
 John w. ONeill & Co.,, Moore & Ander- son, Hopkins Stove and Tinware company. s. Brown, furniture; T. Williams, music dealer; Malone company; Drennen &, Co.,, Hirsch Dry Goods and Millinery company Charles Ham, Smith & Montgomery, Ly- man & Stone, Ben M. Jacobs & Bros, J. D. Wilson, M. l.. Hoy, Hood, Yielding & Co.,, S. Rich, M. P. Messer T. W. Board man & Co.,, J. L. Chalifoux & Co.,, [. Ro- gan & Co.,, M. Well & Bro., T. C. King J. D.tCollins, w. s. Brown, J. Blach & Co.,, Mayberry & Watson Co.,, Louis Saks, J. Friedman & Co. Sommers Tailoring com pany Sept. D. Smith, the tailor McGeever Furniture company, Earle, Terrell & Co.,, The Peoples Tailors, W. c. Reese Millinery company, Pennsylvania Hat company, w. D. Colby Sept. D, Simon Klotz, Rosen- stihl Bros., H. c. Abbott & Bro., D. Gluck, Donaldson Furniture company, Parisian Dye Works, Charter Oak Furniture com pany, Peter Zinzer, New Home Sewing Machine company, M. A. Raymond, W. H. Owings, w. R. McGavock, s. Bernsten, A B. Vandergrift Jonas Schwab Co.,, w. H. Burger & Co.,, H. A. Kline & Co.,, Snyder l.. Pizitz, s. H. Barron & Co.,, W. N. Griffin.
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
THERE WILL BE
 TWO OPERA HOUSES
Thiess Closes Contract to Man.
 age Auditorium.
IS BOOKING ATTRACTIONS
Contractor Preparing to Equip the Stage, and 9, 100 Modern Opera Chairs Have Been Ordered
 Opens in September

Birmingham will have two opera houses running during the coming season. Yes terday afternoon Ben Thiess closed a con- tract with J. A. VanHoose to manage the auditorium.
 MT. Thiess has been expecting to come to terms with those in control of the audi torium and has been in correspondence with several managers, booking attractions. He expects to open the season some time in September, by which time a small army of workmen will have transformed the mag nificent building, corner Third avenue and Seventeenth street, into a metropolitan play house.
 Frank Klotz, of New Orleans, who se- cured the contract for furnishing the scen- cry, was in the city yesterday going over the details with MT. Thless MT. Klotz has the reputation of doing nothing but hand some work The stage furnishing will in clude several elegant settings and beauti- ful drop curtains. There will be besides the regular draperies and side trimmings an elegant parlor scene, a kitchen set, prism, wood street, mountain and cottage scene besides all the additions that go in to set a pretty and realistic stage.
 
 The drop curtain will be 2Sx46 feet and the stage will have a procenium opening of 45 feet 40 feet wide and 75 feet deep.
 A contract has already been signed for 2,lOO of the most improved opera chairs.
 The auditorium company has recently in- creased it's capital stock and the money derived from this increase will be used en- tifely in completing and furnishing the building.
 The contractors who will put in the heat ing apparatus are pledged to make it first class in every respect. This will be pleas ing news to the many who will recall hay ing shivered through numbers of perforni- ances at O'Brien's the past season.
 Mr. Thiess says that he will give the theatergoers the best attractions obtairia- ble
 Associated with Prof. Fred Grambs, Mr. Thiess has been one of the managers of OBrien's for several seasons. He has made friends of his patrons by showing them uniform courtesy at all times and they will all be glad to know that he will be at the head of theater during the coming season.
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
WANTED TO GET AT HIM
Negro Boy and His Angry Mother Make
 Comedy

Dock Marshall, a small negro boy, was ar- rested yesterday afternoon for repeatedly jumping on and off the flying jennie on the corner of Third avenue and Twenty-second street. When taken to the prison the boys mother, a large, brawny woman, appeared, and threatened all kinds of dire vengeance on her wayward 10-year-old son.
 She appealed to Warden Gourley to le. her get at him.
 You good for nothin' trash!' she yelled at the little boy, ''Ill teach you how to ride on desc white folks flyin' jenny. MT Gour- ley, des let me in dere, an I'll jenny hi1n!"
 The warden told the woman that he could not allow her to take the boy until Judge Feagin said so. About this time the dimin- utive African on the inside of the bars be- gan crying.
 Ma, take out; I don't want to stay in here all night. I never will come back any more!''
 Finally a negro man came in and made the boys bond. The old woman led her sinful son out by the ear, and then told him to get home, and that right now, and to get ready for a good whipping. It is sup posed that he got it.
The age-herald., 1899-07-04

tions have been made for picnics and other means of recreation and amusement.
 The Regents of the White Shield will turn out in force today and celebrate the Fourth in great style. There will be sev- eral different picnics and barbecues and prominent members of the order have been scheduled to make addresses. Major W. H. Hunter, supreme recorder, left for Se- quaehee, Tenn, yesterday. Five or six conelaYes of the order will meet at that place and have grand rally Major Hunter will be the speaker of the occasion. Dr. o. T. DoZier, supreme comm ande-, will make an address at Dolomite while Colonel J.rW. Bush. judge advocate, will speak to crowd al Brookside.
 The order of the White Shield had it's origin in Birmingham a few years ago. Since then the membership has increased until 1t now numbers upward of 4000.
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
PRESS ASSOCIATION
Standing Committees for Next Year Appointed by President Rhodes

