The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-31
MONEY FOR THE
CRIMINAL INSANE.
North Cardinals Treasurer Refuses it
to Penitentiary Directors,
KlNST0N TO BE .VACClNATeD.
The Compulsory Order Goes Into Ei-
feet Next Wcck-Sheriffs Settling
Win the Statc-An Ex-State
Official Dead-Pcnitentiary.
KlNSTON TO BE .VACClNATeD.

RALEIGH, n. c.. March 3O.-Specisl.-
mittee went TO State Treasurer Worth
yesterday to draw part Of the $1,000 APP
propuated Tor the support oil the peni-
Tertiary. Treasurer Worth refused 10
pay out any money until the Supreme
Court decided the Day case. The act
apprupriauDg this money states that II
is Tor the support of the penitentary
and 10 be PAID only by order Ot the
Executive Committee. At frst the rep
resentatiyes from the whole committee
were inclined TO get out a mandamus
compelling Treasurer Worth 10 pay the
money. but afterwards 1t was decided TO
await the pleasure OF the Supreme Court
ia the Day case.
Adtutant-Ge Royster promptly
accepted the resignation OF Captain AKIN
OF the new military company here. MS
card has surely put him in hot water.
lie now tries TO explain that he ola not
mean 10 ignore the soldier rights OF the
Governors Guard when they return
here. but wanted TO add loving home
welcome TO their return.
LESS COTTON.
The indications as gathered from the
:
Increased acreage OF tobacco and wheat
will be very large, and that there Will
he quite decrease in the cotton acre
axe.
Since the opening up OF the recruiting
Office here ffty-three men have enlisted.
orders have been received that no more
men be enlisted 10 60 TO the Philippines,
but hereafter the recruits are for cuba
and Porto Rico.
DR.. Abbott has retained r. NJ Argo
and MacRAe and Day as his counsel in
the contest for Office in the railroad com
mission
Vaccination becomes compulsory IN
Kinston next week. Already fully 1000
people in that vicinity have been vacci-
mated.
DESERVED PROMOTION.
Mr.. II. s. Leard. OF the 6. a. l.. whose
agent. has been promoted 70 travelling
passenger agent. Mr.. Lizards good for
tune Will be heard Of by his hosts Of
friends with much pleasure.
Yesterday the sheriffs OF Dare. Pasduo-
tank. Fender, Mecklenburg and Union
counties paid 10 the State Treasurer the
following taxes for 1895 respectively:
81 Os2 o. 5000 S. SS207e2. S2s.152 65, 3S.2s7Ol.
Col John Robinson. commissioner
Of Agriculture died at his home near this
city late Yesterday.
The shirt factory at the penitentiary
will. after this week. shut down. II has
iust been able 10 meet expenses and has
cleared nothing.
PRISON PERSONALS.
There are 271 State and Federal prison
ers IN the penitentiary. There are 81 In
the criminal insane department. or
these there are IS white males. The only
white female in that class was last week
taken 10 the insane asylum here.
There is one prisoner there who has
been there for twenty-three years. He
helped build the handsome buildings.
Memphis Tennessee, furnishes the only
negro convict lawyer in the prison.
SMALLPOX CASE.
4 suspected case Of smallpox was
yesterday morning reported to the city
superintendent Of health. but up 10 this
morning he had made no inspection OF
II.
The case was reported by city physi-
clan Dr. Rem. who had the care OF the
other smallpox patients that have been
treated here.