Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-04
NORTH CAROLINA
NEWS GOSSIP.
Management Of the renlren-
tiary Changes Hands.
CAPTAIN DAYS CLEAN SWEEP
nas Now superintendent Substitutes
wb,s 20 Guard. for Colorcd nna Will
nnn On. Insiirs 'tion I'm Accordance
with Ba.,nSss Nuics- Departed
Grand Master Max> On ssssu'ts OF "
BOOK Keeper's saxeA cssne's.


book Keeper'S sareA cssne's.
Raleigh, N. c.. Jan. 3..-.'he chief
event of Monday was Captain w. IL.
Days taking charge OF the pen. 'eHei-
airy. He said to your correspond mt:
"All of my appointments are suRjA I
to the approval OF the directors. II
have my way, 1 will appoint McIver
and Rheme and Bradshaw, who for
twenty years in constant service proved
their efficiency as supervisors OF the
farms. These will. OF course, be under
the management of Mr.. Dick TilerY.
the chief farm supervisor. Here is nay
first order to Mr.. Tinery: You are
hereby directed to remove all negro
guards from the Caledonia Farm and
substitute white men in their stead
This order is Imperative There are no
negro guards on any of the other
farms. Mr.. Tillery, George d. Bennett,
and ]. H. McIver will make at once a
complete inventory of all property at
the farms. / have told them to under
estimate nothing, as a matter of JUS
tice to the Old management. and TO
CVereStimate nothing, in justice to the
incoming administration. l intend that
the people OF the State shall know ex-
actly where they are at After the in
-eetitet-5' completed and the books
have been gone over by expert ac-
countants, the Legislature will be re-
queSted to appoint n committee of its
best men to follow the experts and as
certain the truth and correctness of the
reports | will insist that the Legisla
tul'e make this investigation. The
Virginia Pententiary makes money.
This is because 1t is not dumping
ground of politicians"
captain Day makes n good start. and
II his subsequent appointments equal
those already made, it will show that
there Is no question Of his purpose to
conduct the penitentiai,y on business
principles. He declares the other APP
pointments will be on the same line,
ana that he does not intend to make
single foolish one. TiNery declares
his sole object will be to serve the pub
lie interest.
LIVED RICH-DIED poor.
The Grand Lodge of Masons has been
sent from Albany N. Y. an oil portrait
OF Governor General, and Grand Mas
ter Benjamin Smith, who was Grand
Master in ls08-'lO. A copy OF the por-
trait will be made for the State. Smith
gave the university 10000 acres of land.
lie died poor. His body was held for
DEBT, but the Masons. 1T is alleged.
hired negro to steal it from the Dep
uty Sheriff and bury It, Years after
wards. on his deathbed, the negro con-
fessed he had, while crossing the Cape
rear river in little boat with the
body. became frightened and thrown
the body overheard.
a CARELESS BOOK-KEEPER.
Wake County Commissioners ordered
mat experts make a thorough exami-
nation of the different county offices
before the new officers entered regular
~ INTO tneir work. In the treasurers
once ON careless book keeper had cut
the treasurer out of s9J In fees. and
the county out of the sum of sl5S5.
treasurer knight had placed this
amount in bank, so as to put it in its
proper place as soon az the error was
found. He had spoken of it TO several
persons, and has given his check Tor
the amount.
BACK FROM MANILA.
Mr. w. II. Smith has returned from,
-hahlia, ana VIII resume his position as
dispatcher for the Seaboar7i Air Line
lie started back on November 18th. and
was 81 days on the way. He spent four
days in Honolulu. Mr.. Smith went To
Manila July 3lst. and left November
Ioth. He says the climate is very dis
o5teeapie, not ana punied, and the ma
yves. as a rule, are miserable mixed
set. He doesn't think we need to an
mex any such country.
HERE AND THERE.
A reliable citizen of Selma. In dis
cussing the uaImor that an attemp,
would be made TO lynch the negro Tom
Smith, now in jail here, said tina: the
rumor was unfounded, and that it did
the law-ahiding people Of Selma an in
Justice. He declared that no organiza.
ton had been or would be made fol
any such purpose. Tom Winfrey. one
OF the men injured, is able to be out.
The trial of the King family, counter.
letters and moonshiners, of Nash coun.
~, was held here to-day before .
United States Commissioner. There arc
four of the men and n woman.
mere was but little NewYea calling
to-day Not many persons were re.
celving.
There are now five inmates of the
Plckford Sanitarum, at Southern
Pines. DR.. scruggs, who is in charge
tells me there Is room for nine more
while there are no less than seventy.
eight QnDliCants fnr admission