The following standing committees of the Alabama Press association have been announced by President Rhodes through Secretary Rountree.
 Executive Committee-Rufus N Rhodes of the Birmingham News, ex-officio chair man; M. W. Camper, of the Florence Times; Wallace w. Screws, of the Mont gomery Advertiser; William C. Jemison of the Tuskaloosa Times J. B. Stanley, of the Greenville Advocate; C. J. Hildreth. of rhe New Decatur Advertiser, and w. H. H. Judson, of the Bessemer Weekly.
 Legislative Committee-John C. Williams of the Talladega Mountain Home, chair man; ". E. w. Yerby, of the Greensboro Watchman: J. H. Nunnalee of the Selma Times; H. S. Doster, of the Prattyille Pro- gress; Horace Hood, of the Montgomery Journal; E. O. Neely, of the Guntersviie Democrat; E. R. Calhoun, of the Carroll ton News; P. F. Miles, of the Union Springs Herald, and w. S. Griffith. of inc Ashville Southern Alliance
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
Fourth of ,IuIy 0ffarin~

As Fourth of July offering Mayor Dren- nen released forty-two prisoners from the city prisons yesterday. Nine of this num- Der were released because their time had expired or their fines were paid but the others all had short sentences to serve.
 As the fourth was so near at hand the mayor felt kindly toward the prisoners and decided to turn them loose and let them enjoy the greatest of all holidays. Seven- teen of the prisoners were women. The or der to release them was quite a surprise and the fortunate men and women went forth rejoicing.
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
TEN STILLS
Run to Earth in Clarke and Crenshaw
 Counties

The revenue officers have reported the de- struction of ten small stills in Clarke and Crenshaw counties, and the arrest of a number of persons charged with operating them.
 The illicit plants were all pot stills and differ from the big copper stills of the North Alabama manufacturers in that their product is intended mostly for home con- sumption.
 The raids were made by Deputy Collectors Tutwier and Kennemer, assisted by deputy marshals and informers.
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
RETURNED A HUSBAND
Glenn Hodgson Quietly Went Away
 and Game Back With a Bride

A marriage with quite a tinge of TO- nance to it was that of Glenn Hodgson and Miss Corinne Mathews. MT. Hodgson left Birmingham on Thursday-"kinder sneaked off," as one of his friends ex-- pressed it-but told no one where he was going.
 Yesterday he returned to the city. ac- companied by beautiful young lady. whom he presented to his friends as Mrs. Glenn Hodgson. They are now at home to their friends at Mrs. Vests, 2221 Fifth avenue. Miss Mathews was one of the most beautiful belles in winterville, Ga.
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
MADE TWO RUNS
s u'hside Department Extinguishe d
 Two Small Fires

The Southside fire department made two runs yesterday. Both calls were to small blazes and very little damage was done.
 The first alarm was sent in from Avenue and Twenty-fifth street, where a small cottage was discovered burning. The flames were soon extinguished, however the damage being slight.
 The next run was to Avenue E and Twenty-fourth street, where a few shingles were afire.
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
Medill for Manila
kB5

Milwaukee, Wis, July 3.-Major John R. Medill, present acting assistant surgeon in the United States army, has received orders to proceed to Manila and will leave Mil- waukee for San Francisco Tuesday night in order to catch the transport sailing July 12
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
Assistant to the President

Richmond, Va, July 3.-President John Skelton Williams, of the s. A. L., system has just issued a general order announc- ing the establishment of the office of "as- sistant to the president" of that system, and the appointment of Col. T. M. Taleott. of this city, to fill the office.
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
Adiutant on otis, stafr

San Francisco, July 3.-Brigadier General Theo. Schwann, who has been on duty in the adjutant generals office at Washing ton, has arrived here en route to Manila. He has been assigned as adjutant general on the staff of Major General Otis, and will leave in few days for his new post
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
A CHILD ENJOYS

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and soothing effect of Syrup of Figs, when in need of laxative, and if the father Or mother be costive or bilious, the most grat- flying results follow its use; so that it is the best family remedy known and every family should have bottle. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
Our store will be closed al 10 o'clock this morning.
 FoWlkes & Myatt.
RACES.

Don't miss the Races at Smiths Park July 4th. Fine sport. Races begin at 2:3O D. m
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
North Birmingham Park

Some strong attractions will be offered the public at North Birmingham park to- night where there will be a splendid ex hibition of fireworks and a grand prone made concert by Memoli's band An or chestra will furnish music in the pavilion for dancing.
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
Other Places

The day will be duly observed at Pratt City, Blocton, Cardiff Wylam and other surrounding towns where great prepara-
The age-herald., 1899-07-04

The Volunteer Fire Brigade of the Southern railway shops will spend the day at Lakeview park where there will be many attractions. Athletic contests, con- ssting of foot races, boat races, three legged races, and other contests will make up the programme A number of prizes will be awarded.